China mall offers ‘man pod’ havens for husbands wary of shopping
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – At a Shanghai mall, rows of “man pods” equipped with video games are proving a big hit, providing a refuge for hundreds of weary husbands and boyfriends as their other halves shop until they drop.
Deadly protests mar Venezuela ballot as voters snub Maduro assembly
CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Deadly protests rocked Venezuela on Sunday as voters broadly boycotted an election for a constitutional super-body that unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro vowed would begin a “new era of combat” in …
Putin pardons two women given prison terms for text messages
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday pardoned two women who were sentenced to prison terms for sending text messages to Georgian acquaintances about the movement of Russian military equipment on the eve of a war in 2008.
Syrian army reaches town on Deir al-Zor road: Hezbollah media unit
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s army and its allies on Saturday reached the edge of al-Sukhna, the last town held by Islamic State in Homs province and a key step in their multi-pronged offensive against the militants, a Hezbollah-run military media unit sa…
London police arrest one at protest over death of detainee
LONDON (Reuters) – Police in east London arrested one person after violence broke out at a protest over the death of a man who had been detained a week earlier, police said on Saturday.
Ousted Pakistani PM Sharif lines up brother to take over
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced plans on Saturday for his brother Shahbaz to take over as leader of the country and lashed out at the Supreme Court ruling that barred him from office.
Gunmen attack Kenyan Dep. President Ruto’s residence, Ruto not home at time: TV
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen attacked Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto’s residence in the western town of Eldoret on Saturday when Ruto and his family were absent, local television stations reported.
EU starts action against Poland over judiciary reforms
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission launched legal action on Saturday against what it sees as Polish government attempts to undermine the independence of judges.
Southeast Asian states vow cooperation on ‘growing’ militant threat
MANADO, Indonesia (Reuters) – Southeast Asian nations will cooperate more closely with intelligence and law enforcement authorities from the Middle East amid “grave concerns” about an elevated threat from Islamic State (IS) in the region.
Hamburg attacker was known to security forces
HAMBURG (Reuters) – The migrant who killed one person and injured six others in a knife attack in a Hamburg supermarket was a radicalized Islamist known to German security agencies, but also believed to have psychological problems.
