One hurt in bull run at Pamplona festival
PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) – A young man was given hospital treatment for a head injury after taking part in a bull run on Tuesday through the narrow streets of Pamplona, northern Spain, though none of the hundreds of runners who took part in the festiv…
Trump to visit Britain next year: Sky News
LONDON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will come to Britain on a state visit next year, Sky News quoted senior government sources as saying on Tuesday, quashing expectations that U.S. leader would make the trip this year.
India’s top court suspends ban on trade in cattle for slaughter
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court suspended on Tuesday a government ban on the trade of cattle for slaughter, a boost for the multi-billion dollar beef and leather industries mostly run by members of the Muslim minority.
Eight killed in Thailand in rare mass shooting: police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead eight people, including at least one child, in a house in Thailand after holding them hostage, police said on Tuesday, a rare incident in a country where although guns are common, such mass shootings are rare.
Seven Hindu pilgrims killed in militant attack in Indian Kashmir
SRINAGAR,India (Reuters) – Seven Hindu pilgrims, most of them women, were killed in a gunbattle that erupted in Indian Kashmir on Monday following two militant attacks on police, stoking outrage and protests nationwide.
Pakistan PM’s family rejects findings in corruption probe
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family and allies have rejected a damaging report by a judicial body investigating the Pakistani premier’s assets, dismissing as “trash” allegations that the Sharif family has accumulated wealth far a…
Turkish air strikes kill 11 Kurdish militants in southeast: army
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in two areas of southeast Turkey overnight, killing 11 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters, the army said on Tuesday.
Amnesty says Iraq and allies violated international law in Mosul battle
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Amnesty International said on Tuesday it had identified a pattern of attacks by Iraqi forces and the U.S.-led military coalition backing them in the battle for Mosul that violated international humanitarian law and may amount to…
South Korea says North doesn’t have ICBM re-entry technology
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s intelligence agency does not believe North Korea has secured re-entry capabilities for its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program, a South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday, disputing Pyongyang’s account.
Launching gig economy review, Britain’s May hopes to regain authority
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will try to wrest back control of Britain’s political agenda on Tuesday by unveiling proposals to protect workers in the “gig economy” in a direct challenge to opposition parties.
