Man killed at Paris airport planned to ‘die for Allah’: prosecutor
PARIS (Reuters) – A man shot dead by French soldiers at Paris Orly airport on Saturday shouted he was there to “die for Allah” and tried to seize a soldier’s assault rifle, apparently intending to open fire on passengers, a prosecutor said.
Chechnya’s first daughter shows off fashion collection
MOSCOW (Reuters) – In a former czar’s palace in Moscow, models display a fashion collection designed by the 18-year-old daughter of Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Russia’s mainly Muslim region of Chechnya.
Syrian rebels, civilians begin leaving Homs district in deal with government
HOMS, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebels and their families began leaving their last bastion in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, state media and a Reuters witness said, under a Russian-backed deal with the government expected to be among the largest e…
Bangladesh police shoot suspected militant armed with explosives
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh police shot and killed a suspected militant who tried to enter a security checkpost on a motorcycle armed with explosives on Saturday, the latest in a string of security incidents since a deadly attack on a cafe in July.
King Salman ends Asia tour, returns to Saudi Arabia: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, who was on an official tour in Asia, has left China to head back to his kingdom, the state news agency SPA reported on Saturday.
France’s Macron seen defeating Le Pen, Hamon losing support: BVA poll
PARIS (Reuters) – French Socialist candidate Benoit Hamon continued to lose support in an opinion poll on Saturday that showed centrist Emmanuel Macron likely to win the presidential election.
South Korea prosecutors to question SK Group chief in corruption probe
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors questioned the chairman of the SK Group on Saturday in connection with an influence-peddling scandal that brought down President Park Geun-hye, the latest corporate leader to come under suspicion.
Exclusive: Canadian border authorities detaining record number of Mexicans
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s border authorities detained more Mexicans in the first 67 days of 2017 than they did annually in any of the three previous years, according to statistics obtained by Reuters.
Scotland’s Sturgeon to urge UK’s May to think again on independence vote
ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May, about to trigger Brexit should think again about her refusal to discuss a new Scottish independence referendum, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon will tell her Scottish National Party on …
U.S., China soften tone, say to work together on North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China will work together to get nuclear-armed North Korea take “a different course”, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday, softening previous criticism of Beijing after talks with his Chinese …
