At least 58 feared dead in London tower fire, PM May admits failings
LONDON (Reuters) – At least 58 people are feared to have died in the fire that engulfed a London tower block this week, police said on Saturday, as Prime Minister Theresa May admitted that the response from the authorities had not been good enough.
Cambridge University refuses to return Aboriginal artifacts to Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The University of Cambridge has refused a request by an Australian man to return important Aboriginal artifacts taken by British explorer Captain James Cook nearly 250 years ago.
Egyptian court recommends death penalty for 30 over assassination of prosecutor
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Cairo criminal court on Saturday recommended the death penalty for 30 people convicted of involvement in the 2015 assassination of Egypt’s top prosecutor, the most senior state official killed by militants in recent years.
Al Jazeera says Twitter feed working again after suspension
DOHA (Reuters) – Pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera said on Saturday the Twitter account for its main Arabic language channel was back up and running after briefly being suspended.
Amid turmoil, Queen Elizabeth says Britain somber but steadfast
LONDON (Reuters) – Amid the turmoil of militant attacks, political crisis and a deadly fire disaster, Queen Elizabeth said Britain was in a deeply somber mood but that its people were resolute in the face of adversity.
Iraqi forces remove Islamic State fighters from vicinity of U.S. base in Syria
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Iraqi army and Sunni tribal fighters have dislodged Islamic State from the al-Waleed border crossing into Syria, an Iraqi military statement said on Saturday.
Two suspected al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen drone strike
ADEN (Reuters) – A suspected U.S. drone strike killed two men believed to be al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen late on Friday, residents and local sources said.
Vanuatu’s President Baldwin Lonsdale dies: media reports
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Vanuatu’s President Reverend Baldwin Lonsdale has died suddenly at the age 67, the Vanuatu Daily Post newspaper reported on Saturday.
Lee Kuan Yew’s last will made upon his ‘express instruction’, says younger son
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Lee Hsien Yang, the brother of Singapore’s prime minister, said on Saturday his father had expressly instructed the drafting of a last will directing the demolition of the family’s iconic home, the latest salvo in a public feud be…
No evidence of Islamic State link to Jerusalem attack: Israeli police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli authorities said on Saturday they had found no evidence of Islamic State involvement in attacks by three Palestinians that killed an Israeli policewoman, despite the group’s claim of responsibility.
