Slovenia allows same-sex marriage, but not adoption
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia permitted same-sex marriages for the first time from Friday under a law giving gay couples largely the same rights as heterosexuals though barring them from jointly adopting children.
Islamic State car bomb kills more than 50 in northwest Syria
BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An Islamic State car bomb killed more than 50 people on Friday in a Syrian village held by rebels, a war monitor said, a day after the jihadist group was driven from its last stronghold in the area.
Austria looks into broadening Airbus fraud lawsuit to U.S., Britain
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria may broaden a lawsuit against Airbus and the Eurofighter consortium to U.S. and British courts, alleging wilful deception and fraud linked to its 2003 order for jet fighters worth nearly 2 billion euro ($2.1 billion).
Suicide bomber kills at least eight soldiers in Yemen’s Zinjibar
ADEN (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least eight soldiers in an attack on a military camp in Yemen’s southern city of Zinjibar at dawn on Friday, a local official and residents said.
South Africa’s Zuma condemns violence against foreigners
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has condemned acts of violence between citizens and non-nationals, his office said on Friday.
Chemical weapon VX nerve agent killed North Korean leader’s half brother: Malaysian police
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – VX nerve agent, a chemical the United Nations classifies as a weapon of mass destruction, was used to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a bizarre murder in Malaysia last week, police said on …
May’s Conservatives gain UK parliament seat as rivals suffer setbacks
STOKE-ON-TRENT/WHITEHAVEN, England (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives secured a landmark victory in a parliamentary by-election on Friday, strengthening her hand ahead of Brexit negotiations as her rivals suffered damaging s…
Japan PM’s wife cuts ties with school at center of political scandal
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife has cut ties with an elementary school whose operator is under fire for buying state-owned land at a rock-bottom price in a furor rapidly developing into a political headache for Abe.
Samsung Electronics tightens donation rules; report says two group executives offer to quit
SEOUL (Reuters) – Tech giant Samsung Electronics is tightening board oversight on donations while two senior Samsung Group [SAGR.UL] executives reportedly offered to resign, as the conglomerate struggles with the fallout from a graft scandal that led …
Guatemala blocks entry to Dutch ship providing abortions
PORT OF SAN JOSE, Guatemala (Reuters) – Guatemala’s army detained a boat carrying a supply of abortion pills on Thursday and prevented it from picking up women seeking to end their pregnancies, saying the move was prohibited by the country’s constituti…
