Abducted South African prince of Mandela’s clan found unharmed
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A prince of the AbaThembu clan of South Africa’s late anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was found on Saturday unharmed after being abducted by four gunmen in the city of Mtata in Eastern Cape province, police said.
Turkey’s pro-Kurd party elects new co-leader to replace jailed predecessor
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party elected a new co-leader on Saturday to replace Figen Yuksekdag, who has been in jail on terrorism charges since November and was stripped of her parliamentary status three months ago.
UK PM May’s Conservatives on 46 percent, Labour on 34 percent ahead of election: Orb poll
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives have retained their lead over the opposition Labour Party ahead of the June 8 election, but with Labour gaining ground, an Orb poll published by the Telegraph showed on Saturday.
New French defense minister vows to push EU cooperation
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s new Armed Forces Minister Sylvie Goulard has vowed to press ahead with European defense projects and work more closely with Germany, a move she said was vital to deter countries tempted to look inwards.
Merkel rival vows to fight German election like France’s Macron
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Social Democrat (SPD) rival said on Saturday he would model his campaign for the Sept. 24 federal election on that of Emmanuel Macron, an outsider who was voted in as French President two weeks ago.
Germany, Ukraine say aim to get back to Minsk ceasefire deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed on Saturday to try to improve the security situation in eastern Ukraine and return to implementing the Minsk ceasefire deal after an upsurge in violence …
Three killed, dozens wounded as gunmen storm bank in Afghanistan
GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a bank in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday and opened fire, killing at least three people and wounding many more before being shot dead by security forces, officials said.
France’s Macron to meet Italian PM on Sunday
PARIS (Reuters) – New French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Paris during a working dinner on Sunday night, the French presidency said in a statement on Saturday.
Tunisia army fires shots in air to disperse gas protesters: local radio, witness
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian troops have fired shots in the air to disperse protesters who tried to close down a gas pumping in southern Tatatouine province as part of demands for jobs, a witness and two local radio stations said on Saturday.
Syrian rebels begin to leave last opposition-held Homs district
HOMS, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels started leaving the last opposition-held district of Homs city on Saturday in the final phase of an evacuation deal that will bring an early center of the uprising back under government control in the confli…
