New airport in Pakistan’s capital to open in August : Prime Minister
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said a new airport in Pakistan’s capital will be operational by mid-August, replacing the cramped Benazir Bhutto International Airport that was the butt of jokes for many travelers.
Nepali climber, 85, is second to die on Everest in a week
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – An 85-year-old Nepali man attempting to become the oldest to climb Mount Everest died at the base camp on Saturday, a hiking official said, the second climber to die in a week while preparing to climb the world’s highest mountain….
35 killed in school minibus crash in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Thirty-two schoolchildren, two teachers and a minibus driver where killed in Tanzania when their vehicle plunged into a roadside ravine in the northern tourist region of Arusha on Saturday, a senior police official said.
Nazi memorabilia at German army base escalate far-right scandal
BERLIN (Reuters) – German investigators have found Nazi-era military memorabilia in a barracks, similar to that found in the garrison of an army officer arrested on suspicion of planning a racially motivated attack, the Defence Ministry said.
Nine Chadian soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on camp: army
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants killed nine Chadian soldiers in an attack on a military camp on Friday in the north of the Central African country close to the Nigerian border, an army spokesman said on Saturday.
U.N. expert keen to probe Philippines killings, but won’t debate Duterte
MANILA (Reuters) – A United Nations expert who irked the Philippines with a surprise visit said on Saturday she was keen to return and investigate alleged summary killings, but only if President Rodrigo Duterte drops his condition that she must hold a …
Hamas elects former deputy Haniyeh as new political chief
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian movement Hamas on Saturday elected Ismail Haniyeh to head its political office, a leadership change that comes as the Islamist group looks to reconcile with Palestinian rivals.
China demands Taiwan free injured fishermen
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Saturday demanded that Taiwan release two mainland fishermen who have been detained after the island’s coastguard fired rubber bullets at them amid simmering tensions between the rivals.
Japan, China agree to enhance financial cooperation
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese and Chinese finance ministers agreed on Saturday to enhance cooperation through bilateral dialogue on their economies and policy steps.
Russia, Iran, Turkey set up Syria de-escalation zones for at least six months: memorandum
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed in a memorandum signed on May 4 to establish four separate de-escalation zones in Syria for at least six months, according to a text detailing the agreement published by the Russian foreign ministry on …
