Militia fighters decapitate 40 police officers in Congo ambush
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Militia fighters decapitated about 40 police officers after an ambush in central Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said on Saturday, the deadliest attack on security forces since an insurgency erupted in the region last…
Thousands demonstrate in London against leaving the EU
LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of people marched through London on Saturday to protest against Britain leaving the European Union, just four days before Prime Minister Theresa May launches the start of the formal divorce process from the bloc it joined 4…
Showing common touch, Pope visits Muslim, elderly families in Milan
MILAN (Reuters) – Pope Francis showed the common touch during a trip to Italy’s business capital on Saturday, visiting the homes of working-class families, including a Muslim one, and using an outdoor portable toilet.
Britain’s anti-EU UKIP party loses its only lawmaker
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s UKIP party, widely credited as having been a major factor behind the country’s decision to leave the European Union, lost its only lawmaker on Saturday when Douglas Carswell announced he was leaving the party.
Evacuation of Syrian Homs rebels delayed: governor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The second phase of an evacuation of Syrian rebels in Homs as part of a deal to surrender the city’s last insurgent pocket of al-Waer to the government has been delayed until Monday, a senior official and a war monitor said on Saturd…
Egyptian court suspends jail sentence against journalists
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian appeals court suspended a jail sentence on Saturday against the former head of the journalists’ union for harboring colleagues wanted by authorities and for spreading false news, judicial sources and a lawyer said.
Lights go out around the world for 10th Earth Hour
(Reuters) – The lights are being switched off around the world at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, to mark the 10th annual Earth Hour, and to draw attention to climate change.
U.S. confirms coalition strike in Mosul district where dozens reported killed
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Saturday a U.S.-led coalition strike had hit an Islamic State-held area of Iraq’s Mosul where residents and officials say as many as 200 civilians may have been killed as result of an air raid.
11 killed in two gold mine accidents in central China: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Accidents at two neighboring gold mines in central China’s Henan province killed 11 people on Friday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing local authorities.
Two suspects under formal investigation over Paris airport attack
PARIS (Reuters) – Two men were jailed and put under formal investigation overnight on suspicion of helping a man who attacked an army patrol at a Paris airport a week ago, a judicial source said on Saturday.
