Former air force commander tipped to win Bulgarian presidency
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarians are expected to elect a Russia-friendly former air force commander as president in a runoff election on Sunday, setting the stage for months of political uncertainty.
South Korea’s Park faces calls to resign at huge protest rally
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye faced mounting pressure to step down on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched in the capital to protest allegations that she let a friend meddle in state affairs.
Blast at Pakistan shrine kills 52, wounds scores
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – An explosion claimed by militant group Islamic State ripped through a Muslim shrine in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 52 people and wounding scores, officials said.
Moscow calling as Moldovans vote in presidential runoff
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldovans cast their votes on Sunday in an election that could install a pro-Russian candidate as president and slam the brakes on seven years of closer integration with the European Union.
Turkey issues warning over travel to U.S. after Trump protests
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey warned its citizens about travel to the United States on Saturday in response to what the foreign ministry called increasingly violent protests against President-elect Donald Trump.
Iraqi army says advances in Mosul, despite suicide bombers
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi special forces backed by U.S. and Iraqi air power took control of two districts of eastern Mosul on Saturday after heavy fighting in which they destroyed at least 10 cars deployed by Islamic State as suicide bombs, the militar…
Taliban bomber kills four Americans at NATO base in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber dressed as a laborer blew himself up at the NATO air base at Bagram north of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing four Americans and wounding at least 17 people in one of the bloodiest attacks against…
Vintage biplanes attempt Greece-South Africa imperial route
ATHENS (Reuters) – Twelve vintage biplanes from the 1920s and 1930s set off from the Greek island of Crete on Saturday bound for South Africa for a 12,800-kilometre (8,000-mile) race never attempted before by so many antique aircraft.
Venetians pack their bags as tourism takes its toll
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – Dozens of Venetians waved maroon and yellow flags and carried empty suitcases on Saturday during a symbolic demonstration to highlight an exodus of residents from the lagoon city, where tourist hordes can make everyday life ch…
Bangladesh retrieves a fifth of $81 million stolen in cyber heist
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s central bank has retrieved just under a fifth of the $81 million that was stolen from its account at the New York Federal Reserve in February, a Bangladesh Bank official said on Saturday.
