UK police arrest nearly 50 at Anonymous protest in London
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said they arrested 47 people on Saturday at an anti-capitalism demonstration in central London organized by the Anonymous hacking group.
UK PM May seeks to boost trade ties with India before Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will use her first bilateral trade trip since taking office to try to boost ties with India before leaving the European Union.
UK’s Labour has ‘bottom line’ for supporting Brexit vote: Corbyn
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of Britain’s opposition Labour Party will try to block divorce talks with the European Union if the government does not agree to Labour’s Brexit demands, potentially leading to an early national election, a newspaper said on…
Shots fired at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, two men detained: TV
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities briefly barred cars from entering and leaving Istanbul’s main Ataturk Airport on Sunday after police fired shots when a motorcycle refused an order to stop, CNN Turk said.
Germany investigates 60 possible Islamists in armed forces
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans security investigations of all military recruits from July 2017 after its military counter-espionage service (MAD) identified 20 Islamists in the country’s armed forces, German media group Funke reported on Saturday.
Pope’s envoy warns of bloodshed if Venezuela talks fail: paper
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Venezuela is going through a “very ugly” situation and there could be bloodshed ahead if talks between the government and opposition fail, a papal envoy told an Argentine newspaper after his visit to Venezuela this week.
Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State say nearing Mosul airport
NEAR HAMMAM AL-ALIL/BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces drove Islamic State fighters from the center of a town just south of the militants’ main stronghold of Mosul on Saturday and reached within a few km (miles) of an airport on the edge o…
El Salvador judge orders seizure of former president’s assets
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – An El Salvador judge on Saturday ordered the seizure of assets owned by ex-President Antonio Saca and six of his former officials as they face charges of stealing some $246 million of public funds, the attorney general’s office…
More than 2,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean, 10 bodies recovered
MILAN (Reuters) – More than 2,200 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean on Saturday as they tried to reach Europe and 10 bodies were recovered, Italy’s coast guard said in a statement.
Al Shabaab claims fatal car bomb attack near Somali parliament
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Two Somali soldiers died and five others were injured when a car bomb claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab exploded on Saturday near the parliament in the capital Mogadishu, police said.
