Italy PM Renzi tells party to step up referendum campaign
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi told thousands of party supporters gathered in central Rome on Saturday to step up their campaign in favor of a referendum on constitutional reform that could decide his political future.
U.S. challenges China’s imports of North Korean coal amid U.N. sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s imports of North Korean coal run counter to global sanctions, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday, adding that a U.S. missile system deployed in South Korea should “motivate” Beijing to pressure Pyongyang over its nuclea…
Turkish court imposes foreign travel ban on co-chair of Kurdish opposition
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – A Turkish court banned the co-leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition from traveling abroad as part of a court case in which she has been accused of being a member of an armed terrorist group, Hurriyet daily reported on Saturda…
Gunmen kill four at Shi’ite Muslim gathering in Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen on motorcycles killed at least four people at a religious gathering of Shi’ite Muslims in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, on Saturday, police said, in the latest attack claimed by the Sunni militant group Lashkar-…
Spain’s Rajoy set to win confidence vote, ending government impasse
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain is set to install its first fully functioning government in 10 months on Saturday when parliament is expected to grudgingly grant conservative leader Mariano Rajoy a second term as prime minister.
Northern Ireland leader says special status for province possible after Brexit
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland could have a different relationship to the European Union’s single market or customs union from the rest of the United Kingdom following its exit from the EU, the leader of the British province said on Saturday.
Air strike kills 17 in Yemen, exiled president rejects peace plan
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 17 civilians were killed in Yemen’s southwestern province of Taiz on Saturday by a Saudi-led coalition air strike that struck a house, local officials and residents said.
Roadside explosion in Egypt’s North Sinai kills senior military officer
CAIRO (Reuters) – A senior military officer and one soldier were killed on Saturday by a roadside explosion in Egypt’s North Sinai where the government faces an Islamic State-led insurgency, security sources told Reuters.
Thousands protest in South Korea, demand president quit over scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) – Thousands of South Koreans rallied in Seoul on Saturday demanding the resignation of President Park Geun-hye, as a crisis deepened over allegations a friend exerted inappropriate influence over her and interfered in state affairs.
Bomb-laden car explodes near central bank in Yemen’s Aden: sources
ADEN (Reuters) – A car laden with explosives blew up near the headquarters of Yemen’s central bank in the southern city of Aden on Saturday and five people were injured, local security sources said.
