Explosion kills Tuareg leader outside north Mali U.N. camp
KIDAL, Mali (Reuters) – A Tuareg militant leader in the volatile north Malian city of Kidal was killed on Saturday when his car exploded barely 300 meters from a U.N. base where he had been talking with French and U.N. troops, a Reuters witness and off…
Scottish nationalists say UK has ‘no mandate’ for hard Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May has no democratic mandate to pursue a ‘hard Brexit’ that would cut political and trade ties with the European Union, the Scottish National Party said ahead of its annual conference later this week.
Far from Hurricane Matthew, a Haitian crisis flares in Tijuana
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – The havoc wreaked by Hurricane Matthew has strengthened the resolve of thousands of Haitians stuck on the U.S.-Mexico border to make it to the United States even though new rules mean they will likely be deported to their sh…
Two U.S. troops injured by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. servicemembers were injured by a roadside improvised explosive device in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday morning, a U.S. defense official said.
Syrian government, allies advance as Russia vetoes U.N. demand
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russia vetoed a French-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution on Saturday that would have demanded an immediate end to air strikes and military flights over Syria’s Aleppo city and called for a truce and humanitarian aid …
Kuwait arrests suspected Islamist after truck attack on Americans
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwaiti security forces have detained a suspected Islamist militant who rammed a truck believed to be carrying explosives into a car carrying five Americans, state news agency KUNA reported on Saturday.
Images show activity at North Korea satellite launch site: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An increase in activity at a North Korean satellite launch site could indicate preparations for a new test or other activities, a U.S.-based monitoring group said on Saturday.
Nigeria’s security agency says $800,000 seized in raids on judges
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s security agency seized cash in various currencies totaling $800,000 during raids targeting some of the country’s most senior judges in corruption investigations, the Department of State Services (DSS) said on Saturday.
Russia moves nuclear-capable missiles into Kaliningrad
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has moved nuclear-capable Iskander-M missiles into the Kaliningrad enclave bordering Poland and Lithuania, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday, adding it was part of routine drills.
Man with chainsaw kills woman, hurts another in shopping mall in Belarus
MINSK (Reuters) – A young man armed with a chainsaw and a hammer entered a shopping center in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, and killed a woman and wounded another on Saturday evening, a spokesman for city police said.
