Bahrain rights group calls for probe into woman’s death
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain should mount an “impartial” investigation into the death of a woman in what the government said was a bombing on Thursday after conflicting stories emerged about how it occurred, a local human rights group said on Saturday.
Thirty killed in Syrian strikes on Damascan suburb town: monitor
AMMAN (Reuters) – Intensive Syrian air strikes on Saturday killed at least 30 civilians in a Damascan suburb town northeast of the city a day after the reported execution of a Syrian air force pilot, a monitor and rebels said.
Serbian man kills five, injures 22, in cafe shooting
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Five people were killed and another 22 were wounded early on Saturday when a man entered a cafe in northern Serbia and opened fire with an assault rifle, police said.
U.S. accuses Russian warship of aggressive maneuvers near U.S. navy ship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian warship carried out aggressive and erratic maneuvers close to a U.S. Navy ship in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the second such Cold War-style incident there in a matter of weeks, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
EU security must not be damaged by Brexit: German minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union should make sure in negotiations with Britain that security in the bloc is not adversely affected by a Brexit, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said in an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio.
Erdogan’s lawyer says has acted to get entire poem mocking Erdogan banned
BERLIN (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s lawyer said on Saturday he had filed a complaint in a bid to get a satirical poem mocking his client banned in its entirety after a court issued a preliminary ruling in May banning re-publication of…
Queen, in Scotland after Brexit vote, says staying calm can be hard
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth told Scottish lawmakers on Saturday that staying calm in a fast-changing world can be difficult.
UK lawmaker Leadsom emerges as top pro-Brexit candidate for PM
LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmaker Andrea Leadsom emerged on Saturday as the top pro-Brexit candidate to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron, earning the support of a former Conservative Party leader and several members of parliament.
German spy chief says can’t rule out Istanbul-style attacks at home
BERLIN (Reuters) – Attacks by Islamist militants pose the biggest security threat for Germany and events like the shooting and bombing in Istanbul this week could happen in Germany, the head of the country’s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) told a Sa…
Architects fight airport security threats with flexible design
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gresham, Smith and Partners recently designed a screening area at Norfolk International Airport in Virginia with one major concern in mind: flexibility, so it can adapt to changing security threats.
