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.
Egypt gives life sentences to Brotherhood supporters for 2013 riot
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced two Muslim Brotherhood supporters on Saturday to life in prison and 16 others to 15 years in jail for a violent assault on a Cairo neighborhood in 2013 after the ouster of former president Mohamed Mursi.
Malaysian police detains democracy group chief, releases on bail
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police released the chairman of democracy group Bersih on bail on Saturday, after detaining her for more than two hours for questioning, just weeks before a big protest rally planned against Prime Minister Najib Razak…
Syrian rebels launch Aleppo counter-attack to break siege
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels including jihadists counter-attacked the army and its allies on Friday aiming to break a weeks-long siege on eastern Aleppo, insurgents said.
Pakistan opposition party says more of its workers arrested, cancels rally
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani police have arrested 30 workers from the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party ahead of planned protests to shut down the capital on Wednesday, a PTI official said on Saturday, as the party canceled a rally in …
