Three workers injured in accident at Kia plant in Mexico
MONTERREY (Reuters) – Three workers were injured at a new Kia Motors factory in northern Mexico on Saturday, after one fell into a sewer ditch and two others attempted a rescue but were also hurt, the head of emergency services said.
Polls give boost to Cameron’s fight against Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – The campaign to keep Britain in the European Union regained its lead in two opinion polls published on Saturday, giving a boost to Prime Minister David Cameron who is battling to avoid a historic “Out” vote in Thursday’s referendum.
U.S.-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian forces edged closer to an Islamic State stronghold on the border with Turkey on Saturday while Russia’s defense minister visited President Bashar al Assad to discuss military operations.
Bahraini Shi’ite clerics warn against targeting Muslim sect
DUBAI (Reuters) – Senior clerics warned on Saturday against any attempt to target Shi’ite Islam by undermining a pillar of the sect’s creed, the Khums tax, apparently following reports that authorities were investigating funds held by Bahrain’s top Shi…
Town, mourning murdered lawmaker, urges calm before Britain’s EU vote
BIRSTALL, England (Reuters) – In the town where a British lawmaker was shot and stabbed to death, her family, friends and the people she represented called for an end to the vitriolic campaigning that has marred the debate in the run up to Britain’s vo…
UK’s Sunday Times urges readers to vote for ‘Leave’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper called on its readers to vote to leave the European Union in Thursday’s referendum as a way to press for deeper reform of the bloc, which might make it more acceptable for Britain to actually remain …
Momentum swinging back to ‘In’ camp ahead of UK’s EU vote: YouGov
LONDON (Reuters) – Support for Britain staying in the European Union is recovering, an executive with polling firm YouGov said after two YouGov polls on Saturday showed a shift in momentum towards the “In” camp.
UK’s ‘In’ camp rises in poll as Brexit economy worries grow: Sunday Times
LONDON (Reuters) – Support for Britain staying the European Union has grown, restoring a narrow lead for the “In” camp ahead of Thursday’s referendum on whether the country should stay in the bloc, an opinion poll published on Saturday showed.
Egyptian court hands ex-president Mursi another life sentence
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s former president Mohamed Mursi was handed another life sentence on Saturday, after a court found him guilty of espionage and leaking state secrets.
U.S. seeks answers over Russian strikes on Syrian rebels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Saturday it has questioned Moscow over air strikes against U.S.-backed Syrian opposition forces earlier this week, saying Russian forces failed to heed U.S. warnings to stop the attack.
