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.
Greek air traffic controllers call off strike against EU/IMF reforms
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek air traffic controllers on Saturday called off a planned strike after a “constructive” meeting with the transport minister, cancelling labor action that would have grounded flights for four days.
Czech finance minister’s party wins regional elections
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The centrist ANO party of Finance Minister Andrej Babis won the Czech Republic’s regional elections on Saturday, putting the billionaire businessman in pole position for a parliamentary election due in October next year.
Grounded German Tornado fighters ready for action again
BERLIN (Reuters) – Six German Tornado fighter jets based in Turkey are ready to resume service in the fight against Islamic State after a technical problem was fixed, a Defence Ministry spokesman said on Saturday.
Mock border posts erected on Northern Irish border in Brexit protest
CARRICKCARNON, Ireland (Reuters) – Anti-Brexit campaigners erected six mock customs checkpoints along the Northern Ireland and Irish Republic border on Saturday, in a protest over the possible impact to peace, jobs and the free movement of workers.
Hungary’s leading leftist newspaper unexpectedly shuts
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s leading leftist newspaper Nepszabadsag has been shut and its employees suspended after the publication piled up significant losses despite cost cuts, owner Mediaworks said on Saturday.
Philippine military says no certainty war games with U.S. will end
MANILA (Reuters) – A review by the Philippines of joint military drills with the United States could see exercises continue or scaled back, a military spokesman said on Saturday, following more rhetoric from the president about scrapping them completel…
