Britain’s Labour Party launches anti-semitism inquiry
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour party has launched an inquiry into how to tackle anti-semitism after suspending former London mayor Ken Livingstone days before it contests elections in London, Scotland and Wales.
Left-wing protesters clash with German police before right-wing AfD congress
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) – German left-wing demonstrators burned tires and hurled fireworks and stones on Saturday in clashes with police and AfD supporters as the right-wing party gathered for its congress near the south-western city of Stuttgart,…
Italy merchant ship rescues 26 migrants off Libya, others feared missing
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian merchant ship rescued 26 migrants off the coast of Libya in rough seas and others were feared missing, the Coast Guard said on Saturday.
Russia defends intercept of U.S. reconnaissance plane over Baltic
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday it had sent a fighter plane on Friday to intercept a U.S. aircraft approaching its border over the Baltic Sea because the American plane had turned off its transponder, which is needed for identification.
Muslim prayer hall set on fire on French island of Corsica
AJACCIO, France (Reuters) – A Muslim prayer hall was seriously damaged by fire overnight in the capital of the French island of Corsica, local authorities said, four months after a separate Muslim prayer hall there was ransacked.
Iran’s moderates make modest gains in run-off election
DUBAI (Reuters) – Politicians allied to President Hassan Rouhani came out strongest in a second round of parliamentary elections in Iran, early results showed on Saturday, but his moderate faction appeared unlikely to clinch an overall majority.
Air strikes pound rebel-held areas of Aleppo: Syrian Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 20 air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, in the ninth straight day of violence in which bombardments by both sides have killed nearly 250 civilians, a monitoring group said.
Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in southeast Turkey, northern Iraq: sources
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – The Turkish army carried out air strikes in rural parts of southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, targeting logistics posts used by Kurdish militants, security sources said on Saturday.
Thailand jails nine activists charged with sedition, computer crimes
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Nine activists who posted comments critical of Thailand’s ruling junta and a military-backed draft constitution on Facebook have been jailed, police said on Saturday, the latest opponents of the government penalised for airing disse…
Ferrovial says won’t run Australia offshore detention centers in future
Melbourne (Reuters) – Spain’s Ferrovial said it won’t offer in future the service of running Australia’s controversial offshore detention centers for refugees and asylum seekers, after buying a controlling stake in the Australian firm that operates the…
