‘Threat of terrorism’ sparks call to reopen Canada bomb center
TORONTO (Reuters) – Days after police foiled what they called a terrorist plot, a Canadian law enforcement body prepared on Saturday to make the case for reopening the federal bomb analysis center, which was shut in April for budget reasons.
Kurdish militants kill AK Party official in Turkey’s southeast, sources say
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Kurdish militants killed an official of Turkey’s ruling AK Party in the country’s southeastern province of Sirnak after abducting him and his brother during a security check on a highway late on Friday, security sources said.
Pakistan police arrest ex-husband, father in suspected ‘honor killing’
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani police on Saturday arrested the former husband and the father of a British woman on suspicion of murder after her second husband alleged she was the victim of an “honor killing” for remarrying, police said.
Afghan Taliban free six crew of Pakistani helicopter captured after crash
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Five Pakistanis and a Russian who were captured by the Afghan Taliban after their government helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan have been released and returned to Pakistan, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Ten children reported dead in Yemen air strike, parliament convenes
DUBAI (Reuters) – At least 10 children were killed and 21 were injured in northern Yemen on Saturday, aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said, in what the country’s dominant Houthi group said was a Saudi-led air strike on a school.
Turkey criticizes U.N. rights boss for comments on failed coup
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey on Saturday criticized a top U.N. human rights official for saying Ankara should stem its “thirst for revenge” after a failed coup attempt and denied people’s rights were being violated in a purge of officials and profession…
Bangladesh allows more time to detain two over July cafe attack
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladesh court allowed police on Saturday to continue holding two men in connection with an attack last month claimed by Islamic State that killed 20 hostages at an upscale cafe in the capital, Dhaka police said.
Merkel to urge chiefs of big companies to hire refugees, Bild reports
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel has invited executives from some of Germany’s biggest listed companies to attend a summit next month where she will urge them to hire more refugees, the newspaper Bild reported on Saturday.
Vice President Biden to visit Turkey on Aug. 24 – PM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is to visit Turkey on August 24, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim was quoted as saying by Turkish media on Saturday.
Ex-Austrian Chancellor Faymann made U.N. youth unemployment envoy
ZURICH (Reuters) – Austria’s former chancellor Werner Faymann has been named as the United Nations’ special envoy on youth unemployment, the first appointment for the 56-year-old since he quit in May.
