Man yelling ‘Allahu Akbar!’ wounds two Belgian police in machete attack
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A machete-wielding man yelling “Allahu Akbar!” (God is greatest) injured two female police officers before being fatally shot in the Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday, in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist …
Leader of Germany’s liberal party compares Turkey coup reaction to Nazis
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s liberal Free Democrats (FDP) likened Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s purge of state institutions to the actions of the Nazi party in the 1930s in comments published on Sunday.
U.S. Coast Guard sends 97 migrants back to Cuba
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard has repatriated 97 Cuban migrants picked up at sea, part of a surge in attempts to reach the United States from the Communist-run island, the service said on Saturday.
Yemen’s Hadi launches military operation east of Sanaa, peace talks end
DUBAI (Reuters) – Forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi launched a new offensive east of the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday, the military command said, after United Nations-sponsored peace talks in Kuwait ended without an agreement.
Fire kills 13 after birthday cake falls to floor in French bar
ROUEN, France (Reuters) – A fire swept through a bar in the northern French city of Rouen overnight, killing 13 people and injuring six, after a birthday cake with candles and sparklers fell to the floor and set the carpet ablaze, police said.
Silent South African anti-rape protest during Zuma speech on vote
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Anti-rape activists protested on Saturday as South African President Jacob Zuma delivered his first remarks since local elections gave his African National Congress (ANC) its worst results since 1994.
Air strike on Syrian hospital kills 10 – Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An airstrike on a hospital in northwestern Syria on Saturday killed 10 people, including children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Italy’s highest court set to approve referendum: paper
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s highest court is set to give a green light on Monday for a national referendum due to take place in the autumn on a major constitutional reform, daily la Repubblica reported on Saturday.
Ethiopia’s security forces use tear gas to disperse protests – witness
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian security forces used tear gas and blocked roads in the capital Addis Ababa and other major towns on Saturday to try to quell protests against alleged rights abuses, a Reuters witness and residents said.
Rio bomb squad blows up backpack near cycling course: official
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – An anti-bomb squad at the Olympic Games in Rio de detonated an unattended backpack near the end of the cycling course on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the public security department said.
