Would-be British PM sparks row with remarks on rival’s childlessness
LONDON (Reuters) – Andrea Leadsom, one of two candidates vying to become the next British prime minister, has caused an uproar by suggesting that being a mother means she has a greater stake in the country’s future than her childless rival Theresa May….
Gunmen kill 14 in gang-plagued Mexican state on U.S. border
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Gunmen killed 14 people in northeastern Mexico early on Saturday in two attacks likely sparked by gang wars in the state of Tamaulipas, the local government said.
North Korea missile fired from submarine appears to have failed: South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on Saturday, but it appears to have failed soon after launch, South Korea’s military said.
Daughter of Chile’s Allende eyes presidential bid in 2017
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Isabel Allende, a ruling party senator in Chile and the daughter of deposed ex-president Salvador Allende, said she is considering running for president in next year’s elections, a local newspaper reported on Saturday.
At least 115 soldiers killed in South Sudan clashes: opposition
JUBA (Reuters) – At least 115 soldiers from South Sudan’s rival factions were killed in gunbattles in the capital Juba, a military spokesman for the opposition said on Saturday, amid fears for a fragile peace process in a country still reeling from a t…
Senior Kurdish PKK commander killed in Syria: Turkey’s Anadolu
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A senior commander of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group has been killed in a bomb attack on a car in which he was traveling in northeast Syria, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday.
Obama urges Merkel to ensure orderly EU exit deal for UK
WARSAW (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama urged German Chancellor Angel Merkel on Saturday to ensure an orderly transition to a close relationship between Britain and the European Union once the UK leaves the EU, a White House official said.
Senior Kurdish PKK commander killed in Syria: Turkey’s Anadolu Agency
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A senior commander of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group was killed in a bomb attack on a car in which he was traveling in northeast Syria, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday.
Venezuela detains suspect linked to Panama Papers law firm
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have arrested a representative of the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca at the center of the Panama Papers scandal on accusations of seeking clients interested in investing “illicit funds”, state prosecutors…
Iraqi forces say recapture airbase on way to Mosul
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces said they seized back control of a major airbase on Saturday, a staging post on their way to the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul.
