‘I was a suicide bomber’: Paris suspect charged in Belgium
BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – The prime surviving suspect for the Nov. 13 Paris attacks planned to blow himself up at a sports stadium with fellow Islamic State militants but changed his mind, he told Belgian investigators on Saturday.
Sydney among first cities to switch off lights for Earth Hour
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Cities on Australia’s east coast were among the first in the world to turn lights out on Saturday for the 10th annual Earth Hour, a global lights out event designed to highlight the threat from climate change.
Australian government abandons campaign to log World Heritage forest
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government ended its push to log World Heritage-listed forests on the southern island state of Tasmania on Sunday, after the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO issued a report calling for the area to remain protecte…
Sinai attack kills at least 13 Egyptian policemen
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 13 Egyptian policemen were killed in the Sinai Peninsula when Islamist militants fired a mortar round at a security checkpoint in the city of Arish, security and medical sources said on Saturday.
Brazil’s Rousseff knew about bribery scheme, senator says: magazine
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A senator accused of involvement in Brazil’s biggest corruption scandal said on Saturday President Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Lula were aware of it and tried to block investigations, as a poll showed support for her impeac…
Islamic State rocket kills U.S. Marine in Iraq: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Marine who was part of the coalition fighting Islamic State was killed in a rocket attack by the militant group in northern Iraq, the Pentagon said in a statement on Saturday.
Italy rescues 910 boat migrants, finds one body
MILAN (Reuters) – More than 900 migrants were rescued in four separate operations in the Strait of Sicily on Saturday and emergency services recovered one corpse, Italy’s coast guard said.
Independents, Greens say could back main Irish parties in government
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s Green party may be prepared to back a minority government led by one of the country’s two major parties, its leader said on Saturday, although he noted that neither would be able to govern without the other’s consent.
Austrian politician under fire for comparing refugees to Neanderthals
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s Green Party on Saturday called on an Austrian lawmaker to resign after he compared refugees to “Neanderthals who trample under foot the rights of women”.
‘Quiet man’ threatens to blow Britain’s ruling party apart over Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron was forced into a hasty cabinet reshuffle on Saturday as the dramatic resignation of a senior minister threatened to widen divisions over Europe within the ruling Conservative party.
