U.S. flexes muscles as Asia worries about South China Sea row
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The United States stepped up pressure on China on Saturday to rein in its actions in the South China Sea, with top defense officials underlining Washington’s military superiority and vowing to remain the main guarantor of Asian se…
Cuba’s Castros are clearly robust, Raul quips after 85th birthday
HAVANA (Reuters) – The day after his 85th birthday, Cuba’s President Raul Castro quipped that the Castros were clearly “robust and long-lived” and he could easily manage several more five-year terms although he would stick to his promise to step down i…
German music festival halted after lightning strikes injure 71
MENDIG, Germany (Reuters) – A rock music festival in Germany was halted for five hours on Saturday with organizers urging more than 90,000 fans to seek shelter in cars and tents as another thunderstorm approached hours after lightning strikes injured 7…
U.S. warns Islamist militants planning attacks in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The United States warned its citizens on Saturday of possible attacks by Islamist militants on U.S. facilities or shopping malls in South Africa during the upcoming month of Ramadan, but the South African government said the co…
14 missing after boat overturns in southwest China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Fourteen people are missing after a leisure boat capsized in strong winds on a lake in southwest China’s Sichuan province on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing the local government.
Pope says to remove bishops if found negligent in abuse cases
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Bishops found to be “negligent” when dealing with cases of sexual abuse will be investigated and could be removed from office, a papal decree said on Saturday.
Nigeria says it has recovered $9.1 billion in stolen money and assets
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s government has recovered $9.1 billion in stolen money and assets, its information and culture minister said on Saturday, as its corruption crackdown continues against the backdrop of the country’s worst economic crisis in ye…
President says Somalia will select new parliament due in August
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia will choose a new parliament as planned later this year and the president and regional leaders will meet on June 20 to discuss how future lawmakers will be selected as there will not be a popular vote, the president’s offi…
Austria’s Freedom Party likely to challenge presidential election result: OE1
ZURICH (Reuters) – Austria’s anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPO) is very likely to formally challenge the result of last month’s presidential election and is calling for postal ballots to be abolished, its leader said on Saturday.
Six killed, 15 wounded in suicide bombing north of Baghdad: police, medics
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Six people were killed, including four soldiers, and 15 were wounded on Saturday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest near an army checkpoint in Tarmiya, a town just north of Baghdad, police and medical sources said.
