Obama mourns dead in Hiroshima, calls for world without nuclear arms
HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Barack Obama on Friday became the first incumbent U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, site of the world’s first atomic bombing, in a gesture Tokyo and Washington hope will showcase their alliance and reinvigorate efforts to …
French fuel supply improving, but crisis not over – minister
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s fuel supply crisis is not yet over, the transport minister warned on Saturday, while Prime Minister Manuel Valls was quoted as saying he was ready to ride out protests at ports and fuel depots by strikers opposing labor refor…
Clash in Guinea over opening of new mosque injures 59 people
CONAKRY (Reuters) – At least 59 people were injured in Guinea when youths frustrated they were being kept out of the opening of a new mosque in the town of Timbo clashed with police, a hospital director and witnesses said on Saturday.
Pakistan bans airing of ‘undesired’ contraceptive advertisements
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has banned advertisements for contraceptive products on television and radio over concern that they expose inquisitive children to the subject of sex, local media reported on Saturday.
UNESCO chief sees threat from cultural destruction
KABUL (Reuters) – The world community has yet to find an adequate response to cultural destruction as shown by the deliberate wrecking of ancient sites in Syria and Mali by Islamist radicals, the head of the UN’s cultural organization said.
Once dismissed, shark attacks may hit new record in 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the summer beach season opens in the United States, at least one expert is predicting an increase in shark attacks around the world this year that will surpass last year’s record number.
France’s Macron launches door-to-door campaign as presidency battle looms
PARIS (Reuters) – French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron launched what he called a “Great March” on Saturday, a door-to-door campaign across France to collect voters’ grievances ahead of 2017 presidential elections, in a new sign of his political ambi…
Haj row escalates as Iran and Saudi Arabia miss new deal
RIYADH (Reuters) – An Iranian delegation has left Saudi Arabia without an agreement for its citizens to attend the Muslim haj pilgrimage this year, Saudi media have reported, a second failure by the rival Middle East powers to strike a deal.
Blast kills one at Bulgaria’s biggest military plant
SOFIA (Reuters) – A blast at Bulgaria’s biggest weapons maker, Arsenal, in the center of the Balkan country killed one person on Friday night, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
U.S. forces in Okinawa hold month of mourning for murdered Japanese woman
TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Saturday announced a 30-day period of mourning at its bases on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, where the killing of a woman has reignited resentment of the heavy U.S. military presence in the region.
