Saudi security forces kill terrorist suspect in village raid: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi security forces on Tuesday killed a suspect wanted on terrorism charges during a raid on a village in the country’s oil-producing Eastern Province, the state news agency SPA said.
DNA report suggests Ankara bomber was Turkish: security official
ANKARA (Reuters) – A DNA report from a suicide bombing that killed 29 people in the Turkish capital Ankara last week suggests the main perpetrator was Turkish-born, not Syrian as initially stated by the government, a senior Turkish security official sa…
Book penned by Canadian serial killer pulled by publisher
TORONTO (Reuters) – A book by one of Canada’s most infamous serial killers, Robert Pickton, who was convicted in 2007 of killing drug addicts and prostitutes and butchering their remains at his pig farm, has been pulled by its publisher.
At least one dies as building collapses at former UK power plant
LONDON (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and three others were missing after a building collapsed on Tuesday at a disused British power plant, the local fire service said.
British government agrees deal with Scotland over new spending powers
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – The British government and the devolved government of Scotland have reached agreement on how much spending power will be put in Scottish hands, fulfilling a promise made on the eve of Scotland’s 2014 independence referendum.
Rightist Le Maire joins crowded French presidential primary race
PARIS (Reuters) – Calling himself the candidate of renewal, former agriculture minister Bruno Le Maire joined on Tuesday a crowded field contending for the center-right’s presidential nomination in a primary due in November.
Islamic State tightens grip on Syrian government road to Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters were reported to have tightened their grip on a Syrian government supply route to Aleppo on Tuesday as the army battled to retake the road as part of its campaign to seize the city.
South Africa parliament passes land expropriation bill
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s main house of parliament took a first step on Tuesday toward enabling the state to make compulsory purchases of land to redress racial disparities in land ownership.
‘Silicon Saxony’ worries refugee backlash could hurt business
BERLIN (Reuters) – One of the rare economic success stories in eastern Germany, the state of Saxony is growing worried that a racist backlash against refugees could tarnish its image and deter investments that have turned it into a high-tech hub.
Italy summons U.S. ambassador after reports U.S. spied on Berlusconi
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s foreign ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador on Tuesday after media reports that American intelligence services tapped the telephones of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his aides in 2011.
