Three killed in fights at Moscow’s largest cemetery
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three people were killed and two dozen injured at Moscow’s largest cemetery on Saturday in a brawl between ethnic groups, and witnesses said the battle was for control over the lucrative businesses of providing burial services.
Mexican military personnel acquitted of killing 15 gang suspects
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican judge has acquitted three military personnel of the extrajudicial killing of 15 suspected gang members during a confrontation in June 2014, the attorney general’s office said late on Friday.
Iraqi leader says political crisis helps Islamic State attack
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A political crisis in Iraq is hampering the fight against Islamic State, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday after some of the bloodiest attacks on Baghdad this year.
German government plans to spend 93.6 billion euros on refugees by end 2020: Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s government expects to spend around 93.6 billion euros by the end of 2020 on costs related to the refugee crisis, a magazine said on Saturday, citing a draft from the federal finance ministry for negotiations with the countr…
Pakistan opposition leader Khan admits using off-shore company
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan, who tried to oust Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a row over offshore wealth, has acknowledged using an off-shore company to avoid paying British tax on a London property sale.
Congo police arrest at least four activists protesting massacres
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Police in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo arrested at least four people on Saturday who were protesting the failure of government and U.N. peacekeeping forces to prevent repeated massacres, the United Nations said.
Dissidents in Turkey’s nationalist opposition blame AKP for legal limbo
ANKARA (Reuters) – Dissidents in Turkey’s nationalist opposition accused the government on Saturday of interfering in an internal party dispute that could end up jeopardizing President Tayyip Erdogan’s plans for more power.
Moscow demands North Korea’s explanation on detention of Russian yacht
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A North Korean coast guard ship has detained a Russian yacht with a crew of five people on board, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, adding it had sent a note to Pyongyang demanding explanation for the cause of the detention…
Ugandan opposition leader charged with treason
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with treason late on Friday for declaring himself president and challenging the election victory of veteran leader Yoweri Museveni, officials from both camps said.
Turkish shelling, coalition air strike kills 45 IS militants in Syria: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Turkish military and U.S.-led coalition forces killed 45 Islamic State militants in shelling and an air strike north of the Syrian city of Aleppo, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday.
