‘Heads as well as hearts’: Croatia says it can take no more migrants
TOVARNIK, Croatia/ZAGREB (Reuters) – After suddenly finding itself in the path of Europe’s biggest tide of migrants for decades, Croatia said on Friday it could no longer offer them refuge and would wave them on, challenging the EU to find a policy to …
Malaysia PM critic detained for anti-democratic activities amid 1MDB scandal: report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A former senior member of Malaysia’s ruling party has been detained for six days in connection with activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy, state news agency Bernama reported late on Saturday, citing a police directo…
Pakistan bombs Taliban hideouts after deadly raid on military base
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani jets killed 16 suspected militants in bombing raids near the Afghan border on Saturday, and police arrested dozens of people, security officials said, the day after Taliban militants killed 29 people in an attac…
Poll shows little UK support for new opposition leader as future PM
LONDON (Reuters) – Almost three in four people do not believe that the new leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, looks like a prime minister-in-waiting, according to a poll published in The Independent newspaper on Saturday.
With eye to Rouhani Paris visit, French firms head to Iran
PARIS (Reuters) – A senior French economic and political delegation heads to Tehran on Sunday to lay the groundwork for the first business contracts between France and Iran since an accord to curb its nuclear program in July.
Greek election polls swing toward Syriza as campaign ends
(This story corrects the spelling of New Democracy leader’s first name in paragraph 2)
Two injured in Mecca landslide
MECCA (Reuters) – Two people were injured late on Friday night when part of a mountain in Mecca collapsed on their home, state news agency SPA said.
Saudi-led warplanes pound Yemen’s interior ministry in Sanaa
SANAA (Reuters) – Aircraft from a Saudi-led coalition attacked Yemen’s interior ministry in the capital, Sanaa, late on Friday and launched several other raids on sites in the heart of the city, residents and other sources there said.
Japanese foreign minister to discuss disputed isles in Moscow
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida will meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov next week to discuss bilateral relations, frayed recently by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to a disputed island claimed by both countries…
China calls for responsibility as it pushes North Korea talks again
BEIJING (Reuters) – China called on Saturday for all parties involved in talks on North Korea’s nuclear program to adopt a responsible attitude and not take any action to exacerbate tension, as it pushed again for a resumption of the stalled negotiatio…
