Britain’s Cameron won big by selling stability over fear
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron sealed a surprise election win by persuading Britons to choose the security of modestly rising living standards over an implausible pretender many feared could become the puppet of Scottish nationalists.
Cuban gays show pride in march and mass symbolic wedding
HAVANA (Reuters) – More than 1,000 gay, lesbian and transgender Cubans marched through Havana on Saturday, proudly displaying their truest selves for a day in a society where they still endure discrimination.
Saudi-led coalition launches wave of air strikes on Yemen
CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition said on Saturday it had hit Yemen with 130 air strikes over the previous 24 hours, and a senior UN official said some attacks violated international law.
Airbus A400M military transporter crashes on test flight, killing four
SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) – An Airbus A400M military transport plane crashed outside Seville on Saturday, killing four test crew and prompting Britain and Germany to ground Europe’s new troop and cargo carrier.
Tanker at Libya’s Zueitina port lifting oil; new crude flows still blocked
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A tanker has docked at the eastern Libyan port of Zueitina port to lift 750,000 barrels of crude, an oil official said on Saturday.
Russia stages WW2 victory parade as Ukraine bristles
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Tanks and troops paraded across Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, an event boycotted by Western leaders over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis.
London protesters scuffle with police at anti-Cameron rally
LONDON (Reuters) – Protesters threw bottles, cans and smoke bombs at riot police in central London on Saturday in a demonstration against the re-election of Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron.
Fifty inmates and 12 police killed in Iraq prison break: officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Fifty inmates and 12 police died in a prison escape organized by Islamic State, Iraqi officials said on Saturday, while supporters of the group acknowledged it staged the breakout but gave different details.
Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw
JUBA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people have fled fierce fighting in South Sudan’s northern Unity State and humanitarian organizations have withdrawn staff from the area, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other groups said on…
North Korea boasts of firing ballistic missile from submarine
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it had successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, a step that would mark significant progress in the secretive state’s military capabilities.
