France says confidence restored with Germany after spy claims
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Saturday that “mutual confidence” had been re-established with Germany after German media reported the country’s foreign intelligence agency had helped the United States to spy on French firms and government offices.
French patrol ship rescues 217 migrants off Libya coast
PARIS (Reuters) – A French patrol ship rescued 217 migrants from three small boats that had run into trouble off the coast of Libya on Saturday, the maritime police said in a statement.
North Korea arrests South Korean NYU student for illegal entry
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Saturday said it had arrested a South Korean college student, holding a U.S. green card, for illegal entry into the country.
Death toll from U.S.-led strike rises to 52 civilians in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The death toll from an air strike by U.S.-led forces on the northern Syrian province of Aleppo has risen to 52 including seven children, a group monitoring the conflict said on Saturday.
Quake magnitude 5.7 strikes south-southeast of Japan, depth 10 km: USGS
LONDON (Reuters) – An earth tremor of magnitude 5.7 struck 185 km (115 miles) south-southeast of Japan’s Izu islands on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said.
Qatar says hosting dialogue with Taliban, Afghan officials
DOHA, Qatar (Reuters) – Qatar said on Saturday it was hosting a dialogue this weekend between Afghan officials and representatives of the Taliban insurgents on ways to end the country’s long war.
Italy opposition calls for minister to go after Expo riots
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian prosecutors opened an investigation on Saturday into rioting in Milan that disrupted the start of Expo 2015, while opposition parties called on the interior minister to resign.
Chinese police shoot man dead at railway station: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese police shot dead a man at a railway station in the country’s north-eastern Heilongjiang province on Saturday, saying that he was threatening public security and assaulting police, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Pope defends California missions’ founder ahead of canonization
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis defended an 18th-century Spanish priest on Saturday from accusations he brutalized Native Americans in missionary work that helped lay the foundations for the Catholic Church in the United States.
Air strikes kill civilians in Yemeni capital
CAIRO (Reuters) – Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition struck a residential district of the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight, killing eight to 10 civilians, residents said on Friday.
