Chinese military paper warns a corrupt army does not win wars
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese military’s official newspaper warned on Sunday that a corrupt army would not win wars, three days after the government announced a former senior officer would be prosecuted for graft.
Five found shot to death in Mexico City apartment
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Four women and a man were found dead in a middle-class neighborhood in the Mexican capital on Friday, a rare occurrence in the city despite drug violence hot spots elsewhere in the country.
Venezuela supermarket looting leaves one dead, dozens detained
CARACAS (Reuters) – One person was killed and dozens were detained following looting of supermarkets in Venezuela’s southeastern city of Ciudad Guayana on Friday morning, according to Venezuelan authorities.
Airplane debris arrives in France for Malaysia crash investigation
PARIS/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Airplane debris that washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion and may belong to a vanished Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 arrived in France on Saturday for investigators to study its origin.
Thousands rally across Israel following gay pride stabbing attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Thousands of Israelis attended demonstrations across the country on Saturday, two days after an ultra-Orthodox Jew stabbed six people at Jerusalem’s gay pride parade, leaving one teenager in critical condition.
Finland must watch far-right closely after violent rally: minister
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland must boost its monitoring of extremist movements, its interior minister said after a demonstration by the far right turned violent.
Airplane debris arrives in France for Malaysia crash investigation
PARIS/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Airplane debris that washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion and may belong to a vanished Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 arrived in France on Saturday for investigators to study its origin.
Kurdish militia in Syria accuses Turkey of ‘provocative’ attacks
BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Kurdish militia fighting Islamic State in Syria accused Turkey on Saturday of targeting it at least four times in the past week, calling the attacks provocative and hostile.
Palestinian youth dies after West Bank clash with Israeli troops
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian youth died on Saturday at a West Bank hospital following a clash with Israeli troops near Ramallah, Palestinian hospital officials said.
Brother of Zimbabwe’s lion Cecil appears alive and well: researcher
HARARE (Reuters) – The brother of Cecil, the lion killed in Zimbabwe by an American hunter last month, is not dead, a researcher monitoring the pride told Reuters, contradicting media reports that Jericho had been killed.
