Kuwait arrests suspects in mosque attack, mourns dead
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait detained the owner of a car that took a bomber to a Shi’ite mosque to carry out the country’s worst ever militant attack, officials said on Saturday, as thousands calling for national unity turned out to bury some of the 27 ki…
European tour operators evacuate thousands from Tunisia after attack
SOUSSE, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tour companies were evacuating thousands of foreign holidaymakers from Tunisia on Saturday, a day after a gunman killed 39 people at a beach hotel in an attack claimed by Islamic State.
French police investigate beheading suspect’s ‘selfie’: source
LYON, France (Reuters) – The suspected militant Islamist accused of decapitating his boss and attempting to blow up a gas plant in southeastern France had taken a macabre “selfie” with the severed head before his arrest, a source close to the investiga…
Nearly 200 injured amid fire explosion in Taiwan: media
TAIPEI (Reuters) – About 200 people were injured after a fire suspected to have stemmed from the explosion of an unknown flammable powder occurred in a recreational park in northern Taiwan, local media reported on Saturday.
Disputes linger as Iran, powers push for nuclear deal: France
VIENNA (Reuters) – An accord to curb Iran’s nuclear program remains elusive due to disagreements on fundamental issues, France’s foreign minister said on Saturday in Vienna, just days before the June 30 deadline for a deal.
Armenian president tries to end days of protests
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia’s president tried to ease days of tension by suspending an increase in public electricity bills, pending a review of the decision, but failed to end a protest by thousands of people.
Suicide bombers kill at least three in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers killed at least three people and injured 16 in the capital of the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno on Saturday, the latest in a string of deadly attacks by suspected Islamist militants.
Yemen’s Houthis attack Aden refinery, fire starts: witnesses
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi fighters fired missiles at storage tanks at an Aden refinery on Saturday, starting a large fire, and 14 people were killed in clashes between the Houthis and Saudi-led forces near the southern port city, witnesses…
Gunmen burn election material at Burundi polling station days ahead of vote
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen set fire to ballot papers and other material in a district polling station northeast of Burundi on Saturday, days before a parliamentary election that opposition parties have said they will boycott.
U.S., allies target Islamic State in Syria with 14 air strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and coalition forces launched 14 air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria and seven in Iraq on Friday, the U.S. military said, amid reports the militant group killed 145 civilians in the town of Kobani.
