Turkey says two of its soldiers killed, eight wounded in northern Iraq
Two Turkish soldiers were killed and eight others were wounded on Saturday in a clash during operations into northern Iraq, Turkey’s defense ministry said.
Russia says it will respond to new EU sanctions
Russia will respond to new European Union sanctions, its foreign ministry said on Saturday, without saying what action it would take.
UK Conservative lawmaker Boles quits local party over Brexit
A senior lawmaker from Britain’s governing Conservatives quit his local party on Saturday due to disagreements over Brexit, as the decision to leave the European Union continues to reshape loyalties in the country’s politics.
Cyclone Idai batters Zimbabwe, at least 24 people dead
At least 24 people have died in south eastern Zimbabwe as homes and bridges were swept away by a tropical storm, the country’s information ministry said on Saturday.
Ethiopian Airlines says crash victim DNA tests will take up to 6 months
Ethiopian Airlines said on Saturday that DNA testing of the remains of the 157 passengers on board flight 302 may take up to six months as it offered bereaved families charred earth from the plane crash site to bury.
Czechs to buy army helicopters from U.S. company: deputy minister
The Czech Republic will buy 12 military helicopters from a U.S. company, narrowing the field of possible suppliers, Deputy Defense Minister Jakub Landovsky told a paper on Saturday.
Sports canceled as traumatized New Zealand mourns shooting victims
A raft of top class sporting events were canceled in New Zealand on Saturday as a traumatized nation started burying the dead from the worst peacetime mass killing in its history.
Indonesia anti-graft agency names president’s ally suspect in bribery case
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency on Saturday named a prominent Islamist politician backing President Joko Widodo’s re-election campaign as a suspect in a bribery case, an investigator said.
New Zealand pledges reforms as relaxed gun laws scrutinized
New Zealand is normally peaceful and calm – and has plenty of guns.
Christchurch shootings continue to ripple in NZ sports
New Zealand’s worst peacetime mass killing rippled through the country’s top-class sports on Saturday with two high profile events canceled and the first class cricket title being decided without a ball being bowled in the final round of matches.
