Iraqi Kurdish security arrest man behind shooting Turkish diplomat: statementReuters - by Azad Lashkari in Erbil and Ali Sultan in SulaimaniyaERBIL/SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan's internal security service has arrested the main culprit behind the deadly shooting of a Turkish diplomat in the regional capital Erbil, it said on
Moscow Thousands protest in Moscow after opposition barred from city voteReuters - by Vladimir SoldatkinMOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 10,000 people took to the streets of Moscow on Saturday to protest against the exclusion of most opposition-minded candidates from an election for the Russian capital's legislature.
Saudi Arabia says crew member of Iranian ship sent to Oman: SPAReuters - By Maha El DahanDUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it had sent a crew member of an Iranian ship, previously evacuated for medical reasons from a ship off the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, to Oman. The Iranian
Lufthansa Serb hoping for date with flight attendant confesses to Lufthansa bomb threatReuters - by Maja Zuvela in SarajevoBELGRADE (Reuters) - A 65-year old Serbian man confessed in court on Saturday to calling in a false bomb threat to stop a Lufthansa flight attendant from leaving the country because he hoped she would
Mike Pompeo Turkish foreign minister discusses defense, Syria with PompeoReuters - by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Mert OzkanISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has discussed by telephone with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo the Russian S-400 missile defense system and the U.S. F-35 fighter jet
Vatican Vatican opens ossuaries in search for missing bodiesReuters - Reuters EditorialVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Forensic experts extracted bones from two ossuaries within the walls of the Vatican on Saturday as part of an investigation aimed at resolving the case of a girl who vanished 1983.
Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia buries 86 victims of 1992-95 war recovered from grisly ravineReuters - By Dado RuvicHAMBARINE, Bosnia (Reuters) - Thousands of relatives from Bosnia and across Europe gathered in the village of Hambarine for the burial of 86 Bosniak Muslims on Saturday, 27 years after they were killed
Hong Kong Thousands in pro-police rally as Hong Kong braces for another mass protestReuters - By Alun John and Vimvam TongHONG KONG (Reuters) - Tens of thousands gathered in Hong Kong on Saturday to voice support for the police and call for an end to violence, after a wave of protests against an extradition bill triggered
Business Rating agencies knew of stress at India's IL&FS, but gave good ratings - auditReuters - By Abhirup Roy and Aditya KalraMUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Credit rating agencies for years assigned high ratings to India's Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) and its group companies despite its deteriorating finances,
Entertainment Hong Kong actor Simon Yam stabbed on stage in ChinaReuters - by David StanwaySHANGHAI (Reuters) - An unknown assailant stabbed Hong Kong actor Simon Yam on Saturday during a promotional event in mainland China but Yam's injuries were not life-threatening, Chinese state media reported.
Socialism Spain's Socialists confident of reaching government deal with PodemosReuters - by Joan FausMADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Socialists said on Saturday they were confident of reaching a government agreement with the far-left Podemos party that would pave the way for acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
African Swine Fever African swine fever hits pig farm in northeast BulgariaReuters - by Angel KrasimirovSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria reported on Saturday an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm for pigs near the Danube city of Ruse in the north east of the Balkan country. "All pigs on the holding,
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan's former tribal regions vote in first provincial electionReuters - By Jibran AhmadPESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Voters in the turbulent former tribal zones of northwestern Pakistan went to the polls on Saturday in the first provincial elections since the region lost the semi-autonomous
Joe Biden Joe Biden compares Trump to segregationist George WallaceReuters - By Tim ReidLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Joe Biden, former U.S. vice-president and Democratic presidential candidate, compared President Donald Trump on Friday to the late George Wallace, a prominent supporter of racial
Iran Iran says it seized tanker after collision, UK calls move a 'hostile act'Reuters - By Babak Dehghanpisheh and William SchombergGENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it had seized a British-flagged oil tanker because it was involved in an accident, an explanation Britain rejected, calling the move a "hostile act". The
Sports MLB roundup: Mariners' Leake falls just short of perfectionReutersMike Leake took a perfect game into the ninth inning and wound up with a one-hit shutout as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 10-0 Friday night. Luis Rengifo led off the ninth
People's Bank of China China to scrap foreign ownership caps for life insurers earlier than expectedReuters - by David Stanway and Andrew Galbraith in SHANGHAISHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will remove foreign ownership caps for life insurers, securities firms and funding houses by 2020, a year earlier than scheduled, the top financial watchdog said on Saturday.
CBS Corporation CBS stations go dark for DirecTV customers amid contract dispute with AT&TReuters - by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru(Reuters) - CBS Corp (CBS.N) and AT&T Inc (T.N) failed to renew their contact, resulting in millions of DirecTV subscribers losing access to CBS programming. CBS television stations in over a dozen U.S.
Carlos Ghosn Carlos Ghosn sues Nissan-Mitsubishi in the Netherlands: paperReuters - by Bart MeijerAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Carlos Ghosn has launched a court case in the Netherlands against Japanese carmakers Nissan Motor (7201.T) and Mitsubishi Motors (7211.T), who ousted him as chairman of their alliance
Environment Australian territory gives major status to solar plan by Singapore's Sun CableReuters - By Alison BevegeSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Northern Territory has given major project status to an ambitious plan to transmit 3 gigawatts (GW) of solar power to Singapore by subsea cable, its chief minister said Saturday.
China China pension surplus exceeds $700 billion in H1: officialReuters - by David StanwaySHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's state pension fund surplus stood at more than 5 trillion yuan ($726.62 billion) in the first half of 2019, a government official said as Beijing tries to allay fears that will
Bernard Tomic Tennis: Tomic's appeal against fine rejected, receives stinging rebukeReuters(Reuters) - Australian Bernard Tomic's appeal to overturn a fine for not playing to "required professional standards" at Wimbledon earlier this month has been denied in a stinging rebuke by the Grand board.
Business China Southern Airlines to receive $4 billion capital injectionReuters - by David StanwaySHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Southern Airlines will carry out an equity diversification plan that will involve the injection of 30 billion yuan ($4.36 billion) of capital from three investors, the firm
NFL Draft NFL notebook: Chiefs WR Hill avoids disciplineReutersKansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill will not be punished under the personal conduct policy as the NFL closed its formal investigation into multiple alleged physical altercations. Hill pleaded
James Harden NBA notebook: Harden withdraws from FIBA World CupReutersHouston Rockets star guard James Harden has withdrawn from playing for USA Basketball in the FIBA World Cup in China, according to the Houston Chronicle. Harden has informed coach Gregg Popovich that won't
Aaron Boone MLB notebook: Yankees' Boone gets 1-game suspensionReutersNew York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his rant at home plate umpire Brennan Miller. Major League Baseball Chief Baseball Officer Joe Torre announced
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR notebook: Logano seeks success in New HampshireReutersIs it just a coincidence that six current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers share the distinction as three-time winners at New Hampshire Motor Speedway? No, says reigning series champion Joey Logano,
Politics NSA contractor sentenced to prison for huge theft of classified U.S. dataReuters - By Brendan O'Brien(Reuters) - A former National Security Agency contractor was sentenced in Maryland to nine years in prison on Friday for stealing huge amounts of classified material from U.S. intelligence agencies over
Xinjiang U.S. should reject 'prejudice' on China religious rights: state mediaReuters - by David StanwaySHANGHAI (Reuters) - The United States should reject "prejudice" and respect facts instead of vilifying China's record on religious rights, the Communist Party newspaper People's Daily said on Saturday
Washington Wizards Report: Sheppard to be named Wizards' GMReutersTommy Sheppard will have the interim title pulled off and be named general manager of the Washington Wizards, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Sheppard, who joined the organization in 1994, has
Iraqi Kurdish security arrest man behind shooting Turkish diplomat: statementReuters - by Azad Lashkari in Erbil and Ali Sultan in SulaimaniyaERBIL/SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan's internal security service has arrested the main culprit behind the deadly shooting of a Turkish diplomat in the regional capital Erbil, it said on
Moscow Thousands protest in Moscow after opposition barred from city voteReuters - by Vladimir SoldatkinMOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 10,000 people took to the streets of Moscow on Saturday to protest against the exclusion of most opposition-minded candidates from an election for the Russian capital's legislature.
Saudi Arabia says crew member of Iranian ship sent to Oman: SPAReuters - By Maha El DahanDUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it had sent a crew member of an Iranian ship, previously evacuated for medical reasons from a ship off the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, to Oman. The Iranian
Lufthansa Serb hoping for date with flight attendant confesses to Lufthansa bomb threatReuters - by Maja Zuvela in SarajevoBELGRADE (Reuters) - A 65-year old Serbian man confessed in court on Saturday to calling in a false bomb threat to stop a Lufthansa flight attendant from leaving the country because he hoped she would
Mike Pompeo Turkish foreign minister discusses defense, Syria with PompeoReuters - by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Mert OzkanISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has discussed by telephone with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo the Russian S-400 missile defense system and the U.S. F-35 fighter jet
Vatican Vatican opens ossuaries in search for missing bodiesReuters - Reuters EditorialVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Forensic experts extracted bones from two ossuaries within the walls of the Vatican on Saturday as part of an investigation aimed at resolving the case of a girl who vanished 1983.
Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia buries 86 victims of 1992-95 war recovered from grisly ravineReuters - By Dado RuvicHAMBARINE, Bosnia (Reuters) - Thousands of relatives from Bosnia and across Europe gathered in the village of Hambarine for the burial of 86 Bosniak Muslims on Saturday, 27 years after they were killed
Hong Kong Thousands in pro-police rally as Hong Kong braces for another mass protestReuters - By Alun John and Vimvam TongHONG KONG (Reuters) - Tens of thousands gathered in Hong Kong on Saturday to voice support for the police and call for an end to violence, after a wave of protests against an extradition bill triggered
Business Rating agencies knew of stress at India's IL&FS, but gave good ratings - auditReuters - By Abhirup Roy and Aditya KalraMUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Credit rating agencies for years assigned high ratings to India's Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) and its group companies despite its deteriorating finances,
Entertainment Hong Kong actor Simon Yam stabbed on stage in ChinaReuters - by David StanwaySHANGHAI (Reuters) - An unknown assailant stabbed Hong Kong actor Simon Yam on Saturday during a promotional event in mainland China but Yam's injuries were not life-threatening, Chinese state media reported.
Socialism Spain's Socialists confident of reaching government deal with PodemosReuters - by Joan FausMADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Socialists said on Saturday they were confident of reaching a government agreement with the far-left Podemos party that would pave the way for acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
African Swine Fever African swine fever hits pig farm in northeast BulgariaReuters - by Angel KrasimirovSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria reported on Saturday an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm for pigs near the Danube city of Ruse in the north east of the Balkan country. "All pigs on the holding,
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan's former tribal regions vote in first provincial electionReuters - By Jibran AhmadPESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Voters in the turbulent former tribal zones of northwestern Pakistan went to the polls on Saturday in the first provincial elections since the region lost the semi-autonomous
Joe Biden Joe Biden compares Trump to segregationist George WallaceReuters - By Tim ReidLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Joe Biden, former U.S. vice-president and Democratic presidential candidate, compared President Donald Trump on Friday to the late George Wallace, a prominent supporter of racial
Iran Iran says it seized tanker after collision, UK calls move a 'hostile act'Reuters - By Babak Dehghanpisheh and William SchombergGENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it had seized a British-flagged oil tanker because it was involved in an accident, an explanation Britain rejected, calling the move a "hostile act". The
Sports MLB roundup: Mariners' Leake falls just short of perfectionReutersMike Leake took a perfect game into the ninth inning and wound up with a one-hit shutout as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 10-0 Friday night. Luis Rengifo led off the ninth
People's Bank of China China to scrap foreign ownership caps for life insurers earlier than expectedReuters - by David Stanway and Andrew Galbraith in SHANGHAISHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will remove foreign ownership caps for life insurers, securities firms and funding houses by 2020, a year earlier than scheduled, the top financial watchdog said on Saturday.
CBS Corporation CBS stations go dark for DirecTV customers amid contract dispute with AT&TReuters - by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru(Reuters) - CBS Corp (CBS.N) and AT&T Inc (T.N) failed to renew their contact, resulting in millions of DirecTV subscribers losing access to CBS programming. CBS television stations in over a dozen U.S.
Carlos Ghosn Carlos Ghosn sues Nissan-Mitsubishi in the Netherlands: paperReuters - by Bart MeijerAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Carlos Ghosn has launched a court case in the Netherlands against Japanese carmakers Nissan Motor (7201.T) and Mitsubishi Motors (7211.T), who ousted him as chairman of their alliance
Environment Australian territory gives major status to solar plan by Singapore's Sun CableReuters - By Alison BevegeSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Northern Territory has given major project status to an ambitious plan to transmit 3 gigawatts (GW) of solar power to Singapore by subsea cable, its chief minister said Saturday.
China China pension surplus exceeds $700 billion in H1: officialReuters - by David StanwaySHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's state pension fund surplus stood at more than 5 trillion yuan ($726.62 billion) in the first half of 2019, a government official said as Beijing tries to allay fears that will
Bernard Tomic Tennis: Tomic's appeal against fine rejected, receives stinging rebukeReuters(Reuters) - Australian Bernard Tomic's appeal to overturn a fine for not playing to "required professional standards" at Wimbledon earlier this month has been denied in a stinging rebuke by the Grand board.
Business China Southern Airlines to receive $4 billion capital injectionReuters - by David StanwaySHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Southern Airlines will carry out an equity diversification plan that will involve the injection of 30 billion yuan ($4.36 billion) of capital from three investors, the firm
NFL Draft NFL notebook: Chiefs WR Hill avoids disciplineReutersKansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill will not be punished under the personal conduct policy as the NFL closed its formal investigation into multiple alleged physical altercations. Hill pleaded
James Harden NBA notebook: Harden withdraws from FIBA World CupReutersHouston Rockets star guard James Harden has withdrawn from playing for USA Basketball in the FIBA World Cup in China, according to the Houston Chronicle. Harden has informed coach Gregg Popovich that won't
Aaron Boone MLB notebook: Yankees' Boone gets 1-game suspensionReutersNew York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his rant at home plate umpire Brennan Miller. Major League Baseball Chief Baseball Officer Joe Torre announced
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR notebook: Logano seeks success in New HampshireReutersIs it just a coincidence that six current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers share the distinction as three-time winners at New Hampshire Motor Speedway? No, says reigning series champion Joey Logano,
Politics NSA contractor sentenced to prison for huge theft of classified U.S. dataReuters - By Brendan O'Brien(Reuters) - A former National Security Agency contractor was sentenced in Maryland to nine years in prison on Friday for stealing huge amounts of classified material from U.S. intelligence agencies over
Xinjiang U.S. should reject 'prejudice' on China religious rights: state mediaReuters - by David StanwaySHANGHAI (Reuters) - The United States should reject "prejudice" and respect facts instead of vilifying China's record on religious rights, the Communist Party newspaper People's Daily said on Saturday
Washington Wizards Report: Sheppard to be named Wizards' GMReutersTommy Sheppard will have the interim title pulled off and be named general manager of the Washington Wizards, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Sheppard, who joined the organization in 1994, has
