(Reuters) -British YouTube travel blogger Benjamin Rich, who specialises in remote and sometimes dangerous parts of the world, has been arrested at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday. …
Grim search in blown-out Havana hotel, death toll at 26
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban rescue workers on Saturday picked through rubble for bodies and possible survivors after a Havana boutique hotel was devastated by what authorities said was a gas explosion, leaving at least 26 dead. The blast at …
Sinn Fein calls for united Ireland debate after historic election win
By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) -Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), hailed its first victory in a Northern Ireland Assembly election as a “defining moment” for the British-controlled region and called for a de…
Exclusive-Xiaomi accuses Indian agency of ‘physical violence’ threats during probe
By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp has alleged its top executives faced threats of “physical violence” and coercion during questioning by India’s financial crime fighting agency, according to a cou…
Third Point’s Loeb praises Shell moves, sticks by calls for breakup
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Activist investor Daniel Loeb, who wants Royal Dutch Shell Plc to break apart, applauded the energy giant’s decision to move its headquarters even as he sticks to views that a different corporate structure wo…
Sinn Fein says election win ushers in new era for Northern Ireland
BELFAST (Reuters) – Sinn Fein’s emergence as Northern Ireland’s largest political party represents a defining moment in the British-run region’s history and ushers in a new era, the regional head of the Irish nationalist party said on Saturday. “Today …
Taliban order Afghan women to cover faces again
KABUL (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s Taliban government ordered women on Saturday to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions that are causing anger at home and abroad. A decree…
Ukraine says all women, children now evacuated from Mariupol steel mill
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -All women, children and elderly civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said on Saturday, despite what military officers said was an ongoing Russian assau…
England reports case of rare monkeypox infection
LONDON (Reuters) – A person in England has been diagnosed with a rare viral monkeypox infection thought to be linked to travel to West Africa, health authorities said on Saturday. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said in a statement the case, in a…
N.Ireland’s DUP says post-election plan depends on British government
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s largest pro-British party will decide next week whether to consider entering a power-sharing government after the British government announces its plans regarding its trade spat with the European Union, its leader…