(Reuters) – A U.S. grand jury on Saturday indicted a man for terrorism and other charges stemming from an April 12 gunfire and smoke bomb attack that injured 23 people on the New York City subway. The indictment in U.S. District Court for the Eastern D…
Fervour in Philippines as election campaign reaches climax
By Neil Jerome Morales and Lisa Marie David MANILA (Reuters) -Crowds of hundreds of thousands massed in the Philippines on Saturday where the leading presidential candidates made a last-ditch bid to sway undecided voters with patriotic, upbeat messages…
Berlin authorities looking into device disabled at residence housing Russian media
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Berlin criminal investigators and prosecutors were on Saturday studying a device found and destroyed at a residential building housing Russian news agency staff in the city’s Steglitz district, Berlin authorities said. The device w…
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…
Fires kill at least 8 people in Siberia as high winds hamper rescue
(Reuters) – At least eight people died in Siberia on Saturday as fires ripped through hundreds of buildings in several villages, with high winds hampering efforts to extinguish the blazes. In the Krasnoyarsk region, about 3,000 km (1,900 miles) east of…
Jill Biden meets Ukrainian refugee mothers and teachers in Romania
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Sitting in a classroom in the Romanian capital of Bucharest, U.S. first lady Jill Biden met a group of Ukrainian refugee mothers and educators on Saturday, praising the women for their strength and resilience. Svitlana Salamatova …
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…
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 co…
France’s Macron promises new approach during second-term inauguration
By Layli Foroudi and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -France’s Emmanuel Macron was sworn in for his second term as president on Saturday, promising to lead the country with a “new method” as his political rivals kicked off campaigning for next month’s…