Regional nations plus U. S. condemn Venezuela's new constituent assembly
A group of 12 regional nations plus the United States rejected Venezuela's new government-allied legislative superbody, saying they would continue to regard the opposition-controlled congress as the country's only legitimate law maker.
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Regional nations plus U.S. condemn Venezuela's new constituent assembly
A group of 12 regional nations plus the United States rejected Venezuela's new government-allied legislative superbody, saying they would continue to regard the opposition-controlled congress as the country's only legitimate law maker. The move came after an announcement on Friday that the newly-created constituent assembly, elected in late July to re-write the crisis-hit country's constitution, would supersede congress and pass laws on its own.
Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe absent from regional summit after assault allegation
Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe did not make an expected appearance at a summit of regional leaders in South Africa on Saturday, following allegations of assault against her by a 20-year-old model. South Africa has granted Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity, a security source told Reuters on Friday.
Car blast hits Syrian coastal city: Manar TV, monitor
A car bomb on Saturday hit the Syrian port city of Latakia with reports of injuries, the Lebanese Hezbollah group's al Manar television station and a monitor said. The television station flashed that an explosive laden car caused the blast in the Tashreen district of the city that lies in the mountainous heartland of President Bashar al Assad's minority Alawite sect. It cited casualties but gave no details.
Graffiti activists in Berlin turn Nazi symbols into art
Horrified at the sight of swastikas scrawled on walls, children's playgrounds and building sites, a group of graffiti artists in Berlin is transforming the Nazi symbols into colorful artwork such as flowers, cars and animals. The swastika, which was adopted by Adolf Hitler's Nazi party, is banned in Germany, where right-wing sentiment has risen due to an influx of more than a million migrants in the last two years.
Pentagon's Mattis again seeks to reassure U.S. allies
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis travels to the Middle East and eastern Europe next week to play the increasingly familiar role of reassuring allies that the United States is committed to them despite mixed messages from President Donald Trump. Mattis will visit Jordan, Turkey, and Ukraine to address concerns about the fight against Islamic State and give a message that Washington will not tolerate Russia's annexation of eastern Ukraine.
Nervous Japanese hold drill in case North Korea fires missiles over them
Residents of a town on the Japanese coast held evacuation drills on Saturday to prepare for any launch of North Korean missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, that would fly over their homes. As sirens blared from speakers in the town of Kotoura, children playing soccer outside ran to take shelter in a school, along with their parents and their team coach.
Eight stabbed in Russian city, police shoot man dead: agencies
Eight people were injured in a knife attack in the Siberian city of Surgut, the local office of the Russian law enforcement committee said in a statement published on its website. "A man was moving along the main streets stabbing people", it said, adding "the attacker has been killed."
Finnish knife attacks investigated as terrorism-related crimes - police
Finnish police are investigating Friday's knife attacks as crimes related to terrorism, it said on Saturday. The suspect was an 18-year Moroccan, police added. The suspected attacker killed two people and wounded eight in the city of Turku on Friday before police shot him in the leg and arrested him.
Spanish police searching for van driver in Barcelona attack
Spanish police were on Saturday searching for the driver of a van that plowed into a crowd in Barcelona, killing 13 people, in one of two deadly attacks in Catalonia carried out by a network of suspected Islamist militants. Graphic: http://tmsnrt.rs/2xb3W5S
Lebanese army, Hezbollah announce offensives against Islamic State on Syrian border
The Lebanese army launched an offensive on Saturday against an Islamic State enclave on the northeastern border with Syria, as the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah announced an assault on the militants from the Syrian side of the frontier. The Lebanese army operation got underway at 5 a.m. (0200 GMT), targeting Islamic State positions near the town of Ras Baalbek with rockets, artillery and helicopters, a Lebanese security source said. The area is the last part of the Lebanese-Syrian frontier under insurgent control.
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