Migrants stuck in Serbia want to move on
BELGRADE (Reuters) – After traversing several countries en route to the rich West, Najibullah, a former policeman from the Afghan town of Kholm, his pregnant wife and four children, got stuck in Serbia.
Pence tells Egypt’s Sisi that U.S. would back two-state solution
CAIRO (Reuters) – Vice President Mike Pence told Egypt’s leader on Saturday the United States would support a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians if the two sides agreed to it, seeking to reassure a key Arab ally over President Donald Trum…
Several dead as gunmen attack top Kabul hotel
KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel on Saturday, seizing hostages and exchanging gunfire with security forces as the building in the Afghan capital caught fire and residents and staff fled.
Tunisian forces kill top aide of Al Qaeda leader in Maghreb: official
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian security forces have killed a top aide of Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), an official source told Reuters on Saturday.
China says U.S. warship violated its South China Sea sovereignty
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer this week sailed near the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed lagoon claimed by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials said on Saturday, and Beijing vowed to take “necessary measures” to protect what it said w…
Several dead as gunmen attack top Kabul hotel, take hostages
KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel on Saturday, seizing hostages and exchanging gunfire with security forces as the building in the Afghan capital caught fire and residents and staff fled.
Honduran security forces battle protesters as election chaos lingers
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran soldiers and police clashed with protesters blocking roads across the Central American country on Saturday, as discontent continues to fester nearly two months after a disputed presidential election.
Two dead, several hurt in Prague hotel fire
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Two people died and nine were injured in a fire at a hotel in the center of Prague on Saturday night, fire and rescue officials said.
Gunmen attack Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel, take hostages, deaths reported
KABUL (Reuters) – A group of as many as four gunmen attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday night, seizing hostages and exchanging gunfire with security forces as the building caught fire and residents and staff fled…
Vowing anti-graft revolution, Mexican governor shakes election
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (Reuters) – Invoking Pancho Villa’s revolutionary legacy and armed with a hard-hitting corruption investigation into the country’s ruling party, the governor of border state Chihuahua is shaking up Mexico’s presidential election, with…
