Iraqi parliament postpones vote on election date
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliament failed on Saturday to approve May 12 as the election date, as suggested by the government, as Sunni and Kurdish lawmakers demanded a delay to allow hundreds of thousands of war-displaced people to return home.
Two Americans, two Canadians freed after kidnapping in Nigeria: police
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two Americans and two Canadians have been freed after being kidnapped in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, a police spokesman said on Saturday, as it emerged that five oil workers had been abducted in the southern Niger…
McDonald to succeed Adams as Sinn Fein leader in striking shift
BELFAST (Reuters) – Mary Lou McDonald will succeed Gerry Adams as Sinn Fein leader, the party said on Saturday, completing a generational shift for the Irish nationalist party as it bids to enter government on both sides of the Irish border.
Britain able to have bespoke deal with EU: Macron
LONDON (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday Britain would be able to have a bespoke deal with the European Union after Brexit, one of Prime Minister Theresa May’s objectives.
Yemen’s Houthis fire ballistic missile toward Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi movement fired a ballistic missile toward the southern Saudi province of Najran on Saturday, the group’s official al-Masirah TV reported, and a Saudi military spokesman said air defense forces had intercepted the missil…
North Korea says to send delegation to prep for Olympics on Sunday: South Korea ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea will send a delegation to South Korea on Sunday to prepare for a trip by an art troupe during next month’s Winter Olympics, pushing the visit back a day after earlier cancelling it, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said….
Russia, U.S. likely to discuss North Korea in Moscow: Minister to TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Diplomats from Russia and the United States are likely to hold their next round of consultations on North Korea in Moscow on a date yet to be decided, TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov as saying on…
South Africa’s ANC to force Zuma to quit as president: eNCA TV
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) declined on Saturday to comment on a report its executive planned to force Jacob Zuma to quit as president, as its leaders gather to outline the party’s program for the comi…
Myanmar finalizes Rohingya repatriation preparations as doubts mount
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar was making final preparations to take back the first batch of Rohingya Muslims who had fled conflict in troubled Rakhine state, state media said on Saturday, despite growing doubts about the plan among refugees and in the Uni…
China accuses U.S. warship of violating its sovereignty
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near a disputed territory claimed by China in the South China Sea earlier in the week, U.S. officials said on Saturday, as China’s foreign ministry said it would take “necessary measures” to ensure prot…
