Russia says detains organizer of St. Petersburg supermarket blast: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s FSB security service said on Saturday that the individual who organized and carried out a bombing that injured 13 people in a St. Petersburg supermarket this week had been detained, Russian news agencies reported.
Schaeuble does not rule out minority government for Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and Social Democrats on Saturday to quickly form a new government, but said he could not rule out a minority government if no deal is re…
Man with explosives holed up inside post office in Ukraine: police
KIEV (Reuters) – A man believed to be carrying explosives is holed up in a post office in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, police spokesman Yaroslav Trakalo told the news channel 112 on Saturday.
Sudan announces state of emergency in Kassala, North Kurdufan: SUNA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has announced a 6-month state of emergency in the states of Kassala and North Kurdufan, government news agency SUNA said on Saturday.
Russian court upholds ban on Navalny running against Putin in 2018
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Supreme Court on Saturday dismissed an appeal by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny against a decision by the country’s central election commission to bar him from taking part in next year’s presidential election.
Iran holds pro-government rallies as new protests break out
DUBAI (Reuters) – Annual nationwide pro-government rallies were held in Iran on Saturday to mark the end of unrest which shook the country in 2009, state media reported, while local news agency and social media reports said a third day of protests had …
Russian supreme court approves ban against opposition leader Navalny from 2018 presidential election
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Supreme Court on Saturday dismissed an appeal by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny against a decision by the country’s central election commission to bar him from taking part in next year’s presidential election.
Egypt sentences ex-President Mursi, 19 others to three years in jail for insulting judiciary
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Cairo criminal court sentenced former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 19 others to three years in prison on Saturday, and fined him 2 million Egyptian pounds ($112,700) on charges of insulting the judiciary.
China jails 36 for gang crimes including extortion, homicide
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in southern China has sentenced 36 people to prison terms of up to 25 years for gang crimes including homicide, assault and setting up illegal casinos, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
Putin tells Assad Russia will help defend Syrian sovereignty: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in a new year’s greeting that Russia will continue supporting Syria’s efforts to defend its sovereignty, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
