Somali pirates suspected of hijacking Tuvalu-flagged ship – security source
BOSSASO (Reuters) – Somali pirates are suspected of hijacking a bulk carrier ship, the head of a maritime security company said on Saturday, in the latest in a string of attacks after years of calm.
Venezuelans return to streets, roused by ban on opposition leader
CARACAS (Reuters) – Protesters clashed with security forces during protests in Venezuela on Saturday after a ban on a top opposition leader from office breathed life into a fractured movement and fueled the first sustained anti-government demonstration…
Bomb on bus in Syria’s Homs province kills woman, wounds 25: state TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A bomb killed a woman and wounded 25 other people on a bus in a town south of the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, state TV reported.
Clashes at French far-right leader Le Pen rally in Corsica
PARIS (Reuters) – Skirmishes broke out on Saturday ahead of a campaign rally by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, prompting the removal of more than a dozen protesters and the evacuation of the hall in Ajaccio, Corsica.
Dalai Lama says Tibetan people should decide on his succession
TAWANG, India (Reuters) – Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Saturday the Tibetan people should decide if they wanted to continue with his institution, adding that he wanted to convene a meeting of senior monks this year to start discussin…
North Korea calls U.S. strikes on Syria ‘unforgivable’
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday U.S. missile strikes against a Syrian airfield on Friday were “an unforgivable act of aggression” that showed its decision to develop nuclear weapons was “the right choice a million times over”.
Red Crescent doesn’t expect fresh wave of Syrian refugees into Turkey
CILVEGOZU, Turkey (Reuters) – The Turkish Red Crescent does not expect a fresh wave of Syrian refugees to head for Turkey after the chemical attack in the northwestern province of Idlib earlier this week, the humanitarian organization’s head said on Sa…
UK’s Johnson cancels Moscow visit after Syria gas attack
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he had canceled a visit to Moscow due to take place on April 10 after developments in Syria where a poison gas attack in a rebel-held area prompted the United States to launch…
Somalia’s Puntland executes al Shabaab militants for killing officials
BOSSASO, Somalia (Reuters) – Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Saturday executed five people it said were Islamist militants responsible for killing three senior government officials last year, a military court official said.
India offers $5 billion credit line to Bangladesh for projects, defense
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India offered a $4.5 billion line of credit to neighboring Bangladesh on Saturday to help it implement projects in priority areas such as the energy sector, and a separate $500 million credit line to support defense related procureme…
