Egypt gives life sentences to Brotherhood supporters for 2013 riot
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced two Muslim Brotherhood supporters on Saturday to life in prison and 16 others to 15 years in jail for a violent assault on a Cairo neighborhood in 2013 after the ouster of former president Mohamed Mursi.
Malaysian police detains democracy group chief, releases on bail
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police released the chairman of democracy group Bersih on bail on Saturday, after detaining her for more than two hours for questioning, just weeks before a big protest rally planned against Prime Minister Najib Razak…
Syrian rebels launch Aleppo counter-attack to break siege
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels including jihadists counter-attacked the army and its allies on Friday aiming to break a weeks-long siege on eastern Aleppo, insurgents said.
Pakistan opposition party says more of its workers arrested, cancels rally
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani police have arrested 30 workers from the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party ahead of planned protests to shut down the capital on Wednesday, a PTI official said on Saturday, as the party canceled a rally in …
EU, U.S. trade deal not dead yet: EU’s Malmstrom
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A much-debated trade deal between the European Union and the United States is not dead and negotiations will continue with the new U.S. administration after November’s elections, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said on Satu…
Ten bodies bearing signs of torture found in Libya’s Benghazi: official
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – The bodies of 10 men who appear to have been tortured and shot dead have been found in a suburb of Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, a security official said.
Iraqi Shi’ite militias say offensive toward Tal Afar started
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitary groups said they started an offensive on Saturday against Islamic State positions west of Mosul, assisting in a campaign to take back the city.
Two suicide bombers kill at least eight in northeast Nigeria’s Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers killed at least eight people on Saturday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, the military said.
India offers to buy 200 foreign combat jets – if they’re Made-in-India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is offering to buy hundreds of fighter planes from foreign manufacturers – as long as the jets are made in India and with a local partner, air force officials say.
Thais gather at palace to view late king’s funeral urn
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Thais gathered at Bangkok’s glittering Grand Palace on Saturday hoping to pay their respects before the funeral urn of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch.
