Air strikes, fighting break Russian-declared ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fierce fighting and air strikes broke the third day of a four-day unilateral Russian ceasefire in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, a monitor said.
Maduro opponents march after Venezuela referendum sunk
CARACAS (Reuters) – Led by women dressed in white, several thousand Venezuelans marched through Caracas on Saturday in the first of what the opposition hopes will be growing protests against the quashing of a referendum to remove President Nicolas Mad…
Rescuers save 2,400 migrants in Mediterranean, recover 14 bodies
MILAN (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled 2,400 boat migrants to safety on Saturday, the Italian coastguard said, adding 14 dead bodies had been recovered in the past two days.
British anti-terrorist police find second ‘suspicious item’ after London arrest
LONDON (Reuters) – Counter-terrorism police investigating the discovery of a “suspicious item” on a London train this week said they found another such device on Saturday when they searched a house in Devon, western England.
Cameroon train crash death toll tops 70
DOUALA, Cameroon (Reuters) – More than 70 people were killed and over 600 injured when a packed passenger train crashed in Cameroon on Friday, the president announced on Saturday, declaring a national day of mourning to commemorate the dead.
Somali pirates free 26 Asian sailors held since 2012
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali pirates have freed 26 Asian sailors held captive in a small fishing village for more than four years since their ship was hijacked in the Indian Ocean, government officials and a maritime expert said on Saturday.
Czech president denies scrapping Holocaust survivor medal
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech President Milos Zeman has denied that his decision not to award a medal to a Holocaust survivor was because the man’s nephew, a Czech government minister, had angered China by meeting the Dalai Lama.
Argentina looks to battle corporate and public corruption with new laws
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The Argentine government sent to Congress this week a series of proposed laws that would heavily sanction businesses found guilty of corruption involving the public sector, according to a document seen by Reuters on Saturday.
Taliban release drone footage of suicide attack
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban have released drone footage showing a suicide bomber driving a Humvee into a police base in Helmand province and blowing it up this month.
Egyptian court confirms 20-year prison sentence on Mursi
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court confirmed a 20-year prison sentence against former president Mohamed Mursi on Saturday, judicial sources told Reuters.
