Zimbabwe’s Mugabe skirts retirement talk at burial of friend
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s veteran President Robert Mugabe on Saturday avoided the controversial subject of his future as he buried a senior political colleague and friend who had been pressing him to retire.
Afghan Taliban envoys in Pakistan to discuss possible peace talks: official
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A delegation from the Taliban’s political office visited Pakistan over the weekend, senior officials said on Saturday, for discussions that could include the latest informal effort to restart talks to end Afghanistan’s long war.
Fighting rages in Yemen as U.N. seeks to extend 72-hour ceasefire
SANAA/NAJRAN, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Saudi-backed government forces and Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen accused each other of violating a ceasefire on Saturday as the United Nations tried to extend the three-day truce.
Russian helicopter crash kills 19 in northwest Siberia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A helicopter crashed in northwest Siberia on Friday, killing 19 people on board, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said on Saturday.
Multiple injuries as double-decker bus hits bridge in London
LONDON (Reuters) – Twenty-six people were injured on Saturday morning when a double-decker bus crashed into a railway bridge in London, slicing its roof off, the Fire Brigade said.
Philippines says to keep U.S. ties but will not be subservient
MANILA (Reuters) – The United States remains the “closest friend” of the Philippines but Manila wants to break away from a “mindset of dependency and subservience” and forge closer ties with other nations, the Philippine foreign minister said on Saturd…
Libya forces free 13 foreign captives from militants in Sirte battle
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan pro-government forces fighting Islamic State in Sirte have freed 11 Eritrean female captives, a Turk and an Egyptian after a battle to recapture a part of the city held by Islamic State, a spokesman for the forces said on Sat…
French Socialist party leader says no French socialist likely to win presidential election at moment
PARIS (Reuters) – Socialist party leader Jean-Christophe Cambadelis said on Saturday that so far none of the Socialist candidates would be able to win the 2017 presidential election or even make it into the second round.
Belgian shopping mall evacuated as three gunmen rob jewelry store
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian shopping center was evacuated on Saturday after three masked robbers, armed with at least one Kalashnikov rifle, burst into a jewelry store in Chatelineau, 50 km (35 miles) south of Brussels, police said.
Thai junta says Google removing content with royal insults
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s government met with representatives from Internet giant Google, amid growing calls from Thai hardline royalists to bring those who insult the monarchy to justice, as many Thais look with uncertainty to a future without their revered king.
