South Africa’s Tutu wants ‘the option of an assisted death’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Retired South African cleric and anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu said in a published commentary that when his time comes, he would “want the option of an assisted death”.
Moderate Moroccan Islamists win election, coalition talks seen tough
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s moderate Islamists have won parliamentary elections, beating a rival party critics say is too close to the royal palace in a tight race that will complicate negotiations to form a coalition government.
Islamic State hits back against Syrian rebels north of Aleppo: monitors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants captured several villages from Syrian rebels in a counter-attack near the Turkish border that forced the foreign-backed insurgents to retreat, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Syrian government forces seize rebel-held areas of Hama: monitors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces and their allies recaptured several towns and villages from rebels in the west of the country on Saturday, monitors and pro-Damascus media reported, reversing rare gains made by the insurgents in recent weeks…
Top general in Yemen’s Saudi-backed army killed
DUBAI (Reuters) – A top general in forces loyal to Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government has been killed in fighting with Iran-aligned Houthi troops east of the capital Sanaa, sources on both sides of the conflict said.
Japan’s Mount Aso volcano erupts, no injuries reported
TOKYO (Reuters) – Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu, erupted early on Saturday, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said, spewing volcanic ash 11,000 meters (7 miles) into the sky.
Kosovo government takes control of Trepca mine, Serbs protest
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo’s parliament voted late on Friday to put a huge mining complex under government control and save it from bankruptcy, despite objections from Belgrade and protests by local Serbs.
Australians rally ahead of decision on same-sex marriage vote
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Hundreds of supporters of same-sex marriage rallied in Australia’s two largest cities on Saturday against a government plan to hold a public vote on the issue, concerned it would cause an increase in anti-gay comments.
Hurricane Matthew kills almost 900 in Haiti before hitting U.S
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti/DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew killed almost 900 people and left tens of thousands homeless in Haiti earlier this week before it skirted Florida’s Atlantic coast on Friday and plowed northward over waters just o…
Hurricane Matthew kills over 800 in Haiti before hitting U.S.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti/DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew killed more than 800 people and left tens of thousands homeless in Haiti earlier this week before it skirted Florida’s Atlantic coast on Friday and plowed northward over waters jus…
