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.
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.
