Merkel defends migrant stance in last push before ‘Super Sunday’
BERLIN (Reuters) – With a passionate defense of her migrant policy, Chancellor Angela Merkel threw herself into one last campaign push on the eve of “Super Sunday” elections in three German states that risk weakening her.
Four on death row in Saudi Arabia for terrorism: newspaper
DUBAI (Reuters) – Death sentences against four Saudi men convicted of terrorism have been confirmed by 13 judges, a Saudi newspaper reported, raising the possibility of a new round of executions two months after 47 people including a prominent Shi’ite …
Syria opposition to attend Geneva peace talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s main opposition group said it would attend peace talks on Monday but accused the government of President Bashar al-Assad of preparing to escalate the war to strengthen its negotiating position.
Turkish air strikes kill 67 Kurdish militants in north Iraq: army
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s army said on Saturday it killed 67 Kurdish militants in air strikes on camps and ammunition storage sites in neighboring northern Iraq on Wednesday.
Peruvians march against Fujimori after rivals barred from elections
LIMA (Reuters) – Thousands of Peruvians marched in downtown Lima on Friday to demand the electoral board bar presidential frontrunner Keiko Fujimori from next month’s vote after it disqualified two of her rivals in an unprecedented move that has shaken…
North Korean leader Kim orders more nuclear tests: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched a ballistic missile launch test and ordered the country to improve its nuclear attack capability by conducting more tests, the official KCNA news agency reported on Friday.
U.S. to raise Iran’s ‘dangerous’ missile tests at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States will raise during U.N. Security Council consultations next week the issue of Iran’s recent ballistic missile launches and is urging countries to cooperate on undermining Tehran’s missile program, the U.S. en…
Australian foreign minister to visit storm-hit Fiji
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s foreign minister, Julie Bishop, will travel to Fiji on Sunday to meet Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama and survey the damage wrought by cyclone Winston, her office said.
Europe needs to plug data gaps to track militants: German police head
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe should set up a transnational data network to keep better track of Islamist militants who may have returned from Iraq and Syria, the head of German police said on Saturday.
Big audience for panel with Dalai Lama despite Beijing protest
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Dalai Lama took part in a panel of Nobel Peace Prize laureates in Geneva on Friday, addressing a full auditorium about Chinese repression in his native Tibet despite Beijing having urged people to shun the event.
