Islamic State attacks Kurdish-held town on Turkish border
BEIRUT/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Islamic State militants launched an assault on a Kurdish-controlled town on Syria’s border with Turkey on Saturday, prompting air strikes by the U.S.-led coalition to try to drive them back.
Dozens killed, wounded in Afghanistan suicide attacks
KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near the Afghan defense ministry in Kabul on Saturday, causing heavy casualties just hours after an attack in the eastern province of Kunar killed 13 people and put prospects for new peace talk…
Thousands march in Moscow to honor slain Kremlin critic Nemtsov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of Russians marched through Moscow to honor slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov on Saturday, the first anniversary of his death, and to press their demand that the authorities find and punish the person who ordered his killi…
Swiss agree road map with Iran for boosting ties
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland said on Saturday it had agreed on a “road map” for building business, financial and other links with Iran after Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann met his counterpart Hassan Rouhani in Tehran.
Death toll in Somali Islamist attack at least 14, police says
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – An attack on Friday by a Somali Islamist group next to a busy park and a hotel in the capital killed at least 14, while 30 others were injured, police said on Saturday.
Arab coalition air strikes kill 40 northeast of Yemen capital: residents
CAIRO (Reuters) – Air strikes by an Arab coalition fighting Iranian-allied Houthi forces in Yemen hit a market northeast of the capital Sanaa on Saturday, killing 40 people, residents said.
Hollande jeered at start of Paris farm show
PARIS (Reuters) – Francois Hollande was met with jeers from angry farmers at the start of the annual Paris agricultural show on Saturday, underlining the French president’s unpopularity in a week marked by a revolt within his Socialist party over labor…
Mugabe birthday bash riles critics in drought-hit Zimbabwe
MASVINGO, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – President Robert Mugabe marked his 92nd birthday at a nearly $1 million party organized by supporters on Saturday, drawing criticism from opponents who said the celebrations in a drought-stricken area were an affront to o…
U.N. urges Pakistan to resolve Afghan refugees’ status
KALABAT, Pakistan (Reuters) – A senior U.N. official has urged Pakistan to resolve the status of more than 2.5 million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan whose registration cards have expired or who remain unregistered.
Irish exit poll shows no clear winners as government hammered
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s two main political foes were left considering an unlikely alliance on Saturday after exit polls suggested voters had rejected established parties — including the ruling coalition — in favor of protest groups and independe…
