In humiliating turn, Argentine police say manhunt still on for fugitives
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In a huge embarrassment for President Mauricio Macri, Argentina’s federal police chief said a manhunt was still on for two of the South American country’s most notorious criminals hours after the government celebrated their cap…
Protesters fight police, set fire to Kosovo government headquarters
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Demonstrators in Kosovo fought running battles with police and set fire to the government’s headquarters on Saturday as anger simmers in the young Balkan country over an accord with its former ruler, Serbia.
Anti-migrant protest turns violent as German welcome cools
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Riot police broke up far-right protesters in Cologne on Saturday as they marched against Germany’s open-door migration policy after asylum seekers were identified as suspects in assaults on women on New Year’s Eve.
Cairo, Red Sea attacks deal new blows to Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Armed men shot dead a police officer and a soldier in their car on the outskirts of Cairo on Saturday, Egypt’s state news agency said, a day after suspected militants armed with knives wounded three European tourists in a Red Sea reso…
Israeli soldiers shoot dead two Palestinian assailants – army
BEKAOT CHECKPOINT, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot dead on Saturday two Palestinians who tried to stab soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, the military said, as a surge in violence showed no sign of abating.
Few Russian strikes in Syria are against Islamic State, U.S. official says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Only a third of Russia’s air strikes in Syria are targeting Islamic State and its imprecise attacks are forcing the population to flee, fuelling Europe’s refugee crisis, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday.
Greek government has solid majority to pass pension reform – deputy PM
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s leftist government will be able to push through a crucial pension reform in parliament, part of measures the country has agreed to under its international bailout, the deputy prime minister said in a newspaper interview rele…
Sri Lanka government proposes new constitution to devolve power
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s new government on Saturday presented its plan for a new constitution aimed at devolving power and preventing the sort of ethnic tensions that led to a long and bitter civil war that ended in 2009.
South Africa’s Zuma wants more blacks in boardrooms, gears up for local polls
RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) – South Africa’s private sector must change faster to give blacks a larger stake in business, President Jacob Zuma told a rally on Saturday, urging the ruling party to help create more jobs in a local government elect…
Catalonia’s acting head to step down as pro-independence leader: local media
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s acting head Artur Mas will step down as the pro-independence leader of the Spanish region in order to avoid new regional elections, local media said on Saturday.
