Zimbabwe’s Mugabe warns party members fighting over his succession
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe threatened to discipline ruling party members he accuses of fanning divisions over who will succeed him, reaffirming his authority ahead of his 92nd birthday on Sunday.
Thousands marry in mass ceremony in South Korea
GAPYEONG, South Korea (Reuters) – About 3,000 couples from 62 countries tied the knot in South Korea on Saturday, in a mass wedding ceremony conducted by the Unification Church founded by the late Reverend Sun Myung Moon.
New government school blown up in Pakistan’s restive northwest
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Militants blew up part of a newly constructed government school in Pakistan’s South Waziristan region late Friday night, a spokesman for a wing of the Pakistani Taliban said on Saturday, the latest in a string of …
Russia reinforces base in Armenia with modernized aircraft: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has reinforced its military base in Armenia with fourth-generation fighter jets and a modernized helicopter, Russian news agencies cited the Russian military as saying on Saturday.
Cameron hails EU deal to give Britain ‘special status’, battle looms
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – David Cameron hailed a landmark deal on Friday he said gave Britain “special status” in the European Union and pledged to campaign heart and soul to stay in the EU at a deeply uncertain referendum expected in June.
Afghan troops pull out of strategic Helmand district
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan forces have pulled out of bases in Musa Qala, a strategic district of the southern province of Helmand, after months of heavy fighting with Taliban insurgents, officials said on Saturday.
Australia resumes talks with six countries to resettle asylum seekers: report
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia is in talks with Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, among six nations, to resettle asylum seekers detained in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific island nation of Nauru, the Sydney Morning Herald said on Saturday.
Umberto Eco, Italian author of ‘The Name of the Rose,’ dies at 84
ROME (Reuters) – Italian author Umberto Eco, who became famous for the 1980 international blockbuster “The Name of the Rose”, died on Friday, Italian media reported. He was 84.
North Korea artillery shots heard from South Korea island prompts alarm
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired several artillery rounds into the sea near a disputed maritime border with South Korea on Saturday, causing alarm among residents on a nearby island in the South, but the shells did not fly across the border, the Sou…
Turkey says Obama shares Syria concerns with Erdogan, affirms support
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s presidency said U.S. President Barack Obama had shared his concerns over the Syrian conflict and promised his support on Friday, hours after a tense exchange between the two NATO allies over the role of Kurdish militants.
