Congo polls must be delayed ‘2-4 years’: ruling coalition spokesman
LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo is not ready for a series of elections, including a presidential vote, scheduled over the next year and the voting calendar should be pushed back by up to four years, a r…
United Nations says two contractors detained in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Saturday two contractors with the world body had been detained in Yemen, but gave no further details on the incident.
11 killed as Pakistanis vote in local government polls
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Eleven people were killed when rival political parties fired on each other on Saturday as Pakistanis voted in local elections seen as a referendum on the national government halfway through its term.
Two bomb blasts on Tanzania’s Zanzibar after disputed vote, no injuries
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Two bombs exploded minutes apart in the main city on Tanzania’s semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago on Saturday without causing casualties, police and witnesses said, adding to tensions on the islands after a disputed electio…
Vice president of Congo elections commission resigns
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The vice president of Democratic Republic of Congo’s election commission resigned on Saturday, a source at the presidency said, throwing the country’s troubled election process into further turmoil.
Rocket hits mosque in eastern Afghanistan, six killed
KABUL (Reuters) – A rocket apparently fired by fighters from the radical Islamic State movement has hit a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, killing six worshippers and wounding four others, a local official said on Saturday.
China sentences ‘cult’ leader to life in prison amid crackdown: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has sentenced the head of what it calls a cult to life in prison on charges including rape and fraud, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday, continuing a crackdown on what it views as dangerous illegal movements.
Russia risks Syrian quagmire: U.S. official Blinken
MANAMA (Reuters) – Moscow’s intervention in the Syrian conflict will have the unintended consequences of drawing Russia into a quagmire and alienating Sunni Muslims across the region, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday.
Saudi says Assad, Iran-backed foreign forces must quit Syria
RIYADH (Reuters) – Russia and Iran must agree to a date and means for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to quit the country, and agree to withdraw all foreign forces from Syria, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said in an interview with S…
Romanian nightclub fire leaves 27 dead, 184 injured
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – A fire in a Bucharest nightclub killed 27 people and injured 184 during a rock concert that featured fireworks late on Friday, Romanian government officials and witnesses said.
