Canadian contenders battle in final days of election campaign
TORONTO/HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) – Canada’s political leaders began their final weekend dashes on Saturday before voters decide on Monday whether to grant Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper a rare fourth consecutive mandate after a long a…
Yemen mulls U.N. invitation to attend peace talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Saudi-backed government said on Saturday it was studying an invitation from the United Nations to attend talks aimed at ending a war between a Saudi-led coalition and Houthi militiamen who control much of the country including…
U.S. group scales back plan to monitor Egypt election
CAIRO (Reuters) – Democracy International said on Friday it would monitor Egypt’s parliamentary elections but has scaled back its plans after having trouble getting visas for all its staff.
China’s lighthouses in Spratlys beckon recognition from passing ships
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The next time the United States sends warships by China’s man-made islands in the disputed South China, officers aboard will have to decide how, if at all, they will engage with a pair of giant lighthouses that Beijing lit up there this month.
China, Britain to benefit from ‘golden era’ in ties – Cameron
LONDON, (Reuters) – Trade and investment between China and Britain can benefit further from a “golden era” in their bilateral relations, British Prime Minister David Cameron said ahead of a state visit to London by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Guinea president Conde wins re-election with clear majority
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s electoral commission on Saturday declared President Alpha Conde winner of an Oct. 11 election to give him a second five-year term.
Canadian contenders battle in final weekend of campaign
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) – Canada’s political leaders began their final weekend dashes on Saturday before voters decide on Monday whether to grant Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper a rare fourth consecutive mandate after a prolonged and …
Croatia diverts migrants to Slovenia after Hungary closes border
OPATOVAC, Croatia/LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Migrants streaming across the Balkans reached Slovenia on Saturday, diverted overnight by the closure of Hungary’s border with Croatia in the latest demonstration of Europe’s disjointed response to the flow of pe…
Israel says more knife attacks thwarted, four Palestinians dead
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli authorities said four Palestinians had been shot dead and a fifth seriously injured in thwarted knife attacks on Saturday in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank as tensions ran high after more than two weeks of unrest.
United Arab Emirates soldier, aid worker killed in Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) – A soldier and an aid worker from the United Arab Emirates have been killed in Yemen where their country is taking part in a Saudi-led military campaign against Iranian-allied Houthi militiamen, Emirati and Yemeni sources said on Saturd…
