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.
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…
Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ captured, sent back to prison he escaped from
LOS MOCHIS, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico recaptured the world’s top drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in a pre-dawn shootout and chase through drains on Friday, returning him to the same prison he escaped from six months ago, in a boost for the beleague…
Saudi Arabia may take more measures against Iran in execution row: foreign minister
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia may take further measures against Iran after cutting ties with its regional rival this week, the Saudi foreign minister said on Saturday, in a major row over the kingdom’s execution of a Shi’ite Muslim cleric.
Turkish army says 18 Kurdish militants killed in southeast
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish security forces have killed 18 Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey, the military said on Saturday, in the latest clashes to blight a region still reeling from the collapse of a two-year ceasefire last summer.
Air strike in Syria kills at least 39 people in rebel-held town: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An air strike killed at least 39 people in a Syrian rebel-held town in the northwest on Saturday when it struck a court house and an adjacent prison, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
