Portugal’s president tries to tame political crisis
LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva, who once noted that in his job silence was worth its weight in gold, faces what could be his toughest task as he tries to resolve a political crisis.
Burundi opposition fear attacks as Nkurunziza’s disarmament deadline arrives
NAIROBI (Reuters) – An opposition leader in Burundi voiced fears on Saturday of targeted killings by government forces as President Pierre Nkurunziza’s deadline to give up firearms or risk being “dealt with as enemies of the nation” arrived.
Islamic State frees 37 elderly Assyrian Christians: monitors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State has released 37 elderly Assyrian Christians who were among about 200 seized by the militants in February in northeastern Syria, two human rights monitoring groups said on Saturday.
Hitler was shrewd, not so hypnotic, new German biography says
BERLIN (Reuters) – A new biography of Hitler by a prominent German historian is likely to stir controversy with its argument that the Nazi leader’s political acumen has been underestimated and that the belief in his hypnotic grip over Germans is inflat…
U.S. general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up
DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. and coalition forces are likely to increase air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in coming weeks after a lull in September and October, the head of U.S. Air Forces Central Command said Saturday.
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Chile, no tsunami seen
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck just onshore in Chile in the early hours of Saturday, but no damage was reported and the navy said it did not expect a tsunami.
With Suu Kyi banned, Myanmar voters ponder ‘proxy presidents’
YANGON (Reuters) – In a ramshackle hospital in Myanmar’s largest city, at the end of a corridor milling with patients, sits the man some people believe will be the country’s next president.
25 minutes to escape: Brazilian village destroyed in dam deluge
BENTO RODRIGUES, Brazil (Reuters) – From when the first warnings were heard, the Brazilian village of Bento Rodrigues had about 25 minutes to escape.
Former Russian press minister Lesin dies in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Russian press minister Mikhail Lesin, who once headed state-controlled media giant Gazprom-Media, died of a heart attack in Washington, local and Russian media reported on Friday.
Finnish government avoids break-up, reaches reform deal
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s center-right government early on Saturday struck a deal over cutting costs in the recession hit country’s healthcare system, avoiding the coalition’s break-up but raising questions over its future ability to pass painful …
