Portugal left agrees on government deal, PM says could be ousted
LISBON (Reuters) – Two small far left parties have concluded talks with the moderate Socialists to create an alternative government and oust the centre-right, whose prime minister acknowledged on Friday he could be forced into opposition.
Gulf security needs seen displacing jet orders in Dubai
DUBAI (Reuters) – After sizzling with record jetliner purchases from Gulf airlines in recent years, next week’s Dubai Airshow will be dominated by the presence of arms manufacturers as Gulf states weigh their security needs in a region increasingly on …
Portugal Communists reach joint position with Socialists on new government
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Communist Party said on Friday the conditions are now in place for the creation of a government led by the center-left Socialists and the ousting of the center-right from power.
Russian plane crash points to Egypt’s counterinsurgency flaws
ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) – Giant posters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in military uniform hang at security checkpoints leading to the Sinai, but the crash of a Russian airliner in the peninsula has shattered the image of control they seek t…
Britain, U.S. intercepted ‘chatter’ supporting theory bomb took down Russian jet: officials
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – British and U.S. spies intercepted “chatter” from suspected militants and at least one other government suggesting that a bomb, possibly hidden in luggage in the hold, downed a Russian airliner on Saturday, killing all 224…
Maldives minister says tourists are safe despite emergency
COLOMBO (Reuters) – The Maldives’ new tourism minister said on Friday that the events that led President Abdulla Yameen to declare a state of emergency would not affect the safety of visitors to the islands.
Palestinian woman, 72, killed after suspected car attack in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli army shot dead two Palestinians on Friday, one an elderly woman accused of trying to run over soldiers in the occupied West Bank and the other a man who took part in a violent Gaza Strip protest, hospital officials sai…
Saudi support to rebels slows Assad attacks: pro-Damascus sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Offensives by the Syrian army and its allies backed by Russian air strikes are going more slowly than expected due to increased Saudi support to rebels, senior sources close to the Syrian government said, as the insurgents pressed a …
Man stabs 15-year-old girl to death at Bulgarian school
SOFIA (Reuters) – A young man stabbed a 15-year-old girl to death on the steps of a secondary school in Bulgaria on Friday, then wounded a teacher and another man before shooting and critically wounding himself, police said.
Myanmar president says army, government will respect election results
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar President Thein Sein said on Friday that both the military and the government will accept the outcome of Sunday’s historic election, and that he would work with opposition parties to ensure a stable transition.
