Yemen peace talks to convene December 15, Yemeni minister tells Saudi TV
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – United Nations-backed peace talks aimed at ending eight months of civil war in Yemen between an Iranian-allied militia group and the embattled Saudi-backed government will convene on Dec. 15, Saudi-owned TV quoted Yemen’s foreig…
U.S. Secretary of State warns of collapse of Palestinian Authority and its consequences
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday said there were questions about how long the Palestinian Authority (PA) could survive and warned of the impact it would have on Israel.
London train station stabbing leaves one injured: police
LONDON (Reuters) – A man has been seriously injured in a stabbing at a London train station, with his alleged assailant reportedly shouting “This is for Syria” during the attack.
Syria talks will take place in New York this month: Kerry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday the next round of talks on the Syrian crisis would take place in New York later this month.
Lebanon’s Maronite leader urges factions to choose a president
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch on Saturday urged the political factions to elect a new president, effectively throwing his weight behind a power-sharing plan that would make an ally of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad head of state.
Chad says suicide blasts kill at least 15 in Lake Chad
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Four female suicide bombers attacked the Chadian island of Koulfoua on Lake Chad on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 130 in an attack blamed by security sources on militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
Taliban releases audio message to show leader alive
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Taliban released an audio message on Saturday it said was from its leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour to counter widespread reports that he had been wounded or killed in a shootout in Pakistan this week.
Myanmar’s ex-dictator sees Suu Kyi as country’s ‘future leader’: relative
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s former dictator sees erstwhile foe Aung San Suu Kyi as the country’s “future leader” and has pledged to support her even though she is currently barred by the constitution from becoming president, his grandson said on Satur…
One worker killed, 30 missing after Azeri oil rig fire: government
BAKU (Reuters) – At least one worker was killed and 30 others were missing on Saturday after an Azeri oil platform caught fire during high winds in the Caspian Sea on Friday, state energy company SOCAR said.
Iraq summons Turkey’s ambassador over troop deployment near Mosul
BAGHDAD/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Iraq’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador on Saturday to demand that Turkey immediately withdraw hundreds of troops deployed in recent days to northern Iraq, near the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul.
