Germany’s Merkel sees need to cooperate with Russia on Syria
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany and other western European powers need to work with Russia as well as the United States to solve the crisis in Syria, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday.
Austria’s Faymann likens Orban’s refugee policies to Nazi deportations
BERLIN/NICKELSDORF, Austria (Reuters) – Austria’s chancellor criticized Hungary for its handling of the refugee crisis on Saturday, likening the country’s policies to Nazi deportations during the Holocaust as refugees complained of their treatment in t…
Armed men in central Mali kill two police officers in ambush attack
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Unidentified attackers ambushed a police post in the central Mopti region of Mali on Saturday, killing two police officers standing guard, an army spokesman said.
Iran says finds unexpectedly high uranium reserve
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has discovered an unexpectedly high reserve of uranium and will soon begin extracting the radioactive element at a new mine, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Saturday.
Greece’s Syriza, New Democracy still hard to separate, polls show
ATHENS (Reuters) – The leftist Syriza party of former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras maintained a wafer-thin pre-election lead over conservative New Democracy in three opinion polls on Saturday, with a fourth putting them level-pegging.
Tunisians protest economic amnesty bill
TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Tunisians marched in the capital Tunis on Saturday to protest a proposed law giving amnesty to businessmen accused of corruption during the rule of ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali.
Canada creates emergency relief fund to aid Middle East refugees
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada will create an emergency relief fund by matching the donations of Canadians to assist refugees in conflict zones in the Middle East, the minister of international development said on Saturday.
At least 85 killed in Indian restaurant explosions
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 85 people were killed when a cooking gas cylinder blew up in a crowded restaurant in central India on Saturday, triggering a second blast of mining detonators stored illegally nearby, police said.
U.S., allies conduct 25 air strikes against Islamic State militants: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition led by the United States bombarded Islamic State militants on Friday with 22 air strikes in Iraq and three in Syria, according to a statement released on Saturday.
At least 16 Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi-led air strikes: medics
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 16 Yemeni civilians including ten people from a single family were killed in nationwide air strikes by a Saudi-led military coalition on Saturday, medics in three provinces said.
