Syria says two Russian aid planes arrive in country
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two Russian planes carrying 80 tonnes of humanitarian aid arrived at an airport in Syria’s city of Latakia on Saturday, Syrian state media reported.
Armenian police end latest protest against electricity price rise
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Police in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Saturday briefly detained around 50 people who had been blocking the main avenue in protest at higher electricity prices, a day after thousands demonstrated against the price hike.
I’d house a refugee family if it didn’t encourage others: Orban
BERLIN (Reuters) – Hungary’s leader Viktor Orban, who has drawn criticism for his tough stance on migrants, told a German newspaper that he would take a refugee family into his own home if he was sure that this would not encourage others to make the jo…
Burundi president urges military unity after failed plot to kill army chief
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burundi’s president has urged the African nation’s military to stay united after a failed assassination attempt against the army chief.
Egypt’s president asks oil minister to form new cabinet after government resigns
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday asked Oil Minister Sherif Ismail to form a new cabinet within one week after the government submitted its resignation, a statement from the presidency said.
Seventeen killed in Zambian bus crash – police
LUSAKA (Reuters) – At least 17 people died when a bus and lorry collided west of the Zambian capital Lusaka on Saturday, police said.
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric condemns kidnapping of Turkish workers
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric on Saturday condemned the abduction of 18 Turkish workers from Baghdad last week after the release of a video showed the hostages held by Shi’ite gunmen who threatened to attack Turkish interests.
Syrian war seen displacing a million more this year: U.N. official
BEIRUT (Reuters) – One million more people will be displaced within Syria by the end of the year if the war there continues unabated, potentially adding to the flow of refugees to Europe, a senior U.N. official said.
Resounding election victory signals confidence in Singapore’s future: PM
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong basked in his party’s thumping election victory on Saturday, declaring it a sign that the city-state has found a formula to keep it on the path of success half a century after it won indepe…
Protests continue over Ivory Coast president’s re-election bid
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – A second day of violent protests broke out in at least two towns in Ivory Coast on Friday over incumbent President Alassane Ouattara’s candidacy in an October election, witnesses said on Saturday.
