Russia says wants Syria elections, ready to help Free Syrian Army
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin wanted Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections, as Moscow intensified its drive to convert its increased clout with Damascus into a political settlement.
Identifying victims of French bus crash to take weeks
PUISSEGUIN, France (Reuters) – French investigators at the scene of a crash involving a truck and a coach carrying elderly day-trippers that killed at least 43 people said on Saturday that identifying the victims of France’s worst road accident in deca…
Montenegrin police fire teargas to disperse opposition
PODGORICA (Reuters) – Police in Montenegro on Saturday fired teargas for the second successive weekend to break up around 5,000 protesters who marched on the parliament demanding the resignation of veteran Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic and snap electi…
Hurricane Patricia spares Mexican cities, roars through remote villages
CHAMELA, Mexico (Reuters) – Hurricane Patricia caused less damage than feared on Mexico’s Pacific coast on Saturday, but hammered an isolated part of the shoreline dotted with luxury villas and fishing villages, where the storm and its 165 mph (266 kph…
Kerry lays out steps to ease Israeli-Palestinian strife
AMMAN/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States on Saturday proposed steps, including 24-hour video surveillance, to end weeks of violence over a Jerusalem site holy to Muslims and Jews.
Europe split on migrant crisis on eve of Brussels talks
SOFIA/RIGONCE, Slovenia (Reuters) – European leaders traded threats and reprimands on Saturday as thousands more migrants and refugees streamed into the Balkans on the eve of European Union talks aimed at agreeing on urgent action to tackle the crisis….
Support for Irish PM’s party hits three-year high in poll
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Support for the party of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has hit a three-year high in one of the country’s main opinion polls months ahead of a general election and following a budget of tax cuts and spending increases.
Blasts kill one, wound dozens before Shi’ite march in Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) – A series of blasts killed at least one person and wounded dozens as Shi’ite Muslims gathered for a procession in the old part of Bangladesh’s capital early on Saturday to mark the holy day of Ashura, police said.
Russia says wants Syria elections, ready to help Free Syrian Army
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin wanted Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections, as Moscow intensified its drive to convert its increased clout with Damascus into a political settlement.
Identifying victims of French bus crash to take weeks
PUISSEGUIN, France (Reuters) – French investigators at the scene of a crash involving a truck and a coach carrying elderly day-trippers that killed at least 43 people said on Saturday that identifying the victims of France’s worst road accident in deca…
