Venezuela bans another opposition politician from holding office
CARACAS (Reuters) – – Former Venezuelan state Governor Pablo Perez said on Saturday he had been barred from holding public office for 10 years, the third ban on an opposition politician in the last week.
Crash victims’ families reject Germanwings compensation offer
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Some of the close relatives of those killed in the Germanwings plane crash in March have rejected the carrier’s offer of 25,000 euros ($27,000) in compensation payments for their pain and suffering.
Kenya’s Westgate shopping mall reopens after massacre
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s Westgate shopping mall reopened on Saturday nearly two years after gunmen from the Somali militant group al Shabaab massacred at least 67 people inside and held out for four days as security forces laid siege to the complex….
Islamic State claims attack that kills five members of Egypt’s security forces
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State’s Egypt affiliate said in a statement on a social media site it carried out an attack in North Sinai on military checkpoints that killed five members of the country’s security forces on Saturday.
Nuclear deal will not change Iran’s relations with U.S.: supreme leader
DUBAI/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the nuclear deal with world powers did not signal any wider shift in Iran’s relationship with Washington or its policies in the Middle East.
White house condemns Islamic State attack in Iraq
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The White House said on Saturday that it condemned an Islamic State attack on Friday that killed more than 100 people at a market in an Iraqi town, calling it “yet another painful examples of the atrocities” committed by the group….
Greek banks to re-open Monday as Tsipras eyes new start
ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government ordered banks to open on Monday, three weeks after they were shut down to prevent the system collapsing under a flood of withdrawals, as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras looked to the start of new bailout talks next…
Militant attack kills 11 Algerian soldiers: security source
ALGIERS (Reuters) – At least 11 Algerian soldiers were killed after they were attacked by Islamist militant gunmen west of the capital Algiers, a security source said on Saturday.
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 23 air strikes in Iraq: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies bombarded Islamic State in Iraq on Friday with 23 air strikes, hitting the militant group near Tal Afar and Ramadi, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
Five Czechs, driver missing in Lebanon: Czech foreign ministry
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Five Czechs and their Lebanese driver are missing in Lebanon, a spokeswoman for the Czech foreign ministry said on Saturday.
