After failed attempts to remove rival, Myanmar’s president used force
NAYPYITAW/YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar President Thein Sein had tried and failed at least twice before to topple his arch-rival Shwe Mann, but when armed police burst into the headquarters of the country’s ruling party late on Aug. 12 he finally succeede…
Thousands of Lebanese protest against government in Beirut
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese police fired tear gas and water cannon and shot in the air to try to disperse thousands of protesters in Beirut calling on the government to step down for mishandling a dispute which left rubbish uncollected in the streets f…
Guatemala ministers resign after impeachment bid against president
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The last remaining ministers of Guatemalan President Otto Perez’s original cabinet said on Saturday they could no longer work in his government after prosecutors sought to impeach him for corruption, piling pressure on the he…
France train gunman identified as Islamist militant
PARIS/MADRID, France (Reuters) – Fingerprint evidence shows that the gunman overpowered by passengers on a train in France is a Morrocan known to European authorities as a suspected Islamist militant, according to a source familiar with the case.
Thousands of Lebanese protest against government in Beirut
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese police fired tear gas and water cannon and shot in the air to try to disperse thousands of protesters in Beirut calling on the government to step down for mishandling a dispute which left rubbish uncollected in the streets f…
Refugees tear through police lines at Macedonian border
GEVGELIJA, Macedonia (Reuters) – Thousands of migrants stormed across Macedonia’s border on Saturday, overwhelming security forces who threw stun grenades and lashed out with batons before apparently abandoning a bid to stem their flow through the Balk…
Kabul bomb targets foreign contractors, kills mostly Afghans
KABUL (Reuters) – A car bomb targeting a convoy carrying civilian NATO contractors killed 12 people outside a Kabul hospital on Saturday, part of a wave of attacks in the capital since news broke last month of the death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
Over 50 people killed in Syrian missile strikes at rebel areas near Damascus
AMMAN (Reuters) – At least 50 bodies were retrieved from buildings leveled to the ground after Syrian army missiles hit residential areas in the rebel-held northeast of Damascus on Saturday, rescue workers said.
India-Pakistan peace talks collapse hours before start
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Peace talks between India and Pakistan collapsed on Saturday hours before they were scheduled to start, as the nuclear-armed rivals were unable to overcome deep-rooted mutual mistrust.
Regional military chiefs finalize plans for Boko Haram force
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Military chiefs from the Lake Chad region have finalised details of the deployment of a joint force to fight Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, designating three command posts in Nigeria and Cameroon, military sources said on Sat…
