Cubans stunned by Kerry speech, but skeptical of change
HAVANA (Reuters) – The sight was so unlikely that some Cubans could scarcely believe it: a U.S. secretary of state lecturing their Communist government about democracy and human rights on state television.
Scotland’s Labour elects new leader after crushing defeat
LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish arm of the opposition Labour Party announced on Saturday that members had elected Kezia Dugdale as their new leader to replace Jim Murphy, who resigned following the party’s catastrophic defeat in a general election in M…
Egypt’s deposed president Mursi appeals death sentence: lawyer
CAIRO (Reuters) – The court-appointed legal team representing deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi filed an appeal on Saturday at the country’s highest court challenging sentences of life imprisonment and death handed down in June, Mursi’s lawyer s…
Euro ministers give blessing to Greek bailout, wooing IMF on debt
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers have agreed to lend Greece up to 86 billion euros ($96 billion) after Greek lawmakers accepted their stiff conditions despite a revolt by supporters of leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Russian, Iranian foreign ministers to discuss nuclear plan, Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet on Monday to discuss the Iranian nuclear program and peace efforts in Syria, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Japan emperor expresses ‘deep remorse’ on WW2 anniversary
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Emperor Akihito marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two with an expression of “deep remorse” over the conflict on Saturday, a departure from his annual script which could be seen as a subtle rebuke of Prime Mi…
Somali lawmakers seek to remove president over corruption claims
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali lawmakers have a filed a motion to parliament to dismiss President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, accusing him of abuse of office, one of the authors of the motion said.
Afghan police arrest five over public beating video
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan police arrested five people near the northern town of Sar-e-Pul on Saturday after they were filmed beating a man and his daughter accused of robbery by a village fortune teller, the interior ministry said.
Anti-Houthi fighters take Shabwa in southern Yemen advance
ADEN (Reuters) – Forces loyal to exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi seized Yemen’s southern province of Shabwa on Saturday, residents and tribesmen said, building momentum after weeks of victories against the dominant Houthi movement.
Modi says pro-poor, stays quiet on big business in key address
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sought to shed an image that he governs for big business, vowing to help the poor and create jobs in a speech aimed at bolstering popularity rather than tackling setbacks to economic…
