Armed men in central Mali kill two police officers in ambush attack
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Unidentified attackers ambushed a police post in the central Mopti region of Mali on Saturday, killing two police officers standing guard, an army spokesman said.
Iran says finds unexpectedly high uranium reserve
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has discovered an unexpectedly high reserve of uranium and will soon begin extracting the radioactive element at a new mine, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Saturday.
Greece’s Syriza, New Democracy still hard to separate, polls show
ATHENS (Reuters) – The leftist Syriza party of former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras maintained a wafer-thin pre-election lead over conservative New Democracy in three opinion polls on Saturday, with a fourth putting them level-pegging.
Tunisians protest economic amnesty bill
TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Tunisians marched in the capital Tunis on Saturday to protest a proposed law giving amnesty to businessmen accused of corruption during the rule of ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali.
Canada creates emergency relief fund to aid Middle East refugees
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada will create an emergency relief fund by matching the donations of Canadians to assist refugees in conflict zones in the Middle East, the minister of international development said on Saturday.
At least 85 killed in Indian restaurant explosions
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 85 people were killed when a cooking gas cylinder blew up in a crowded restaurant in central India on Saturday, triggering a second blast of mining detonators stored illegally nearby, police said.
U.S., allies conduct 25 air strikes against Islamic State militants: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition led by the United States bombarded Islamic State militants on Friday with 22 air strikes in Iraq and three in Syria, according to a statement released on Saturday.
At least 16 Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi-led air strikes: medics
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 16 Yemeni civilians including ten people from a single family were killed in nationwide air strikes by a Saudi-led military coalition on Saturday, medics in three provinces said.
Poland’s main parties present election promises to lure voters
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s ruling Civic Platform (PO) party and opposition Law and Justice (PiS) announced their economic programs on Saturday, vying for voters before the October parliamentary elections.
In shadow of Erdogan, Turkey’s AKP re-elects Davutoglu leader
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party re-elected Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as its chairman at a congress on Saturday where the longest shadow was cast by a politician who, officially at least, is no longer a member: President Tayyip Erdogan….
