Egypt’s president asks oil minister to form new cabinet after government resigns
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday asked Oil Minister Sherif Ismail to form a new cabinet within one week after the government submitted its resignation, a statement from the presidency said.
Seventeen killed in Zambian bus crash – police
LUSAKA (Reuters) – At least 17 people died when a bus and lorry collided west of the Zambian capital Lusaka on Saturday, police said.
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric condemns kidnapping of Turkish workers
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric on Saturday condemned the abduction of 18 Turkish workers from Baghdad last week after the release of a video showed the hostages held by Shi’ite gunmen who threatened to attack Turkish interests.
Syrian war seen displacing a million more this year: U.N. official
BEIRUT (Reuters) – One million more people will be displaced within Syria by the end of the year if the war there continues unabated, potentially adding to the flow of refugees to Europe, a senior U.N. official said.
Resounding election victory signals confidence in Singapore’s future: PM
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong basked in his party’s thumping election victory on Saturday, declaring it a sign that the city-state has found a formula to keep it on the path of success half a century after it won indepe…
Protests continue over Ivory Coast president’s re-election bid
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – A second day of violent protests broke out in at least two towns in Ivory Coast on Friday over incumbent President Alassane Ouattara’s candidacy in an October election, witnesses said on Saturday.
Remains of nine bodies found in Mexican state of Veracruz
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The remains of nine corpses were discovered in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, the state prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
Japan resumes search for 16 missing as flood evacuees wait to return home
TOKYO (Reuters) – Search teams using boats and helicopters resumed looking on Saturday for at least 16 people still missing after torrential rain and flooding across Japan this week, while thousands waited to return to their homes as waters slowly rece…
Canada’s Harper shifts to politics of fear amid refugee crisis: analysts
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, stung by criticism over his government’s slow response to the Syrian refugee crisis, shifted the focus of his re-election campaign to national security on Friday, a move analysts said brings t…
Ally of slain Russian politician takes on Kremlin in regional vote
KOSTROMA, Russia (Reuters) – Six months after opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead outside the Kremlin in an unsolved contract killing, one of his closest allies is trying to take on Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party in regional electio…
