Mexico strengthens security in restive south ahead of Sunday vote
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government has moved about 40,000 federal police, soldiers and marines into several restive southern states to try to safeguard Sunday’s midterm elections, a source close to the operation said on Saturday.
Turks to vote in election set to shape Erdogan’s legacy
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turks go to the polls on Sunday in the closest parliamentary election in more than a decade, one that could pave the way for President Tayyip Erdogan to amass greater power or end 12 years of single-party rule for the AK Party he f…
Venezuelan president cancels Rome meeting with Pope due to flu
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday he had canceled a planned trip to Rome, during which he was due to meet Pope Francis, because he is sick with flu.
Sudan’s Bashir changes foreign, defense, oil ministers: state TV
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir announced a new government with changes to the defense, foreign affairs and oil portfolios, state television said on Saturday, days after the start of his new presidential term.
Sudan changes ministers of defence, foreign affairs, oil: state TV
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir announced a new government with changes to the defence, foreign affairs and oil portfolios, state television said on Saturday, days after the start of his new presidential term.
Burundi opposition leader says elections must be held by August
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi opposition leader Agathon Rwasa said a presidential election must be held by August at the latest, but a fair vote was unlikely without security and a free media.
Rocket fired from Gaza strikes Israel, no casualties: military
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A rocket fired from the Hamas-controled Gaza Strip struck southern Israel on Saturday, causing no damage or casualties, Israel’s military said.
Scud missile fired at Saudi Arabia as 38 Yemenis reported killed
DUBAI/SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s dominant Houthi group and its army allies fired a Scud missile at Saudi Arabia which the kingdom said it shot down on Saturday, in a major escalation of two months of war.
Pope in Sarajevo, urges lasting ethnic and religious peace
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged Bosnians on Saturday to seek lasting ethnic and religious harmony to heal the deep, lingering wounds of the 1992-1995 war that devastated the former Yugoslav republic.
Turkey’s Erdogan trades accusations with Kurdish leader after bombs
ISTANBUL/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party on Saturday accused President Tayyip Erdogan of failing to show respect for two of its supporters who died in a bomb attack, a day before polls that could see it thwart his b…
