Brazil’s prosecutor seeks to probe into Rousseff’s campaign funds
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s chief prosecutor requested the Supreme Court authorization to probe President Dilma Rousseff’s 2010 and 2014 campaign financing, newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo reported on Saturday citing unnamed sources.
Kerry tells Lavrov of U.S. concern over Russian moves in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry expressed U.S. concern over reports of Russia’s enhanced military build-up in Syria in a telephone call on Saturday with his Russian counterpart, the State Department said.
Morocco’s Islamists win key urban posts in local election
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s ruling Islamist party won most of the country’s key cities during Friday’s local elections, further expanding its reach after four years of leading a coalition government that undertook major fiscal reforms.
U.S., allies launch 25 air strikes in Iraq, eight in Syria: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and coalition forces launched 25 air strikes in Iraq and eight in Syria on Friday against Islamic State targets, the U.S. military said.
Tajik police ‘closing in’ on renegade general after clashes
MOSCOW/ALMATY (Reuters) – Police in Tajikistan said on Saturday they were closing in on a sacked deputy defense minister accused of ordering gun attacks around the capital Dushanbe, amid rising tension between the pro-Moscow secular government and Isla…
Greek polls show Syriza’s lead over conservatives shrinking
ATHENS (Reuters) – Former Greek premier Alexis Tsipras’s Syriza party is narrowly ahead of its main conservative rival, the New Democracy party, but its lead is shrinking, according to two opinion polls published on Saturday.
French Front National founder creates new party after expulsion
PARIS (Reuters) – Jean-Marie Le Pen, the expelled founder of France’s National Front (FN), launched a new party on Saturday, adding fuel to a family feud that has dogged his daughter Marine’s campaign to become president.
At least four die as violence flares in eastern Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Clashes between Kurdish militants and security forces in eastern Turkey killed at least four people on Saturday in the latest flare up of violence since the collapse in July of a two-year-old ceasefire.
Pakistan says agrees with Afghanistan to stop blame game over attacks
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to end a blame game over a spate of attacks and work to restore trust, Pakistan’s foreign policy chief said.
Coalition attacks Yemen capital after UAE, Saudi soldiers killed
SANAA (Reuters) – Warplanes from the United Arab Emirates struck Houthi targets across Yemen, state news agency WAM said on Saturday, a day after at least 60 soldiers from a Saudi-led coalition, mostly Emiratis, were killed in an attack in central Yeme…
