China targets rights lawyers as crackdown on activists widens
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have widened a crackdown on human rights groups, detaining or questioning more than 50 lawyers and activists in a sweep over the past few days, rights groups say.
Serbian PM forced to flee Srebrenica massacre memorial
POTOCARI, Bosnia (Reuters) – Serbia’s prime minister was forced to flee a ceremony held to mark 20 years since the Srebrenica massacre on Saturday, when mourners hurled stones and bottles at him in what his government later described as an attempted as…
Fidel Castro, 88, makes second public appearance in a week
HAVANA (Reuters) – Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, 88, made his second public appearance in a week on Thursday, meeting with military officers and civilians who were honored for their performance in food production, official media reported on Satu…
Latest clashes between Libyan soldiers, Islamists in Benghazi kill 19: medics
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Around 19 people have been killed and 80 wounded in heavy clashes between Libyan soldiers and Islamist fighters in the eastern city of Benghazi in the past three days, medics said on Saturday.
Euro zone demands more from Greece, delays decision on aid
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Skeptical euro zone finance ministers demanded on Saturday that Greece go beyond painful austerity measures accepted by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras if he wants them to open negotiations on a third bailout for his bankrupt country…
France says ‘decision time’ has come in Iran nuclear talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister appeared to put pressure on the United States and Iran on Saturday to speed up nuclear talks, saying all issues were now on the table and that the time had come to make a decision.
Mali makes arrests linked to Islamist attacks: sources
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The Malian army captured two people linked to Islamist group Ansar Dine and seized evidence linking them to planned attacks, security sources said on Saturday.
Serbian PM forced to flee Srebrenica massacre memorial
POTOCARI, Bosnia (Reuters) – Serbia’s prime minister was forced to flee a ceremony held to mark 20 years since the Srebrenica massacre on Saturday, when mourners hurled stones and bottles at him in what his government later described as an attempted as…
Bombing and heavy fighting break Yemen truce: residents
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi-led air strikes and heavy shelling between warring factions shook several cities in Yemen on Saturday, residents said, violating a United Nations humanitarian truce which took effect just before midnight.
Fidel Castro, 88, makes second public appearance in a week
HAVANA (Reuters) – Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, 88, made his second public appearance in a week on Thursday, meeting with military officers and civilians who were honored for their performance in food production, official media reported on Satu…
