Thousands of Lebanese protest against government in Beirut
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese police fired tear gas and water cannon and shot in the air to try to disperse thousands of protesters in Beirut calling on the government to step down for mishandling a dispute which left rubbish uncollected in the streets f…
Refugees tear through police lines at Macedonian border
GEVGELIJA, Macedonia (Reuters) – Thousands of migrants stormed across Macedonia’s border on Saturday, overwhelming security forces who threw stun grenades and lashed out with batons before apparently abandoning a bid to stem their flow through the Balk…
Kabul bomb targets foreign contractors, kills mostly Afghans
KABUL (Reuters) – A car bomb targeting a convoy carrying civilian NATO contractors killed 12 people outside a Kabul hospital on Saturday, part of a wave of attacks in the capital since news broke last month of the death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
Over 50 people killed in Syrian missile strikes at rebel areas near Damascus
AMMAN (Reuters) – At least 50 bodies were retrieved from buildings leveled to the ground after Syrian army missiles hit residential areas in the rebel-held northeast of Damascus on Saturday, rescue workers said.
India-Pakistan peace talks collapse hours before start
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Peace talks between India and Pakistan collapsed on Saturday hours before they were scheduled to start, as the nuclear-armed rivals were unable to overcome deep-rooted mutual mistrust.
Regional military chiefs finalize plans for Boko Haram force
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Military chiefs from the Lake Chad region have finalised details of the deployment of a joint force to fight Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, designating three command posts in Nigeria and Cameroon, military sources said on Sat…
IRA still exists but with ‘radically different’ purpose: police chief
BELFAST (Reuters) – Some organizational structure of the Irish Republican Army still exists a decade after its public disbandment but there is no evidence it was involved in two recent murders, the head of Northern Ireland’s police force said on Saturd…
Venezuela border closing hurts innocent people: Colombian president
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Venezuela’s closure of two border crossings with Colombia hurts innocent people, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday, adding that he hoped to speak to his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro to find a solution….
U.S.-led coalition stages 27 air strikes on Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its coalition partners targeted Islamic State in 27 air strikes in Friday’s round of daily attacks on the militant group in Iraq and Syria, the Command Joint Task Force said in a statement on Saturday.
Pakistan says peace talks with India cannot be held
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Peace talks between India and Pakistan collapsed on Saturday, hours before they were scheduled to start, with Pakistan saying the talks will not serve any purpose.
