Most French people give thumbs down to Hollande in poll
PARIS (Reuters) – More than 80 percent of French people do not want Francois Hollande to stand for re-election in the next presidential contest in 2017 due to his poor economic record, according to a poll ahead of his third anniversary in power later t…
Canada PM arrives in Iraq on surprise visit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in Iraq on Saturday for a surprise visit expected to include a meeting with Canadian soldiers advising Iraqi troops fighting Islamic State militants.
Soul-searching over quake ends Everest climbing season
LUKLA, Nepal/KATHMANDU (Reuters) – As rescuers lose hope of finding more survivors in Nepal’s earthquake disaster zone, a separate drama has unfolded high above them on Mount Everest where the hopes of a few rich climbers and some of their sherpas have…
Dozens tried for mob killing of Afghan woman that sparked outcry
KABUL (Reuters) – Dozens of Afghan men including several policemen faced trial on Saturday over the mob killing in Kabul of a 27-year-old woman accused of burning a Koran, a lynching that prompted unprecedented protests.
Maldives police arrest 192, opposition leader, after clashes
MALE (Reuters) – Maldives police arrested 193 people including the leader of an opposition party after clashes broke out late on Friday with protesters demanding the government free the Indian Ocean archipelago’s ex-president from prison.
Kerry says U.S. wants to renew ties with Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday the United States wanted to renew ties with Sri Lanka and announced the start of an annual bilateral dialogue after years of tensions with the island nation’s former government.
Britain awaits royal birth as duchess Kate goes into labor
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain was awaiting the arrival of the newest member of its royal family on Saturday as Kate, the wife of Prince William, was admitted to hospital in the early stages of labor.
Burundi protesters call for a two-day pause in demonstrations
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi protest organizers on Saturday called for a two-day halt to demonstrations against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s move to seek a third term, which they says violates the constitution and endangers the peace deal that ended …
Malaysia arrests 30 at mass protest against new tax – Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police arrested 30 protesters at a rally of more than 10,000 people in Kuala Lumpur, demonstrating against a new tax, city police chief Tajudin Md Isa said, state-run Bernama news agency reported a day after the prote…
Flash floods kill five as torrential rains hit Australia’s east coast
PERTH (Reuters) – Flash floods killed five people in south-east Queensland when their cars were swept away following a rain storm on Australia’s east coast, police said on Saturday.
