After midnight in the library, Putin sets out his world view
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – It was two minutes before midnight when Russian President Vladimir Putin finally entered the meeting room in the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library, more than three hours late, to be interviewed by a dozen exhausted jo…
Saudi Arabia warns citizens against sharing ‘faked’ documents after Wikileaks release
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Saturday urged its citizens not to distribute “documents that might be faked” in an apparent response to WikiLeaks’ publication on Friday of more than 60,000 documents it says are secret Saudi diplomatic communication…
U.S., allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, six in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and coalition forces targeted the Islamic State on Friday with 16 air strikes in Iraq and six in Syria, the U.S. military said in a statement on Saturday.
Poland’s Kaczynski names deputy party leader as potential PM
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish conservative opposition party Law and Justice on Saturday named deputy leader Beata Szydlo as its candidate for prime minister after this year’s parliamentary election, which, according to opinion polls, the party is poised to…
Election success depends on stability of Myanmar: Suu Kyi
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Saturday the country would need to be stable for an election due in November to be successful and urged her party’s candidates to be open about their assets.
Thailand says 175 exposed to MERS patient; South Korea reports no new case
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A total of 175 people were exposed to Thailand’s only case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the patient’s condition has improved, the health ministry said on Saturday.
France’s Fabius to meet Iran’s Zarif on nuclear talks: diplomatic source
CAIRO (Reuters) – France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius will meet his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday to discuss the final round of talks over Iran’s nuclear program beginning later that week, a senior French diplomatic source sai…
Syrian rebels set eyes on divided Aleppo
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian insurgents say they have begun a campaign to capture full control of the divided city of Aleppo, Syria’s most populous city before it become a main battleground in its four-year-old civil war.
Five Libyan troops killed by mortar in Benghazi: source
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – At least five Libyan troops were killed late on Friday when a mortar landed in the eastern city of Benghazi where pro-government forces have been fighting against a mix of Islamist militant brigades, medical sources said.
Islamists kill eight officers in attack on Somali police station
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Gunmen from the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab killed at least eight officers in a raid on a police station near the capital, police and the militants said on Saturday.
