UN investigation finds corruption in Afghan police oversight division
KABUL (Reuters) – A United Nations sponsored report has found that Afghanistan government officials who headed oversight of the police suppressed complaints of corruption against the force and has recommended their dismissal, according to a copy of the document seen by Reuters. 
Greece wants EU/IMF deal but impasse could bring referendum: deputy PM
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece aims for a deal with its creditors over a reforms package but will not retreat from its red lines, the country’s deputy prime minister told the Sunday newspaper To Vima, not ruling out a referendum or early polls if talks reac…
Nine gang members killed in army operation in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – At least nine members of the gang Barrio 18 were killed in El Salvador on Saturday in a confrontation with the army, which has taken on a larger role in fighting violence in the poor Central American nation.
South Korea police clash with protesters over ferry disaster
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police clashed with thousands of protesters, blocking their way to the presidential palace, where they hoped to demand a more vigorous government response to a ferry disaster that claimed more than 300 lives a year ago.
Car bomb kills three outside U.S. consulate in Iraq’s Kurdish capital
ERBIL (Reuters) – A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State killed three people on Friday outside the U.S. consulate in Erbil, in a relatively rare attack in the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
Afghan blast kills 33; president blames Islamic State
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad killed 33 people and injured more than 100 on Saturday, setting off a blast outside a bank where government workers collect salaries, the city’s police chief…
South Africa’s Zuma visits immigrants displaced by anti-foreigner violence
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma on Saturday canceled a state visit to Indonesia to deal with a wave of anti-immigrant violence at home and promised peace to those who wished to remain in Africa’s most advanced economy.
Putin says ready to work with United States: TV
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has key interests in common with the United States and needs to work with it on a common agenda, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday in a television interview.
Greece wants EU/IMF deal but impasse could bring referendum: deputy PM
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece aims for a deal with its creditors over a reforms package but will not retreat from its red lines, the country’s deputy prime minister told the Sunday newspaper To Vima, not ruling out a referendum or early polls if talks reac…
Yemen government rejects Iranian peace plan
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s government has rejected a four-point peace plan for the country that Iran submitted to the United Nations, a spokesman said on Saturday.
