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…
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.
Islamic State says behind bombing at Italian consulate in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack at the Italian consulate in central Cairo on Saturday, in an escalation of violence that suggests militants are opening a new front against foreigners in Egypt.
Burundi presidential poll delayed amid worsening violence
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s presidential election has been postponed to July 21 from July 15, a presidential spokesman said on Saturday, after African leaders urged a delay to try to halt worsening violence in a nation that emerged from civil war o…
Suicide bomber in burqa kills 15 people in Chad capital
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – A man dressed in a woman’s burqa blew himself up in the main market in Chad’s capital N’Djamena early on Saturday, killing 15 people and injuring 80, a police spokesman said.
U.S. air strike kills Islamic State leader in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – The top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan has been killed by a U.S. air strike in the country’s east, officials said on Saturday, the fourth ex-Taliban who declared loyalty to the Middle East-based militants to be assassinated wi…
U.S. reports 34 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies carried out 34 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on Friday, the U.S. military said.
Spain’s Rajoy points to Greek turmoil in appeal to voters
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain faces a stark choice in looming elections between growth and economic turmoil similar to Greece’s, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Saturday, taking a swipe at leftist opponents as his party gears up for one of its toughest…
