Russia stages WW2 victory parade as Ukraine bristles
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Tanks and troops paraded across Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, an event boycotted by Western leaders over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis.
London protesters scuffle with police at anti-Cameron rally
LONDON (Reuters) – Protesters threw bottles, cans and smoke bombs at riot police in central London on Saturday in a demonstration against the re-election of Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron.
Fifty inmates and 12 police killed in Iraq prison break: officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Fifty inmates and 12 police died in a prison escape organized by Islamic State, Iraqi officials said on Saturday, while supporters of the group acknowledged it staged the breakout but gave different details.
Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw
JUBA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people have fled fierce fighting in South Sudan’s northern Unity State and humanitarian organizations have withdrawn staff from the area, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other groups said on…
North Korea boasts of firing ballistic missile from submarine
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it had successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, a step that would mark significant progress in the secretive state’s military capabilities.
Egyptian court sentences Mubarak and sons to three years in jail for corruption
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in jail without parole on Saturday in the retrial of a corruption case, although the trio is unlikely to go to jail again.
Burundi opposition leader to run for presidency; protests pause
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s leading opposition figure on Saturday registered to run in a coming presidential election against Pierre Nkurunziza, whose quest for a third term has sparked two weeks of protests.
U.S., allies conduct 28 air strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
The United States and its allies have conducted 15 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria and 13 in Iraq since Friday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement.
Moroccan government sues authors of report accusing it of spying: state news agency
RABAT (Reuters) – The Moroccan Interior Ministry has filed a lawsuit against a group behind a report that allegedly accuses the intelligence services of spying on rights activists and journalists, according to the state news agency MAP.
Bodies of Pakistan crash victims brought to capital
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military brought the bodies of two ambassadors and two ambassadors’ wives to Islamabad on Saturday, a day after they were killed in a helicopter crash in northern mountains as they where inspecting a tourism project.
