Separatist rebels attack army in northern Malian town
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Tuareg separatist rebels attacked Malian army positions in the northern town of Dire on Saturday, as rising violence threatened to derail a U.N.-backed peace deal due to be signed this month.
Customs checks hold up relief for Nepal quake victims: U.N.
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Customs inspections at Kathmandu airport are holding up vital relief supplies for earthquake survivors in Nepal, a U.N. official said on Saturday, as the death toll from the disaster a week ago passed 6,600.
Protests against Burundi president’s election plan paused
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi protest organizers on Saturday called a two-day pause in demonstrations against the president’s move to seek a third term, which they says violates the constitution and endangers the peace deal that ended civil war in 2005…
France says confidence restored with Germany after spy claims
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Saturday that “mutual confidence” had been re-established with Germany after German media reported the country’s foreign intelligence agency had helped the United States to spy on French firms and government offices.
French patrol ship rescues 217 migrants off Libya coast
PARIS (Reuters) – A French patrol ship rescued 217 migrants from three small boats that had run into trouble off the coast of Libya on Saturday, the maritime police said in a statement.
North Korea arrests South Korean NYU student for illegal entry
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Saturday said it had arrested a South Korean college student, holding a U.S. green card, for illegal entry into the country.
Death toll from U.S.-led strike rises to 52 civilians in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The death toll from an air strike by U.S.-led forces on the northern Syrian province of Aleppo has risen to 52 including seven children, a group monitoring the conflict said on Saturday.
Quake magnitude 5.7 strikes south-southeast of Japan, depth 10 km: USGS
LONDON (Reuters) – An earth tremor of magnitude 5.7 struck 185 km (115 miles) south-southeast of Japan’s Izu islands on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said.
Qatar says hosting dialogue with Taliban, Afghan officials
DOHA, Qatar (Reuters) – Qatar said on Saturday it was hosting a dialogue this weekend between Afghan officials and representatives of the Taliban insurgents on ways to end the country’s long war.
Italy opposition calls for minister to go after Expo riots
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian prosecutors opened an investigation on Saturday into rioting in Milan that disrupted the start of Expo 2015, while opposition parties called on the interior minister to resign.
