Rival Libya militants fight Islamic State amid suicide bombings
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan Islamist militant alliance joined forces with local people in Derna to drive back Islamic State fighters, capturing the group’s Yemeni commander and retaking a city courthouse, local residents said on Saturday.
Bratislava hospital tests South Korean man in suspected MERS case
PRAGUE (Reuters) – A Bratislava hospital is testing a 38-year-old South Korean man for possible Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a spokeswoman said on Saturday.
Iran’s Rouhani aims to limit nuclear inspections, warns of talks delay
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday a comprehensive nuclear deal could be delayed if world powers brought new issues into play, and he would not accept a U.N. inspections regime that jeopardized state secrets.
Madagascar court throws out impeachment of president
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Madagascar’s constitutional court on Saturday threw out parliament’s impeachment of President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, calling the move “unfounded” and helping to avoid a political crisis.
Hong Kong democrats intent on vetoing reforms, talks with China fizzle
(This story has been refiled to correct headline of May 31 story to show democrats plan veto of reform package, not vote.)
Syrian Kurds push deeper into Islamic State stronghold
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said it began an advance towards an Islamic State-held town at the Turkish border on Saturday, thrusting deeper into the jihadists’ stronghold of Raqqa province in a campaign backed by U.S.-led air stri…
Egypt opens Rafah crossing into Gaza in sign of easing tensions
GAZA (Reuters) – Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Saturday to allow Palestinians to travel in and out of the Gaza Strip for the first time in three months, in a possible sign of easing tension between Cairo and Gaza’s dominant Islamist Hamas m…
Tunisian diplomats kidnapped in Tripoli in good condition: Libyan official
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Ten Tunisian consular staff kidnapped in Libya’s capital Tripoli are in good condition and contact has been made with their captors, the interior minister for Libya’s self-declared government said on Saturday.
Air strikes kill 20 suspected militants in Pakistan: military
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Air strikes killed 20 suspected militants in the restive northwest of Pakistan on Saturday, the military said, as it marked the one-year anniversary of an anti-Taliban offensive in the area.
Nine dead in air raid on area inhabited by Yemeni ex-leader’s relatives
SANAA (Reuters) – Nine people were killed when Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed a district in the Yemeni capital Sanaa inhabited by relatives of ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, residents and medics said.
