Israel names new chief for its armed forces
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Saturday announced the appointment of a new chief of staff of its armed forces, Major-General Gadi Eisenkot, who has spent much of his operational career confronting Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon.
Germany’s Gabriel says sees Berlin backing EU-Canada trade deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said he expected his Social Democrat party (SPD) would back Europe’s free trade agreement with Canada (CETA), which has faced opposition from party left-wingers due to its investment protection c…
Bahrainis vote in second round of parliamentary election
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrainis voted in the second round of a parliamentary election on Saturday, a poll boycotted by the tiny Gulf monarchy’s Shi’ite-led opposition which accuses the government of gerrymandering and says parliament lacks powers.
Tanzanian leader declares himself free of cancer after surgery
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete declared himself cancer-free on Saturday after undergoing prostate surgery in the United States earlier this month.
Arabs set to call for U.N. Security Council vote on Palestinian state
CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab foreign ministers met on Saturday to agree a draft resolution setting a deadline for the creation of a Palestinian state and to agree on a date to present it to the United Nations Security Council for a vote.
France’s Sarkozy hopes to cement comeback as party votes for leader
PARIS (Reuters) – Nicolas Sarkozy’s hopes of running for a new French presidential term in 2017 faced a crucial first test on Saturday as members of his crisis-ridden conservative UMP party voted for a new leader.
Fifteen dead, 14 hurt in attack in China’s Xinjiang: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Fifteen people were killed when a group threw explosives into a crowded street where vendors were selling food in China’s restive region of Xinjiang, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
Candidate backed by pro-independence party claims victory in Taipei mayor race
TAIPEI (Reuters) – An independent candidate backed by Taiwan’s opposition, pro-independence party on Saturday claimed victory in local elections as the next mayor of Taipei, breaking the ruling party’s 16-year hold on the island’s capital.
Two die in southern Algerian rioting over housing, jobs
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Two demonstrators were killed when clashes broke out late on Friday between riot police and residents demanding better living conditions in southern Algeria, residents and a hospital said.
Greenland’s ruling party to seek coalition after narrow election win
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Greenland’s ruling Siumut Party narrowly won a snap election, results showed on Saturday, but its new leader Kim Kielsen will need to build a coalition to form a government to deal with a shrinking economy and reassure foreign in…
