Damascus suburb residents clash with rebels: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Armed residents of the Damascus district of Douma clashed with a powerful rebel force on Saturday, a monitoring group said, in a rare instance of infighting in the area.
Brazil government says will not interfere with Petrobras probe
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government will not interfere with a police investigation into suspected graft at state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the country’s justice minister said on Saturday.
Thousands of Georgians protest against Russia, own government
TBILISI (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Georgians protested on Saturday against Russia, accusing Moscow of trying to annex the country’s breakaway regions and denouncing their own government for not doing more to defend national interests.
Scottish nationalists warn Labour on spending, nuclear submarines
PERTH Scotland (Reuters) – If Scottish nationalists support a possible minority Labour government after the 2015 election, they will demand it ends cuts to state spending and shelves any plans to deploy new nuclear weapons in Scotland, their leader sai…
UAE lists Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has formally designated the Muslim Brotherhood and local affiliates as terrorist groups, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday citing a cabinet decree.
Police arrest 60 at Dutch “Black Pete” festival
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Police arrested 60 people on Saturday as protesters clashed at a traditional Dutch festival for children which critics say is racist, but that many locals defend as harmless fun in the run up to Christmas.
Ukraine to close state offices, bank services in rebel-held east
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko issued several decrees on Saturday to shut state institutions and banking services in pro-Russian eastern regions, pressing a move to cut links with the rebel-held territory.
Rome’s anti-migrant protests highlight resentment among poor
ROME (Reuters) – Protests over a migrant center in a run-down suburb of Rome this week have exposed a crisis in poor areas of the Italian capital suffering after years of neglect and mismanagement of infrastructure compounded by Italy’s deep economic c…
Algeria’s Bouteflika leaves French hospital, flies home: police
ALGIERS/PARIS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has left a French hospital and is on a plane flying home, a French police source said on Saturday.
Serbian nationalist, released from war crimes court, rallies thousands
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A Serbian nationalist leader rallied thousands of supporters on Saturday in scenes that threaten to embarrass a U.N. war crimes court that released him on grounds of ill-health before reaching a verdict in his trial.
