Yemeni president demands Houthis quit Sanaa amid new fighting
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday accused the Iranian-allied Houthi militia that controls the capital Sanaa of staging a coup against him, and said he would “raise Yemen’s flag” in the Houthis’ northern stronghold.
Iran rejects ‘bullying’ as West stresses unity in nuclear talks
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s top leader voiced mistrust on Saturday of U.S. efforts to reach a nuclear deal, even as Washington and its allies spoke of real progress and urged Tehran to take “difficult decisions”.
Obama says it is now ‘hard to find a path’ on Israeli-Palestinian peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a fresh rebuke to Benjamin Netanyahu, President Barack Obama said the Israeli leader’s pre-election disavowal of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict makes it “hard to find a path” toward serious negotiatio…
Libya’s official government bombs capital, commander loyal to Tripoli killed
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s official government conducted air strikes on Saturday against airports and a military camp in the capital Tripoli, controlled by a rival government, and killed a senior commander loyal to that government, off…
Nine British medical students believed to be in Syria: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Nine British medical students have traveled to Syria, apparently to work in hospitals controlled by Islamic State, Britain’s Observer newspaper reported on Saturday.
Iraqi Sunnis accuse Shi’ite paramilitaries of burning homes outside Tikrit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two Iraqi local officials and a police officer accused Shi’ite paramilitary forces on Saturday of burning and looting homes in the town of al-Dour after capturing the area during a military campaign to oust Islamic State fighters.
Islamic State calls on backers to kill 100 U.S. military personnel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State has posted online what it says are the names, U.S. addresses and photos of 100 American military service members, and called upon its “brothers residing in America” to kill them.
Senegal opposition selects on-trial Wade as presidential candidate
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s main opposition party on Saturday chose Karim Wade as its candidate at the next presidential election, even though a court is about to rule on corruption charges that could put him behind bars for seven years.
Chilean Catholics protest naming of Bishop linked to sex abuse
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Black balloons in hand, hundreds of Catholics gathered at a church in the small Chilean city of Osorno on Saturday to protest the appointment of bishop Juan Barros, accused of protecting one of the nation’s most notorious pedophile…
Pope asks Naples mobsters to repent and stop ‘mothers’ tears’
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged members of organized crime to turn away from violence and exploitation and stop the “tears of the mothers of Naples” after visiting one of the city’s most violent and drug-infested neighborhoods on Saturday….
