Serbian military helicopter crashes, seven dead including child
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A Serbian military helicopter carrying a sick baby for treatment in Belgrade crashed near the capital’s main airport on Friday evening, the defense ministry said on Saturday.
Egypt sacks 41 judges for supporting the Brotherhood: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian disciplinary court ordered 41 judges into compulsory retirement on Saturday for supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, judicial sources said, the latest move in a sweeping crackdown on political dissent.
Kurds battle Islamic State in Syria, U.S.-led coalition jets strike
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-led coalition jets struck Islamic State positions in northeast Syria for the second day in a row, in an area where the militants are battling Kurdish forces, a Kurdish official and a group monitoring the war said on Saturday.
Philippine police report was speculative: president’s spokesman
MANILA (Reuters) – A spokesman for Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Saturday rejected findings of an official police inquiry about a clash that puts serious doubt on the government’s peace process, describing it as speculative.
About 50 dead as Myanmar ferry sinks in bad weather
YANGON (Reuters) – About 50 people were believed to have drowned off Myanmar when a ferry sank in bad weather, government officials said on Saturday, though residents said they believed more people on the overcrowded vessel had died.
Yemeni opposition announces united front against Houthis
SANAA (Reuters) – Opponents of Yemen’s Houthi militia announced the formation of a national alliance on Saturday to restore the authority of the state, in a major shakeup of Yemen’s political landscape.
Romanian finmin to keep key role in tax cuts despite investigation: PM
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian Finance Minister Darius Valcov will continue to play a key role in the government’s plans to cut all the country’s major taxes, despite becoming the subject of a corruption investigation, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said …
Germany invites Egyptian president for state visit: Handelsblatt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s economy minister on Saturday invited the Egyptian president for a state visit to Germany, the newspaper Handelsblatt reported in its online edition.
Death toll four in attack on Kenya governor convoy, says official
ISIOLO, Kenya (Reuters) – An attack by suspected Somali Islamist gunmen on a convoy of a Kenyan state governor killed three police officers and a regional elder, a regional official said on Saturday.
U.S. warns of possible attacks on Western oil workers in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – Western oil workers in Saudi Arabia may be the target of militant attacks, the U.S. embassy warned on Friday.
