Kosovo police fire teargas in anti-government protest
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo police fired teargas on Saturday evening to disperse thousands of protesters throwing stones at a government building in a demonstration called by ethnic Albanian opposition parties.
Spain arrests four in swoop of suspected militant cell in north Africa
MADRID (Reuters) – Police in Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta arrested four men on Saturday suspected of belonging to a militant Islamist network that may have been planning an attack in Spain, the interior ministry said.
Unlikely buddies Obama and Modi aim high on India trip
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – In a fresh bid to make India an enduring strategic partner, U.S. President Barack Obama lands in New Delhi on Sunday for a highly symbolic parade and to nurture friendship with a prime minister who until last year was persona non …
Thousands stage anti-Houthi protests across Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets on Saturday in the biggest demonstrations yet against the Houthi group that dominates the country, two days after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s resignation left the country in political li…
Thousands of Palestinians protest Charlie Hebdo Mohammad cartoon
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Thousands of Palestinians rallied in the occupied West Bank on Saturday to protest against the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.
Protester killed in Egypt ahead of anniversary of 2011 uprising
CAIRO (Reuters) – A woman protester was shot dead in central Cairo on Saturday, security sources said, one day before the anniversary of the popular uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
Ruling coalition in Kenya moves to create a single party
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s ruling coalition, which includes former, bitter ethnic and political rivals, on Saturday moved closer to merging into a single Jubilee Alliance Party ahead of elections due in 2017.
Lebanese army says three more soldiers killed in Friday’s attack
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese army said on Saturday three more soldiers were killed in fighting on Friday between troops and militants who attacked an army post near the border with Syria.
Greek leftists Syriza keep poll lead ahead of election
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s leftwing Syriza party kept its steady lead in the last opinion polls to be issued ahead of Sunday’s general election, with questions remaining over whether it will be able to govern alone or need the support of a coalition p…
U.S., allies conduct air strikes in Syria and Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its coalition partners have launched another round of air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, conducting 26 strikes since early Friday.
