Biden sees ‘less than even’ chance of nuclear deal with Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday there was a “less than even shot” of a nuclear deal with Iran but that it was still worth pursuing.
Spain’s PM Rajoy says would stand for election again
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Saturday he would stand for election again if put forward as a candidate by the ruling People’s Party (PP), a government spokeswoman said.
Putin, Hollande hope Ukraine ceasefire will soon take hold
MOSCOW (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said after an impromptu visit to Russia for crisis talks with Vladimir Putin on Saturday that a ceasefire could take hold in eastern Ukraine in the next few days.
Nigeria detains Russian cargo plane with military shipment to Chad
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria detained a Russian cargo plane and its French-speaking crew on Saturday after it made an unauthorised landing in the northern city of Kano with military hardware bound for neighbouring Chad, a security source said.
Egypt court sentences seven jihadists to death in Sinai case
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court has sentenced to death seven men, including prominent Islamist militant Adel Habara, over the killing of 25 policemen last year in an attack near the border with Israel, judicial sources said on Saturday.
Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF confirms Mugabe’s wife as women’s head
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party confirmed President Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace as the new head of its women’s wing at a congress on Saturday, underlining her swift political rise in the troubled southern African country.
U.S. condemns Gambia over disappearances, new anti-gay law
BANJUL (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s National Security Council (NSC) has voiced concern over Gambia’s moves to block access to top United Nations human rights investigators and enact tough new legislation against homosexuality.
Pakistan military kills al-Qaeda leader wanted in U.S.
WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani helicopter gunships staged a predawn raid on a militant hideout on Saturday and shot dead a top al-Qaeda operative wanted for plotting to bomb the New York subway system, the military said.
Death toll from suicide attack in Somali town rises to 15
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The death toll in twin suicide bombings on a restaurant in Baidoa northwest of the Somali capital on Friday has risen to 15, a hospital official said on Saturday.
Somali prime minister voted out of office by lawmakers
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Members of parliament voted Somalia’s prime minister out of office on Saturday for the second time in a year, a move Western donors had warned would threaten the war-torn nation’s fragile recovery.
