Five killed in second day of Charlie Hebdo protests in Niger
NIAMEY (Reuters) – At least five people were killed on Saturday in protests in Niger against Charlie Hebdo’s cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, authorities said, bringing the death toll from two days of violence in the country to 10.
Troops take to Belgian streets to guard against attacks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium is deploying hundreds of troops to guard possible terrorism targets, including Jewish sites and diplomatic missions, following deadly raids on an Islamist cell, the defense minister said on Saturday.
Pope to conclude Asian trip with huge outdoor Mass in Manila
MANILA (Reuters) – Pope Francis wraps up his Asian trip on Sunday with an outdoor Mass expected to draw one of the largest crowds in Philippine history.
Greek authorities question Belgium attack plot suspects
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek authorities have detained several people for questioning in connection with the foiled Islamist plot to attack Belgian police, Greek police said on Saturday.
Fighting rages anew at Ukraine airport, three soldiers killed
KIEV (Reuters) – Fighting raged on Saturday at the main airport of Ukraine’s city of Donetsk as separatists resumed attempts to break the tenuous grip of government forces on the complex and Kiev’s military said three more Ukrainian soldiers had been k…
Afghan cabinet nominee wanted by Interpol for tax evasion
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s nominee for agriculture minister in the new cabinet is on an Interpol wanted list for tax evasion in Estonia, a fact Ghani’s spokesman said was unknown to his office at the time of his nomination.
Belgian, Zimbabwean shot in land protest in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN (Reuters) – A Belgian and a Zimbabwean working for international agribusiness company Socfin Group have been shot during a protest over land rights in Sierra Leone, police said on Saturday.
Hamas welcomes ICC inquiry into Israeli-Palestinian conflict
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday it welcomed a decision by the International Criminal Court to launch an inquiry into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories.
Anti-bailout Syriza widens lead over Greek conservatives: poll
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek anti-bailout party Syriza’s opinion poll lead over the ruling conservatives widened to 3.1 percentage points from 2.6 points, a survey showed on Saturday, eight days before the country’s election.
Polish government signs deal with protesting miners
WARSAW (Reuters) – The Polish government signed a deal on Saturday with unions from Europe’s biggest coal producer Kompania Weglowa to end protests against plans to restructure the company, but gave no details of the agreement.
