At least 23 killed as Yemen troops battle al Qaeda in Hodeidah: local officials
SANAA (Reuters) – Twenty Yemeni soldiers and three suspected al Qaeda militants died in clashes on Saturday in the town of Jabal Ras in Yemen’s western province of Hodeidah, local officials and residents said.
Yemeni parties mandate formation of new government by President Hadi
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s main political factions, including the Houthi rebels, signed an agreement on Saturday mandating the president and prime minister to form a new government in an effort to defuse political tensions that have crippled the impover…
Pro-Russian rebels vote for leader in war-torn eastern Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists will vote to set up a breakaway regional leadership in eastern Ukraine on Sunday aiming to take their war-torn region closer to Russia and defying Kiev and the West as the big guns still boom across t…
Netanyahu urges lawmakers’ restraint over Jerusalem’s Aqsa mosque
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday urged lawmakers to show restraint over Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque, which has been at the heart of rising tension with the Palestinians in recent weeks.
Mass water protests put pressure on Irish government
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people marched in towns across Ireland on Saturday in a second day of mass protests against water charges, the biggest display of opposition to government austerity measures since the country’s banking crisis and…
Foreign Bank of America Merrill Lynch banker linked to Hong Kong murders: source
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Bank of America Merrill Lynch employee was arrested in Hong Kong on Saturday in connection with the suspected murder of two women in the city’s central Wan Chai district, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Reut…
Burkina Faso opposition parties, African Union reject army takeover
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s opposition parties and the African Union rejected the army’s seizure of power in the West African country on Saturday after the resignation of President Blaise Compaore, setting the stage for fresh protests.
Iraqi Kurds reinforce Kobani; U.S. planes pound Islamic State targets
BEIRUT/ BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Syrian Kurds welcomed the arrival in Kobani of Iraqi Kurdish fighters with their heavy weapons, hoping they might tip the balance in the battle to defend the town against Islamic State, as U.S.-led air strikes continued to b…
Islamic State kills 85 more members of Iraqi tribe
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State has executed 85 more members of the Albu Nimr tribe in Iraq, a tribal leader and security official said on Saturday, part of a mass killing campaign launched last week to break local resistance to the group’s territori…
Libya’s Tripoli airport deports 600 Egyptians
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – About 600 Egyptians have been refused entry to Libya on arrival at Tripoli’s Matiga airport due to invalid visas, an airport official said on Saturday.
