Kurdish forces retake north Iraqi town from Islamic State
ARBIL Iraq (Reuters) – Kurdish forces retook the northern Iraqi town of Zumar and several nearby villages from Islamic State early on Saturday after heavy coalition air strikes against the Islamist insurgents, security sources said.
Iran re-arrests leading human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian security forces arrested world-renowned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and several others on their way back from a protest on Saturday, her husband said.
Blast injures three U.N. peacekeepers in northern Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Three United Nations peacekeepers were injured in northern Mali on Saturday when a blast struck their convoy near the northern desert town of Kidal, the U.N. mission said.
Brazil presidential campaign ends in slugfest over corruption
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Presidential candidates traded accusations over political corruption on Friday night in a last ditch attempt to sway undecided voters before Sunday’s election runoff in Brazil’s closest race in decades.
Protesters march against Renzi labor reforms in Rome
ROME (Reuters) – Demonstrators from across Italy filled the streets of Rome on Saturday to protest against labor market reforms which the government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has made a cornerstone of its policy.
U.S., allies stage 22 air strikes in Iraq: U.S. Central Command
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 22 air strikes against Islamic State forces in Iraq on Friday and Saturday, the U.S. Central Command said.
Al Qaeda militants push back Shi’ite rebels’ advance on central Yemen stronghold
SANAA (Reuters) – Sunni al Qaeda militants killed dozens of Yemeni Shi’ite rebels on Saturday in the city of Radda in central Yemen as they pushed back the rebels’ advance on the al Qaeda stronghold, tribal sources said.
China’s top graft-buster says fight will never end
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s fight against deeply ingrained corruption will never end, the top official in charge of tackling graft said before a meeting intended to clean up business in the world’s second-largest economy.
UK’s Labour suffers setback as leader in Scotland quits
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of Britain’s opposition Labour party in Scotland has unexpectedly quit, further unsettling the party in one of its heartlands and posing a new problem for leader Ed Miliband ahead of national elections in May next year.
India picks Israel’s Spike anti-tank missile over U.S. Javelin: source
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has opted to buy Israel’s Spike anti-tank guided missile, a defense ministry source said on Saturday, rejecting a rival U.S. offer of Javelin missiles that Washington had lobbied hard to win.
