U.S. and Turkey discuss transition away from Assad in Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said he and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan he had discussed a transition of power in Syria away from President Bashar al-Assad during a four-hour meeting in Istanbul on Saturday.
Poland’s ruling party wins most seats in regional elections
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s ruling Civic Platform (PO) party has secured the highest number of provincial assembly seats in last week’s vote, the state election commission said, a surprising result seen as likely to further aggravate tensions over the …
Suspected Islamist fighters in Mali kill two children, abduct 10
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist fighters kidnapped 10 children and killed two others who tried to escape near two towns in Mali on Saturday, capping a week of violence in the West African country’s desert north, a senior Malian military official …
Irish PM’s party popularity hit by water levy protests: poll
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The popularity of Irish prime minister Enda Kenny’s party has slumped since it announced the first non-austerity budget in seven years last month and mass protests against new water charges began, an opinion poll showed on Saturday.
Iran nuclear talks may be extended as U.S. sees ‘big gaps’
VIENNA (Reuters) – World powers and Iran struggled on Saturday to overcome crucial differences that are preventing them from ending a 12-year standoff over Tehran’s atomic ambitions, raising the prospect of another extension to the high-stake talks.
West not expected to demand Iran atom bomb “mea culpa” in deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – World powers are pressing Iran to stop stonewalling a U.N. atomic bomb investigation as part of a wider nuclear accord, but look likely to stop short of demanding full disclosure of any secret weapon work by Tehran to avoid killing a…
Demonstrators clash with French police over protester death
TOULOUSE France (Reuters) – Protesters clashed with police in southern France on Saturday over the death of a young activist killed by a police grenade, in the latest of a series of demonstrations which have embarrassed the Socialist government.
Somali Islamists execute 28 non-Muslims on Kenyan bus
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab said it had staged an attack in Kenya on Saturday in which gunmen ordered non-Muslims off a bus and shot 28 dead, while sparing Muslim passengers.
U.S. plans to arm Iraq’s Sunni tribesmen with AK-47s, RPGs, mortars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to buy arms for Sunni tribesmen in Iraq including AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds to help bolster the battle against Islamic State militants in Anbar province, according to a Pentagon d…
Lavrov accuses West of seeking ‘regime change’ in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Saturday of trying to use sanctions imposed on Moscow in the Ukraine crisis to seek “regime change” in Russia.
