India says Pakistan border clashes ‘extremely serious and provocative’
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Clashes along India’s border with Pakistan are “extremely serious and provocative” and not conducive to improving relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday.
Lesotho PM says army staged coup, military denies
MASERU (Reuters) – Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Saturday accused his country’s army of mounting a coup against him and said he had fled to South Africa, but the military denied seeking to oust him and said its soldiers had returned to bar…
UK’s Cameron says he’s ‘nervous’ over Scottish independence vote
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was nervous but confident Scots would vote against leaving the United Kingdom when they vote in a referendum on independence next month.
At least ten dead in clashes as Yemen’s Houthi rebels try to seize key road
SANAA (Reuters) – At least ten men from local militias and from the Yemeni army were killed on Saturday in clashes with Houthi fighters who were trying to seize a road that links the capital Sanaa with oil-rich provinces, local government officials sai…
Taliban suicide bombers hit Afghan intelligence agency
JALALABAD Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban suicide bombs hit an office of the Afghan intelligence agency in an eastern city on Saturday, killing six people, and insurgents shot dead another 11 in the west, in an upsurge of violence as foreign combat tro…
China’s Xi urges army to create strategy for information warfare
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has said China will spur military innovation and called on the army to create a new strategy for “information warfare” as the country embarks on military reform, state media said on Saturday.
Polls show wide support in France for changes in 35-hour week
PARIS (Reuters) – Nearly two thirds of the French believe companies should be allowed exemptions to the country’s 35-hour working week if they reach agreements with trade unions, two polls showed on Saturday.
Lesotho leader says army attempted military coup: TV
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Saturday accused the country’s army of attempting a coup against him, he told South African ENCA television station.
Lesotho military says “no coup”, respects constitution
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Lesotho’s armed forces denied attempting a coup against Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Saturday, saying they had moved against police elements suspected of planning to arm a political faction, an army spokesman said.
Ethnic strife blurs Myanmar’s first census in 30 years
YANGON (Reuters) – Following an incomplete count due to ethnic conflicts in parts of the country, Myanmar said on Saturday that its first census in 30 years shows the population to be 51.4 million, some ten million less than expected.
