In rural Tunisia, economic malaise weighs on voters
KASSERINE Tunisia (Reuters) – In the western Tunisian city of Kasserine, campaign posters plastered on walls make plain what many voters want from Sunday’s parliamentary election — jobs, whose scarcity has fueled unrest and militancy.
Egypt eyes legal restrictions, military measures after Sinai attacks
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is considering expanding the jurisdiction of military courts and displacing thousands of residents to enlarge a military buffer zone near the border with the Gaza Strip following an attack on security forces in the area.
Kurdish militants kill three soldiers in southeast Turkey: army
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Kurdish militants killed three Turkish soldiers in Turkey’s southeast on Saturday, the Turkish Armed Forces said, in a further blow to peace talks between Ankara and the insurgents.
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.
