Syrian warplanes hit Islamic State-run bakery, training camp: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian warplanes bombed a bakery run by Islamic State in the city of Raqqa, killing 25 people, in air raids on Saturday that also hit a major training camp used by the insurgent group for a second day running, a group monitoring the …
Egypt charges ex-president Mursi with leaking state secrets to Qatar
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt charged ousted president Mohamed Mursi and nine others on Saturday with endangering national security by leaking state secrets and sensitive documents to Qatar, furthering a state crackdown on his outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
Bahrain postpones trial of prominent human rights activist
MANAMA (Reuters) – A Bahraini judge on Saturday postponed the start of the trial of human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja by 10 days and ordered that she remain in custody, her lawyer said.
Tanzania bus collision kills at least 36, dozens injured
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – At least 36 people were killed and dozens injured when two passenger buses collided along a busy road in north-western Tanzania, police said on Saturday.
Cars torched in poor Stockholm suburb as election nears: police
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – At least 20 cars were set on fire overnight in a poor immigrant suburb of Stockholm, police said on Saturday, days before an election in which joblessness and Sweden’s open door asylum policy are major issues.
Japan’s Abe steals a march on China with South Asia tour
DHAKA/COLOMBO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flew to Bangladesh on Saturday for a two-stop tour of South Asia as the globe-trotting leader asserts Tokyo’s interest in a region where it has ceded influence to China.
Merkel vows to fight anti-Semitism in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would do everything she could to fight anti-Semitism in Germany, amid reports of attacks and a spike in anti-Israel sentiment since the Gaza conflict.
Turkey ratifies new cabinet, no policy shift expected
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament gave its new cabinet headed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu a vote of confidence on Saturday.
IAEA says gains more Iran knowledge despite stalled nuclear probe
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.N. inspectors have gained rare access to a plant where Iran is developing centrifuges for enriching uranium as part of a transparency deal they say is giving them a “better understanding” of Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.
Iran fails to address nuclear bomb concerns: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has failed to address concerns about suspected atomic bomb research by an agreed deadline, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday, a setback to hopes for an end to an international stand-off over Tehran’s atomic activity.
