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.
Egyptian court sentences Brotherhood leader Badie to life in prison
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Badie, general guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and seven others to life in prison on Saturday for inciting violence during protests last year, judicial sources said.
Turkish president Erdogan appoints divisive aide as economic adviser
ANKARA (Reuters) – Newly inaugurated Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan has appointed his close aide Yigit Bulut to be his chief economics adviser, his office said on Saturday, a move likely to alarm investors already concerned over the management of the…
Ukrainian cargo plane with seven on board crashes in Algeria: ministry
ALGIERS (Reuters) – A cargo plane with six Ukrainians and one Russian on board crashed in Algeria’s far south early on Saturday, an Algerian transport ministry official said.
