Romania’s center-right presidential hopeful quits race
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s center-right candidate on Saturday withdrew his bid to run in a presidential election in November as the opposition struggles to forge an alliance after a clear win of the ruling leftists in European elections.
Muslims march in Central African Republic capital, call for evacuation
BANGUI (Reuters) – Hundreds of Muslims marched in their last major enclave in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on Saturday, protesting against a call by the president that they disarm and demanding their safe evacuation from the city.
Sister of slain Pakistani woman says her husband killed her
LAHORE Pakistan (Reuters) – The family of a pregnant Pakistani woman who was bludgeoned to death in broad daylight this week accused her husband of killing her, in stark contrast to his version of a story that has shocked people around the world.
Yemeni intelligence officer shot dead by suspected al-Qaeda gunmen
ADEN (Reuters) – Suspected al-Qaeda militants shot dead a Yemeni intelligence officer on Saturday in the southern province of Lahej, a local official told Reuters, in the latest of a series of attacks on military targets.
Ukraine to push on with army offensive, row grows over Russian fighters reports
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s government vowed on Friday to press ahead with a military offensive against separatists, despite a deadly attack on an army helicopter, amid increasing reports that fighters from Russia have been involved in r…
Police shut Istanbul park to pre-empt protests one year after unrest
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police on Saturday shut Gezi Park, the Istanbul square at the center of mass demonstrations in 2013, to prevent any efforts to mark the anniversary of the biggest anti-government protests in decades.
UK’s anti-EU voters to stick with UKIP party in national election: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly nine in 10 of the over four million Britons who backed the anti-EU UKIP party in this month’s European elections will vote for them again in national polls next year, potentially costing Prime Minister David Cameron vital vote…
Four Afghans killed in Pakistani border strike, say Afghan officials
ASADABAD Afghanistan (Reuters) – An airstrike by Pakistani forces along the Afghan border killed four civilians on Saturday, officials said, as a Pakistani offensive against Taliban militants continued despite protests by the Afghan government.
Slovenian interim PM Bratusek forms new party before snap election in July
LJUBLA (Reuters) – Slovenia’s Interim Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek, who helped save the country from an international bailout last year, announced the formation of a new center-left party on Saturday before a snap parliamentary elections in July.
China indicts eight in Beijing attack, pushes new policies
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Prosecutors in far western China have indicted eight people over an attack on the edge of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square last October in which a car ploughed into a crowd and caught fire, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sa…
