Rescuers free 3 trapped Honduran miners, 8 still missing
SAN JUAN ARRIBA Honduras (Reuters) – Rescuers freed three miners on Friday who had been trapped by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in southern Honduras, but eight more remained unaccounted for as the search moved into its second day.
Mexico finds radioactive load from stolen truck
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities on Friday found a load of dangerous radioactive material that was in a stolen pick-up, a top civil protection official said.
Ukraine’s president seeks new crisis talks at weekend, fighting rages
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has proposed a time and a place for talks on Saturday on reaching a durable ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels and is awaiting a reply, the president’s website said, as fighting in the east killed 13 servicemen.
Egypt to raise fuel prices by up to 78 percent from midnight: source
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt was set to raise mainstream fuel prices by up to 78 percent from midnight on Friday, an Oil Ministry source told Reuters, in a long-awaited step to cut energy subsidies to ease the burden on its swelling budget deficit.
Shots fired as Liberia police quell ArcelorMittal mine protest
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s security forces fired shots in the air to break up a protest at an ArcelorMittal SA iron ore plant northeast of the capital on Friday, authorities and witnesses said.
Policeman wounded in Bahrain bomb blast – ministry
MANAMA (Reuters) – A bomb blast wounded a policeman in Bahrain on Friday night in what the Interior Ministry said was a terrorist act, the latest in a string of attacks on security forces in the U.S.-allied island kingdom.
Senegal prime minister sacked after losing election
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese President Macky Sall sacked Prime Minister Aminata Toure on Friday after she failed to win a seat at local elections on Sunday, a presidential source said.
Greek court rules strike by electricity workers illegal
ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek court ruled on Friday that a strike by electricity workers which caused brief power outages across the country was illegal, in a verdict that will bring relief to the government as the summer tourist season kicks off.
Six people killed during attacks on Saudi-Yemeni border post
DUBAI (Reuters) – At least six people, including a suicide bomber and two security personnel, were killed at a Saudi-Yemeni border crossing on Friday, in attacks that highlighted the threat posed by militants to the security of both nations.
Iraq’s Maliki rejects pressure to give up premiership
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki refused on Friday to give up his quest for a third term in power, defying a chorus of critics demanding his replacement as the country faces an existential threat from Islamist insurgents.
