Fiji coup leader Bainimarama claims election victory
PERTH Australia (Reuters) – Voreqe Bainimarama, the former naval officer who has twice seized power in Fiji via military coups, on Sunday claimed victory in the Pacific island nation’s first election following eight years of military rule.
U.S. to deliver 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt – Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke with Egyptian Defense Minister Colonel General Sedki Sobhy on Saturday to confirm the United States plans to deliver 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt to support Cairo’s counter-terrorism eff…
Sierra Leone burial team attacked despite lockdown
FREETOWN (Reuters) – A team burying Ebola victims was attacked in Sierra Leone’s capital on Saturday, a member of parliament said, as a small group defied a three-day lockdown aimed at halting the worst outbreak of the disease on record.
Hong Kong students to boycott class to protest China curbs on democracy
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong students are preparing for a showdown with Beijing over democratic reforms by boycotting classes on Monday, as a restive younger generation challenges the Chinese Communist Party’s tightening grip on the city.
Bomb explodes at Hezbollah checkpoint in eastern Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint controlled by Shi’ite Muslim group Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon on Saturday, security sources and the state news agency NNA said.
Egypt to host Palestinian-Israeli Gaza talks in days: state news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will host talks between rival Palestinian factions within days, followed by indirect negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis on the ceasefire in Gaza, the state news agency MENA said on Saturday.
Rival prime ministers address Libyans, highlighting divisions
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s rival prime ministers both addressed the nation, with each claiming legitimacy and denouncing the other side, highlighting deep divisions in the oil producing country.
Munitions factory hit in Ukraine’s Donetsk, buffer zone to be set up
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – The Ukrainian city of Donetsk was rocked by blasts on Saturday, even as government forces and pro-Russian separatists prepared to create a buffer zone to separate the warring sides.
About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance
SURUC Turkey (Reuters) – About 60,000 Syrian Kurds fled into Turkey in the space of 24 hours, a deputy prime minister said on Saturday, as Islamic State militants seized dozens of villages close to the border.
Afghan presidential rivals reach unity deal after disputed vote: aides
KABUL (Reuters) – The rival candidates in Afghanistan’s messy election for a new president finally struck a power-sharing deal on Saturday, aides said, after more than two months of tension over a vote in which each side accused the other of fraud.
