Egypt prosecutor criticizes court over death sentences: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor has appealed against the mass death sentences issued by a provincial court, which had caused an international outcry, state media reported on Saturday, in rare criticism by a senior member of the judiciary of…
Turkish mine disaster town under lockdown as death toll rises to 301
SOMA, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish police put the mining town of Soma on virtual lockdown on Saturday, setting up checkpoints and detaining dozens of people to enforce a ban on protests as rescue efforts following the country’s worst industrial disaster …
India’s Modi gets hero’s welcome as he brings new era to New Delhi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Hundreds of Indians thronged the leafy streets of New Delhi on Saturday to greet Narendra Modi’s triumphant march into the capital after he decimated the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and the ruling Congress party in the biggest election v…
Suspected Boko Haram rebels attack Chinese work site in Cameroon
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram rebels from Nigeria have attacked a Chinese work site in northern Cameroon, killing at least one Cameroonian soldier and at least 10 people are believed to have been abducted, the regional governor and Cameroon …
Vietnam vows tough measures to avert anti-China unrest
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam vowed on Saturday to thwart any new outbreak of violence after deadly rioting devastated crucial manufacturing centers this week in an outpouring of rage over Chinese oil drilling in a disputed area of the South China Sea.
Britain offers Nigeria military advisers as Boko Haram plan emerges
PARIS (Reuters) – Britain offered on Saturday to send advisers to help the Nigerian military organize its efforts to fight Boko Haram rebels, who have kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls and threaten to destabilize the wider region.
Netherlands: Saudi Arabia may curb trade ties over Wilders’ anti-Islam slogans
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is considering trade sanctions against the Netherlands because of stickers printed by far-right politician Geert Wilders which display anti-Islam slogans in the colors of the Saudi flag, a Dutch foreign ministry spoke…
Laos air force plane crashes, defense minister reported dead
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Laotian air force plane with at least 14 people on board crashed on Saturday, a defense ministry source said, and a witness at the site said the defense minister was among the dead.
Gunfire erupts in Mali’s Kidal ahead of PM visit
GAO, Mali (Reuters) – Gunfire erupted between the Malian army and Tuareg separatists (MNLA) in the northern city of Kidal on Saturday as the prime minister embarked on a trip there, according to a resident and an MNLA spokesman.
Bangladesh salvages capsized ferry, 54 bodies recovered
DHAKA (Reuters) – Rescue workers in Bangladesh completed the search of a stricken river ferry on Saturday, bringing the number of bodies recovered to 54 two days after the vessel capsized with around 200 people on board.
