Thousands march in Paris, Rome against austerity, economic reforms
PARIS/ROME (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people took part in protests in central Paris and Rome on Saturday organized by hard-left parties against government economic reform plans and austerity measures.
Scottish leader urges voters to put aside politics for independence
ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) – First Minister Alex Salmond on Saturday urged Scots to look beyond party politics and break the 307-year union with England when they vote in an independence referendum in September.
Egyptian hardline Islamist leader jailed for one year
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced a hardline Islamist former presidential hopeful to one year in prison on Saturday for insulting the court, state news agency MENA reported.
Pakistani judge throws out attempted murder case against baby
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani judge threw out charges of attempted murder against a nine-month-old baby on Saturday, lawyers said, in a case that cast a spotlight on Pakistan’s dysfunctional justice system.
Fading signals add urgency to search for missing Malaysian jet
PERTH (Reuters) – The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner resumed on Saturday, five weeks after the plane disappeared from radar screens, amid fears that batteries powering signals from the black box recorder on board may have died.
Fading signals add urgency to search for missing Malaysian jet
PERTH (Reuters) – The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner resumed on Saturday, five weeks after the plane disappeared from radar screens, amid fears that batteries powering signals from the black box recorder on board may have died.
Deceased Dutch Catholic bishop was child molester: commission
PARIS (Reuters) – The Dutch Catholic Church, in a rare admission of guilt among senior clergy, has confirmed that a bishop who died last year had sexually abused two boys decades earlier.
Ukraine says Russia stoking unrest as gunmen seize more buildings
SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine appealed to Russia to halt “provocative actions” in its eastern regions on Saturday as pro-Russian militants seized two more government buildings and called for autonomy from Kiev.
France’s Le Pen, in Moscow, blames EU for new ‘Cold War’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Front, blamed the European Union for declaring a new Cold War on Russia that would hurt all concerned, Russian media reported on Saturday as she paid an official visit to Moscow.
Beirut police detain Berlusconi ally ahead of mafia verdict
ROME (Reuters) – Beirut police on Saturday picked up a longtime political ally and friend of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi after he was declared a fugitive earlier this week.
