Lebanon officially enters presidential vacuum
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Outgoing Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said on Saturday that dialogue was the only way to overcome deep divisions in the country, which is struggling to cope with political and security spillover from Syria’s civil war.
Two dead after missiles strike homes in Libya’s Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – At least two people were killed when missiles fired at a Libyan special forces army base missed their target and struck family homes in the eastern city of Benghazi, residents and officials said on Saturday.
Sisi says Egypt will not allow threats to security from Libya
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Egypt will not allow armed turmoil in neighboring Libya to threaten its national security, presidential frontrunner Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in an interview with the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat published on Saturday.
South Africa’s Zuma promises to boost economy in second term
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday economic growth in the continent’s most advanced economy would be the focus of his second term, as he was inaugurated in the nation’s capital, Pretoria.
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes off coast of Greece
ATHENS/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struck off the coast of northern Greece on Saturday and was felt as far away as neighboring Turkey and Bulgaria but there were no reports of serious casualties or destruction, police and fire b…
Seven militants die in battle with Russian forces in North Caucasus
MOSCOW – Seven militants in the North Caucasus province of Ingushetia died in a three-hour gun battle with Russian security forces after which their hide-out was consumed by fire, the Russian authorities said on Saturday.
Blasts hit heart of Pakistani capital, one killed: police
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two small bomb explosions hit the heart of the Pakistani capital in the early hours of Saturday, killing a security guard and wounding two people.
China identifies suspects of suicide bombing attack in Xinjiang: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese police have identified five suspects who carried out a suicide bombing in the deadliest attack in the country’s restive Xinjiang region in years, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
French troops battle Muslim rebels in Central African Republic town
BAMBARI, Central African Republic (Reuters) – French peacekeeping troops in Central African Republic using helicopter gunships and mortars fought Muslim rebels on Saturday at a bridge in the town of Bambari northeast of the capital Bangui, a Reuters wi…
Turkish PM’s aide who kicked protester sacked: official
ANKARA (Reuters) – An aide to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan who made front page news around the world after being filmed kicking a protester in the wake of Turkey’s worst ever mining accident has been sacked, a government official said on Satur…
