Tense stand-off in Pakistani capital as political crisis deepens
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s opposition leaders ordered thousands of their supporters on Saturday to resist any government attempt to quash their protests against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, deepening a political crisis in the coup-prone nation.
Venezuela arrests 64 for anti-Maduro protests: rights group
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces have arrested 64 people during renewed demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro’s government in the capital as well as the city of Barquisimeto, a rights group said on Saturday.
U.S. Embassy in Uganda tells citizens to seek shelter amid anti-terror operation
KAMPALA (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Uganda told its citizens to seek safety on Saturday, warning that local authorities had uncovered a “terrorist cell” run by Somali militant group al Shabaab, which they believed was planning an imminent attack.
Ferry sinks in Philippines, at least 21 missing
MANILA (Reuters) – A ferry with at least 84 passengers and crew onboard sank on Saturday off the coast of central Philippines after a mechanical problem, and authorities said they were searching for at least 21 passengers who were still missing.
Anger mounts in Indian Kashmir after worst flood in over century
SRINAGAR India (Reuters) – Residents of revolt-torn Indian Kashmir turned their wrath on state administrators for failing to provide them with succor after the worst flooding in over a century, angrily dumping food parcels into gutters.
U.S. banks on strong Iraq coalition, but allies are hesitant
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States says it is “comfortable” it can forge an international coalition to fight Islamic State, but with Western and Middle Eastern allies hesitant, it risks finding itself out on a limb.
Merkel warns SPD to shun coalition with Left in eastern state
APOLDA Germany (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel warned the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), her junior partners in national government, against forming a coalition to install the first hardline Left party regional premier after Sunday polls in t…
Thirty killed in truck crash in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 30 people were killed when an truck carrying oil and laden with passengers plunged into a ravine in Central African Republic, a local official said on Saturday.
Brazil’s Silva, a lifelong environmentalist, courts big agriculture
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian presidential candidate Marina Silva, an icon of the green movement, is cozying up to old adversaries in the sugar and ethanol industry as she seeks to win over the powerful farm lobby ahead of next month’s election.
China’s Hong Kong chief says remarks to lawmakers were misrepresented in media
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s most senior official in Hong Kong, Zhang Xiaoming, said on Friday that remarks he had made to pro-democracy lawmakers in an August 19 meeting had been misrepresented in media reports.
