Taliban insurgents set oil tankers ablaze in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents set fire on Saturday to about 200 oil tanker trucks supplying fuel for NATO forces in an attack just outside the Afghan capital Kabul, police said.
At least five killed in attacks in Somali capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Five soldiers and police were killed in the Somali capital on Saturday and a dozen others were wounded in bomb and gun attacks by Islamist militants, police and witnesses said.
Egypt’s prime minister seeks to justify fuel subsidy cuts
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s prime minister has sought to justify politically sensitive subsidy cuts on fuel and natural gas which took effect on Saturday, saying they were a necessary part of fixing an economy hammered by three years of turmoil.
Indian nurses greeted with smiles, flowers after release from Iraq
KOCHI India (Reuters) – A group of 46 nurses caught up in fighting in Iraq arrived home in India on Saturday after briefly being held captive by suspected militants, an outcome celebrated by the newly elected government in New Delhi as an early diploma…
Afghan presidential candidate rules out coalition deal
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani ruled out a coalition government with his rival Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday, quashing hopes for a power-sharing deal to defuse tensions that have threatened to split Afghanistan along ethni…
Egyptian court sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to life in prison
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie to life in prison on Saturday, the court’s judge said, for inciting violence that erupted after the army deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi last year.
Quake of magnitude 6.0 off Indonesia’s Sumatra island
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said.
Dubai says launching project to build world’s biggest mall
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai is launching a project to build an entertainment and hotel district that will include the world’s largest shopping mall, the emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, said on Saturday.
Ukrainian troops force out pro-Russian separatists: Interfax citing rebel leader
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine were forced to leave positions along their northern front by a government offensive, a leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic was quoted as saying on Saturday by news agency I…
China’s top graft-buster says no off limits in probes
BEIJING (Reuters) – No part of China’s ruling Communist Party is off limits for its crackdown on corruption, the country’s top graft buster was quoted as saying, sounding a warning a few days after the one of the country’s most senior former soldiers w…
