Sunni insurgents, Kurds battle over north Iraq town
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants fought Kurdish forces on Saturday for the northern Iraqi town of Zumar located near an oil field and the Syrian border amid conflicting reports of who was in control.
U.N. says Sri Lanka illegally returning Pakistani asylum seekers
GENEVA/COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka must stop deporting Pakistani asylum seekers, a practice banned under international law, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Saturday.
India evacuates thousands as Nepal landslide sparks flood fears
PATNAIndia/KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Authorities in eastern India began evacuating thousands of villagers on Saturday after efforts to clear a deadly landslide in neighboring Nepal sparked fears of flash floods downstream, government officials said.
Historic energy overhaul advances in Mexican Congress
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s lower house of Congress passed early on Saturday the last package of bills needed to implement a landmark energy reform, moving the reform one step closer to final approval.
Factory blast in eastern China kills at least 69
KUNSHAN China (Reuters) – China suffered its worst industrial accident in a year on Saturday when an explosion killed at least 69 people and injured more than 120 at a factory that makes wheels for U.S. carmakers, including General Motors.
Abe says time for ‘new chapter’ in Japan, Latin America relations
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday that his country needs to look more towards Latin America to take better advantage of increasing trade flows.
Five more killed in clashes between Azeris, ethnic Armenians
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) – Five more soldiers were killed in skirmishes between Azeri government forces and ethnic Armenian separatists controlling the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh enclave of Azerbaijan, officials from both sides said on Saturday.
Court in Georgia orders arrest of ex-president Saakashvili
TBILISI (Reuters) – A court in Georgia issued an arrest warrant for former president Mikheil Saakashvili on Saturday in relation to abuse of power charges that his supporters say are politically motivated and which have prompted expressions of concern …
Venezuela, Colombia to set new exchange rate to boost trade
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Venezuela and Colombia have agreed to create a special exchange rate to boost plummeting bilateral trade between the two Andean countries, their presidents said.
Major Libyan fuel depot ablaze after rocket strike
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Fire tore through Tripoli’s main fuel depot on Saturday after rockets fired by one of Libya’s militias struck and ignited a tank, the National Oil company (NOC) said.
