Kidnapped Uzbek doctor freed in northern Yemen: local official
SANAA (Reuters) – An Uzbek doctor kidnapped in northern Yemen last week has been freed, a provincial official said on Saturday.
Two killed by bomb inside Bahrain car: ministry
MANAMA (Reuters) – Two people were killed in a car that blew up in a mainly Shi’ite village in Bahrain on Saturday, and the interior ministry said the initial investigation showed that a homemade bomb had detonated inside the vehicle.
High stakes as restive Benghazi votes in Libyan local polls
BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Libyan voters went to the polls on Saturday to elect municipal council members in 15 cities, including Benghazi, the country’s second city, which is seeking greater autonomy for the eastern seaboard region.
Air strike kills 10 al Qaeda militants, three civilians in Yemen: Saba
SANAA (Reuters) – An air strike killed 10 al Qaeda militants in central Yemen on Saturday after an intelligence report said they were planning attacks on civil and military targets in al-Bayda province, the state news agency Saba said.
Eighty percent of Syrian chemical weapons shipped out: monitors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria has shipped out or destroyed approximately 80 percent of its declared chemical weapons material, the head of the international team overseeing the disarmament process said on Saturday.
Italy gives wife, daughter of wanted Kazakh banker refugee status
ROME (Reuters) – The wife and daughter of a Kazakh tycoon who is wanted in three countries for alleged fraud have been granted refugee status in Italy, their lawyer said on Friday.
New militant group claims responsibility for Friday blast in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian militant group Ajnad Misr claimed responsibility on Saturday for a blast that killed one police officer in Cairo.
Strong 7.5 magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea
(Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude 7.5 struck off Papua New Guinea on Saturday and a tsunami warning was briefly issued for the Pacific Island nation and neighboring Solomon Islands, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
Iran says plane at airport leased to Ghana after U.S.-flagged plane sighting
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran says that a plane which landed in Tehran airport flying the American flag was leased to Ghana’s presidential office and carrying a business delegation from the West African nation.
In Damascus, Christians briefly ignore war for Easter
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – The sound of battles echoes from the outskirts of the capital as Christians in Damascus celebrated the Easter weekend, briefly ignoring the conflict for the yearly ritual.
