Violent protests spread to Israel after burial of Palestinian teen
RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters) – Violent protests sparked by the abduction and killing of a Palestinian teenager spread to Arab villages in Israel on Saturday, presenting a new challenge to the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Economy stalled, Cuba resists speedier path to free enterprise
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro told parliament on Saturday the communist country’s market-oriented reforms must remain gradual, a clear signal he would resist calls to accelerate change in order to address an underperforming economy.
Kenya police probe gunfire incident in coastal area
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police started an investigation after gunfire erupted in the coastal county of Lamu, where 65 people were killed in two attacks last month, officials and the Red Cross said on Sunday.
Two militants blow themselves up in southern Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – Two suspected al Qaeda militants blew themselves up on Saturday after being trapped inside a government building in southern Saudi Arabia, the Interior Ministry said, following an attack on a border post with Yemen that also killed fo…
Nigerian army says it has killed 53 Boko Haram fighters
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military said on Saturday that it had killed 53 fighters from the Islamist Boko Haram group when it repelled an attack on a military base in the northeast Nigerian town of Damboa.
Indonesia presidential candidates spar over corruption scandals in final debate
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Four days before Indonesia’s presidential election, the two candidates and their running mates traded barbs over food security and graft in their final television debate on Saturday.
Eleven people feared killed in Polish plane crash
WARSAW (Reuters) – Eleven people were feared killed on Saturday after a plane taking them on a parachute jump crashed in southern Poland shortly after take off, spokespeople for emergency medical services and fire services said.
Ukraine government forces recapture separatist stronghold
SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces routed pro-Russian rebels in a flashpoint area of eastern Ukraine on Saturday and raised the country’s blue and yellow flag again over what had for months been the separatist redoubt of Slaviansk.
Iraqi Islamic State leader purported to make public appearance
DUBAI (Reuters) – A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State has made what would be his first public appearance at a mosque in the centre of Iraq’s second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet …
Allawi warns risk of Iraq’s dismemberment unless Maliki goes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi called on incumbent Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday to give up his bid for a third term in power or risk the dismemberment of Iraq.
