Iraq says footage purporting to show Islamic State leader is false
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Iraqi government said on Saturday that a video posted online purporting to show the reclusive leader of the militant group Islamic State praying in the northern city of Mosul was falsified.
Little hope for eight trapped Honduran miners
SAN JUAN ARRIBA Honduras (Reuters) – Rescuers said there was little hope that eight miners trapped underground in an illegal Honduran gold mine would be found alive, after rescue efforts were suspended on Saturday due to the risk of new landslides.
Yemeni air force bombs Shi’ite rebels after ceasefire collapses
SANAA (Reuters) – The Yemeni air force bombed Shi’ite Muslim fighters north of Sanaa on Saturday in fighting that caused “a large number of casualties”, local officials said, after a truce reached last month between the insurgents and government forces…
Leader of Bulgaria’s ruling Socialist party to step down
SOFIA (Reuters) – The leader of Bulgaria’s ruling Socialists (BSP), Sergei Stanishev, announced on Saturday his intention to resign as party leader after a poor showing in May’s European elections.
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.
