Egyptian judge cuts short mass Islamist trial over ‘disruptive’ lawyers: source
CAIRO (Reuters) – A mass trial of members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood began in Egypt on Saturday, but proceedings were abruptly cut short by the judge who said defense lawyers were being disruptive and “discussing politics”, a judicial source to…
Boat accident in Western Uganda kills at least 19: police
KAMPALA (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed and dozens of others were missing on Saturday after a boat carrying mostly Congolese refugees capsized in a lake that runs along the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, police said.
Rebels battle for Syria border post near Mediterranean
(Reuters) – Islamist fighters in Syria battled President Bashar al-Assad’s forces for control of a border crossing with Turkey close to the Mediterranean on Saturday, part of an offensive aimed at opening up a rebel link to the sea.
Yemeni tribesmen blow up Marib oil pipeline, stop crude flows
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni tribesmen bombed Yemen’s main crude export pipeline on Saturday, forcing oil flows to be stopped, industry sources told Reuters.
Hague court says Ivory Coast suspect Ble Goude in its custody
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Charles Ble Goude, wanted by the International Criminal Court in connection with a wave of violence after Ivory Coast’s 2010 elections, is in the court’s custody and is on his way to its jail in The Hague, the court said on Saturd…
Israeli troops kill three Palestinian militants in West Bank raid
JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot three Palestinian militants dead on Saturday in a raid on a home in the occupied West Bank to capture a wanted Hamas Islamist militant, Israeli military and Palestinian officials said.
Georgian prosecutors summon ex-president Saakashvili for questioning
TBILISI (Reuters) – The Georgian prosecutor’s office has summoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili for questioning about the poisoning death of a former prime minister and other cases amid a wave of charges and verdicts against former officials.
Poland’s ruling party in lead again boosted by Ukraine crisis
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s ruling Civic Platform (PO) has seen its diplomatic policy during the Ukraine crisis lift it over the conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS), a poll by Estymator showed on Saturday.
Venezuela says street protests have caused $10 billion in damage
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s president said on Friday that street protests for the past month have caused at least $10 billion in damage, accusing hardline foes of carrying out terrorist acts to sabotage public assets.
U.S. expresses concern on Sri Lanka’s arrest of rights activists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States expressed concern on Friday about the Sri Lankan government’s arrest of two human rights activists this week and about an overall “deteriorating human rights situation” in the island nation.
