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.
Quake of magnitude 6.0 off Indonesia’s Sumatra island
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said.
Dubai says launching project to build world’s biggest mall
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai is launching a project to build an entertainment and hotel district that will include the world’s largest shopping mall, the emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, said on Saturday.
Ukrainian troops force out pro-Russian separatists: Interfax citing rebel leader
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine were forced to leave positions along their northern front by a government offensive, a leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic was quoted as saying on Saturday by news agency I…
China’s top graft-buster says no off limits in probes
BEIJING (Reuters) – No part of China’s ruling Communist Party is off limits for its crackdown on corruption, the country’s top graft buster was quoted as saying, sounding a warning a few days after the one of the country’s most senior former soldiers w…
Bahraini policeman dies of bomb blast wounds – ministry
MANAMA (Reuters) – A Bahraini policeman died on Saturday of wounds sustained in a bombing that the Interior Ministry said was a terrorist act.
Rescuers free 3 trapped Honduran miners, 8 still missing
SAN JUAN ARRIBA Honduras (Reuters) – Rescuers freed three miners on Friday who had been trapped by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in southern Honduras, but eight more remained unaccounted for as the search moved into its second day.
Mexico finds radioactive load from stolen truck
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities on Friday found a load of dangerous radioactive material that was in a stolen pick-up, a top civil protection official said.
Ukraine’s president seeks new crisis talks at weekend, fighting rages
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has proposed a time and a place for talks on Saturday on reaching a durable ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels and is awaiting a reply, the president’s website said, as fighting in the east killed 13 servicemen.
