Egyptian leftist politician submits bid to run for president
CAIRO (Reuters) – Leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi officially submitted his bid on Saturday to run for Egypt’s presidency, making him the second candidate for next month’s election alongside former army-chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi who is widely expecte…
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 African nation.
Gunmen kidnap two Pakistani U.N. staff members from Karachi
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Gunmen have kidnapped two men working for the U.N. Children’s Fund from Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, police said Saturday.
Current underwater search for Malaysia plane could end within a week
SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – The current underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, focused on a tight 10 km (6.2 mile) circle of the sea floor, could be completed within a week, Australian search officials said on Saturday.
France denies veto threat looms over Western Sahara negotiations
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – France’s U.N. envoy on Friday vehemently denied threatening to use its Security Council veto power to block any proposals to have U.N. peacekeepers in Western Sahara monitor the human rights situation in the disputed North Af…
Bomb blast in Cairo kills police officer: Egyptian state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – A bomb exploded in a Cairo square late on Friday, killing one police officer and wounding another, the Egyptian state newspaper Al Ahram reported on its website.
Powerful earthquake rattles Mexico, shakes buildings
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake shook Mexico on Friday, damaging more than 100 homes in the southwestern state of Guerrero and opening cracks in some buildings but there were no reports of deaths.
Nigeria Islamists still holding 85 schoolgirls after raid: state
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram is still holding 85 girls it abducted from a raid on a secondary school in northeastern Borno state this week, although the other 44 were free, the state government said on Satu…
Obama-Abe summit to aid trade talks, not seal deal: U.S. official
WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Next week’s meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a good opportunity to give impetus to Pacific trade negotiations but will not seal a deal, a senior U.S. administration offic…
New Russia sanctions threats as Ukraine stalemate goes on
SLAVIANSK/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – A day after an international deal in Geneva to defuse the East-West crisis in Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists vowed not to end their occupation of public buildings and Washington threatened further sanctions on M…
