Saudi king, in Ramadan message, vows to crush terrorists
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi King Abdullah, in a Ramadan message on Saturday, vowed to crush Islamist militants threatening the kingdom, the state news agency reported, saying the world’s top oil exporter would not tolerate “a band of terrorists”.
Rocket from Gaza sets factory ablaze in southern Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a factory in southern Israel on Saturday, setting it on fire, but Israeli officials said there were no serious injuries.
Three Ukrainian military killed in rebel attack: spokesman
KIEV (Reuters) – Three members of the Ukrainian military were killed on Saturday when pro-Russian separatists attacked their post near the eastern flashpoint city of Slaviansk with small arms and mortar fire, a military spokesman said.
Iraqi troops push to retake Tikrit from rebels, parties pursue talks
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces backed by helicopter gunships began an offensive on Saturday to retake the northern city of Tikrit from Sunni Islamist militants while party leaders pursued talks that could end Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki…
Building collapses kill 11 in India, lax monitoring blamed
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Two building collapses in New Delhi and Tamil Nadu states killed at least 11 people on Saturday and left dozens trapped, highlighting the need for increased monitoring of construction across India where such incidents are common.
Blast in brothel in northeast Nigeria kills 11: police
KADUNA Nigeria (Reuters) – An explosion overnight in a brothel in the northeastern Nigerian city of Bauchi killed 11 people and wounded 28, police said on Saturday, with suspicion likely to fall on the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
British minister condemns ‘cowardice’ of EU leaders over Juncker vote
LONDON (Reuters) – Two British ministers condemned on Saturday EU leaders who privately voiced concerns over the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as EU Commission President but voted for him at a summit in Brussels, with one calling them cowards over …
Suspected Islamists stage attacks in southern Yemen as Ramadan begins
ADEN Yemen (Reuters) – At least five Yemeni soldiers and four suspected Islamist militants died in two attacks in southern Yemen on Saturday, the state news agency Saba and a local official said, in incidents that coincided with the start of the Muslim…
China fetes India, Myanmar, says Beijing poses no threat
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping feted neighbors India and Myanmar on Saturday, dusting off the 60th anniversary of a now rather obscure agreement signed in the early days of the Cold War to pledge a rising China’s commitment to peace.
U.S. and Sudan negotiating over Christian convert: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudanese authorities and U.S. officials in Khartoum are negotiating to allow a Sudanese woman, who married an American and was recently spared the death penalty for converting to Christianity, to leave Sudan, sources close to the case…
