Russia’s Putin to visit Japan, ties with Tokyo warming
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Saturday to visit Japan in the autumn, fuelling hopes of progress on a territorial dispute dating back to World War Two that is hampering trade.
Thousands rally in Niger in support of president
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou rallied in the capital Niamey on Saturday in a show of force against an increasingly well-organized and vocal opposition movement.
Bosnia draws back from unrest, protesters vow to persist
SARAJEVO/TUZLA (Reuters) – Bosnia drew back on Saturday from three days of unprecedented unrest over unemployment, political paralysis and corruption that for some brought back painful memories of the Balkan country’s 1992-95 war.
Syria evacuates civilians from besieged Homs center
HOMS, Syria (Reuters) – Syria evacuated 83 civilians on Friday who had lived under government siege in the devastated city of Homs for a year and a half, the first concrete result of talks launched two weeks ago to try to end the country’s civil war.
Iran, U.N. agency resume nuclear talks in Tehran: IRNA
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran resumed talks on its nuclear program with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency said, in discussions that had been expected to broach sensitive military-related issues.
British immigration minister resigns over illegal cleaner
LONDON (Reuters) – British immigration minister Mark Harper has resigned after discovering a cleaner he employed was not legally allowed to work in the country, Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said on Saturday.
Russian police detain dozens for umbrella protest
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police detained on Saturday dozens of umbrella-wielding demonstrators protesting after three television providers dropped a station that made its name covering massive street demonstrations against President Vladimir Putin
Delhi residents protest after alleged rape of Manipur 14-year-old
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An angry crowd gathered outside a Delhi police station on Saturday to protest poor policing and racist treatment of people from India’s northeast after a 14-year-old girl from that part of India filed charges of rape in the capita…
Falling rock derails train in French Alps, two dead
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – A huge falling rock derailed a train in the French Alps on Saturday, killing two people and partly pushing one of its carriages over the edge of a mountain slope, local officials said.
Morocco bans judges’ protest, riot police close streets in capital
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan authorities banned a sit-in on Saturday by hundreds of judges who want greater independence for the judiciary, deploying dozens of riot police to central Rabat and closing off streets around the Justice Ministry.
