New militant group claims responsibility for Friday blast in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian militant group Ajnad Misr claimed responsibility on Saturday for a blast that killed one police officer in Cairo.
Strong 7.5 magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea
(Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude 7.5 struck off Papua New Guinea on Saturday and a tsunami warning was briefly issued for the Pacific Island nation and neighboring Solomon Islands, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
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 West African nation.
In Damascus, Christians briefly ignore war for Easter
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – The sound of battles echoes from the outskirts of the capital as Christians in Damascus celebrated the Easter weekend, briefly ignoring the conflict for the yearly ritual.
Death toll climbs to at least 13 in worst tragedy on Everest
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Rescuers recovered the body of one mountain guide on Saturday after an ice avalanche swept the lower slopes of Mount Everest, bringing the death toll to at least 13 in the deadliest accident on the world’s highest mountain.
Two killed in Bahrain car explosion: Interior Ministry
MANAMA (Reuters) – An explosion in a car killed two people and wounded a third in a mostly Shi’ite village in Bahrain on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said.
Japan expands army footprint for first time in 40 years, risks angering China
YONAGUNI, Japan (Reuters) – Japan began its first military expansion at the western end of its island chain in more than 40 years on Saturday, breaking ground on a radar station on a tropical island off Taiwan.
Special Report: How the U.S. made its Putin problem worse
WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK (Reuters) – In September 2001, as the U.S. reeled from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Vladimir Putin supported Washington’s imminent invasion of Afghanistan in ways that would have been inconce…
Northern Ireland police arrest man in Belfast shooting
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland police have arrested a man in connection with the shooting of a prominent former member of a hardline republican splinter group.
Kidnapped French journalists found on Turkey’s Syrian border
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Four French journalists held hostage in Syria since June were found by Turkish soldiers on its border with Syria on Saturday, Turkish media reported, and French President Francois Hollande said the four were in good health.
