Former Thatcher aide, falsely accused of child abuse, dies aged 71
LONDON (Reuters) – Former aide to Margaret Thatcher and ex-treasurer of Britain’s Conservative Party, Alistair McAlpine, who was wrongly accused of child abuse in a BBC report that led to a major crisis at the broadcaster, has died aged 71, his family …
Two Italian workers kidnapped in eastern Libya: source
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Two Italian construction workers have been abducted in an Islamist stronghold in eastern Libya, a security source said on Saturday.
Seven militant suspects shot dead in Russia’s Dagestan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Seven suspected militants were killed by security forces in a shootout on Saturday near Makhachkala in Dagestan, Russian news agencies reported, a day after a grenade and bomb attack outside a restaurant in the regional capital injur…
India, Pakistan to allow greater trade through land route
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and Pakistan agreed on Saturday to allow round-the-clock movement of trucks and containers through their main border crossing, signaling a thaw in relations after a year’s standoff over military tensions on the border.
Spain’s Socialists to select party leader in November
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s opposition Socialist party announced on Saturday that it would select a leader in November to run against the ruling center-right People’s Party in 2015 parliamentary elections.
Death of Indian minister’s wife ‘unnatural’ say doctors
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Th death of an Indian government minister’s wife was described as “sudden” and “unnatural” following an autopsy on Saturday, a day after she was found dead in a New Delhi hotel room having earlier accused her husband of adultery.
Mali arrests Islamist judge who ordered amputations and stonings
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s army has arrested a hardline Islamist judge who ordered floggings, amputations and the stoning of women for adultery during a 10-month occupation by rebels linked to al Qaeda.
Thai protesters march on, defiant after grenade attack
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters marched defiantly through Thailand’s capital on Saturday, with one group entering a police compound, undeterred by a grenade explosion the day before that wounded 35 demonstrators and killed one.
Islamist militants strengthen grip on Iraq’s Falluja
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Al Qaeda and other insurgent groups have tightened their grip on Falluja, defying the Shi’ite-led Iraqi government’s efforts to persuade local tribesmen to expel them from the Sunni Muslim city, residents and officials say.
Egypt president expected to call for elections in March: report
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s president will announce that presidential elections will be held in March, in a statement expected to come hours after the final results of a constitutional referendum are made public on Saturday, a newspaper reported.
