Police fire tear gas at Istanbul anti-government protest
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish riot police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse thousands of demonstrators in central Istanbul protesting against what they see as authoritarian new laws from Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government.
Suicide bomber kills three in Lebanon: security sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed two Lebanese soldiers and a civilian with a car bomb at an army checkpoint in a Hezbollah stronghold in northeast Lebanon on Saturday, security sources said.
Seeking cheap stocks, chaos no problem? Try Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Investing in Libyan stocks may sound like an absurd idea at a time when the North African country is descending into chaos and armed militias seize oil ports or ministries at will.
Ukraine parliament ousts Yanukovich, Tymoshenko freed
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament voted to remove President Viktor Yanukovich after three months of street protests, while his arch-rival Yulia Tymoshenko hailed opposition demonstrators as “heroes” in an emotional speech in Kiev after she was rele…
Brazil presidential poll tips Rousseff win; Neves support slips
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff would likely win a second, four-year term if elections scheduled for October were held today, a poll published by the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper said on Saturday.
Mexico captures No.1 drug kingpin ‘Shorty’ Guzman
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s most wanted man, drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, was captured on Saturday with help from U.S. agencies in a major victory for the government in a long, brutal drugs war.
Venezuela deaths rise as unrest claims student and biker
CARACAS (Reuters) – A female student and a young supermarket worker were the latest fatalities from Venezuela’s political unrest as the death toll from 10 days of violence rose on Saturday to at least eight.
Missing U.S. student found dead in Italy railroad tunnel
(Reuters) – A U.S. college student who went missing two days ago while traveling in Italy has been found dead, authorities said Saturday.
Morocco summons French ambassador over torture lawsuit
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco has summoned the French ambassador in Rabat to protest against a French lawsuit filed against the head of Morocco’s domestic intelligence for alleged complicity in torture, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Militants shoot down Iraqi helicopter and occupy northern town
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Militants shot down a helicopter on Saturday and briefly occupied a town, in an escalating turf war with Iraq’s government that has killed at least 25 people in two days, police said.
