Laos air force plane crashes, defense minister reported dead
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Laotian air force plane with at least 14 people on board crashed on Saturday, a defense ministry source said, and a witness at the site said the defense minister was among the dead.
Gunfire erupts in Mali’s Kidal ahead of PM visit
GAO, Mali (Reuters) – Gunfire erupted between the Malian army and Tuareg separatists (MNLA) in the northern city of Kidal on Saturday as the prime minister embarked on a trip there, according to a resident and an MNLA spokesman.
Bangladesh salvages capsized ferry, 54 bodies recovered
DHAKA (Reuters) – Rescue workers in Bangladesh completed the search of a stricken river ferry on Saturday, bringing the number of bodies recovered to 54 two days after the vessel capsized with around 200 people on board.
Suspected Boko Haram rebels attack Chinese work site in Cameroon
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram rebels from Nigeria attacked a Chinese work site in northern Cameroon on Friday and at least 10 people are believed to have been kidnapped, the regional governor said on Saturday.
Syrian election candidate praises Assad’s war on rebels, wants ties with West
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – One of President Bashar al-Assad’s two challengers in next month’s election praised his military campaign against Islamist rebels but said Syria must do more to maintain ties with the West and rebuild its economy after three years …
Thai protest leader promises final push for alternative PM
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters in Thailand are to stage mass rallies in coming days to try to get a new prime minister installed, but their leader said if this final push in a six-month fight did not succeed, he would surrender to the a…
Suspected Boko Haram rebels attack Chinese plant in Cameroon
ABUJA (Reuters) – Suspected rebels from Nigeria’s Islamist militant group Boko Haram attacked a Chinese plant in northern Cameroon near the town of Waza, a local governor told Reuters on Saturday.
China detains two rights lawyers in widening crackdown on activists
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police detained two prominent human rights lawyers this week, the latest arrests in a growing crackdown on dissent that has targeted rights activists and journalists.
China arrests suspects of Xinjiang station bombing
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have arrested seven people suspected of involvement in the train station attack and bombing last month in the western city of Urumqi, state-backed newspaper Global Times reported on Saturday.
Third poll gives Zuluaga edge over Santos in Colombia presidential race
CARTAGENA (Reuters) – Colombia’s right-wing presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga is edging ahead of President Juan Manuel Santos in three voter polls after a survey published on Friday also showed Santos’s recently comfortable lead has evaporated …
