U.S. military personnel freed after brief detention in Libya
SABRATHA, Libya/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four American military personnel were briefly detained in western Libya on Friday after part of their convoy failed to stop at a checkpoint and was found to be carrying weapons, Libyan officials said.
One killed as Islamist students and police clash in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – A student was killed on Saturday and scores were arrested when supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood clashed with Egyptian police at the Cairo campus of Al-Azhar University, state media reported.
Tens of thousands protest against Niger government
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of opposition supporters staged a protest rally on Saturday against what they said was the failure of President Mahamadou Issoufou to improve living standards in Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries.
Removal of chemical weapons from Syria delayed: watchdog
VIENNA (Reuters) – The removal of deadly toxins from Syria under an international effort to rid the nation of its chemical arsenal will likely miss a December 31 deadline, the global chemical arms watchdog said.
South Sudan says will attack rebel stronghold if ceasefire rejected
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan troops will attack the main stronghold of rebel forces loyal to former vice president Riek Machar if the government’s offer of a ceasefire is rejected, a senior minister said on Saturday.
Qatar signs aid deal worth $1.25 billion for Morocco
RABAT (Reuters) – Qatar and Morocco have signed an aid deal worth $1.25 billion, part of a five-year package of financial assistance extended by wealthy Gulf states to the North African kingdom to help it weather ‘Arab Spring’ protests.
Fire on Indian train kills at least 23 people
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 23 people were killed on Saturday in a fire on a train in southern India, authorities said.
Syrian forces kill 25 in Aleppo barrel-bomb attack: activists
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian army air strike on a vegetable market in the northern city of Aleppo killed at least 25 people on Saturday, a monitoring group said, continuing a campaign of improvised “barrel bombs” that has drawn international condemnatio…
Zimbabwe ambassador to Australia seeks asylum: media
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Australia has asked for political asylum just days before her term ends saying she fears for her safety if she goes home, media reported on Saturday.
Taking power in New Delhi, ‘common man’ leader talks of revolution
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – There was no motorcade, and none of the traditional trappings of power: the leader of India’s upstart “common man party” arrived on a crowded metro train on Saturday to be sworn in as chief minister of Delhi, India’s capital.
