Bissau presidential frontrunner calls for peace on eve of vote
BISSAU (Reuters) – The frontrunner in Guinea-Bissau’s election ended his campaign by calling for peace as the coup-prone West African country prepared for a Sunday vote meant bring political stability and renew cooperation with donors and investors.
Gunfight erupts in Mali’s Kidal as PM visits
KIDAL, Mali (Reuters) – A gunbattle erupted between the Malian army and MNLA Tuareg separatists in the northern city of Kidal on Saturday shortly before a visit by the prime minister, an army source and an MNLA spokesman said.
EU will not monitor Egypt vote after equipment blocked: official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will not be able to monitor the Egyptian presidential election this month because Cairo has not given permission for it to bring essential security and safety equipment, an EU official said on Saturday.
Israel hints back-channel talks launched with Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A senior member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government hinted on Saturday that Israel was involved in back-channel contacts with Palestinian and Arab officials despite the collapse of U.S.-brokered peace negotiations la…
More than 20 dead, thousands evacuated in Bosnia, Serbia floods
OBRENOVAC, Serbia (Reuters) – More than 20 people have been killed in the worst floods in more than a century in Serbia and Bosnia, authorities said on Saturday, with thousands evacuated from towns still under threat from rising rivers.
Separatists recapture their leader on the eve of peace talks in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatist leader Valery Bolotov was detained by Ukrainian border guards on Saturday then freed by armed supporters in a firefight at the checkpoint, a Ukrainian spokesman said.
Egypt prosecutor criticizes court over death sentences: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor has appealed against the mass death sentences issued by a provincial court, which had caused an international outcry, state media reported on Saturday, in rare criticism by a senior member of the judiciary of…
Turkish mine disaster town under lockdown as death toll rises to 301
SOMA, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish police put the mining town of Soma on virtual lockdown on Saturday, setting up checkpoints and detaining dozens of people to enforce a ban on protests as rescue efforts following the country’s worst industrial disaster …
India’s Modi gets hero’s welcome as he brings new era to New Delhi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Hundreds of Indians thronged the leafy streets of New Delhi on Saturday to greet Narendra Modi’s triumphant march into the capital after he decimated the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and the ruling Congress party in the biggest election v…
Suspected Boko Haram rebels attack Chinese work site in Cameroon
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram rebels from Nigeria have attacked a Chinese work site in northern Cameroon, killing at least one Cameroonian soldier and at least 10 people are believed to have been abducted, the regional governor and Cameroon …
