U.N. aid convoy struck in Syria’s besieged Homs
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An aid convoy came under fire in a besieged rebel district of Homs on Saturday, threatening a United Nations-led operation to bring food and medicine to 2,500 people and evacuate civilians trapped by months of fighting in the Syrian …
Kosovo’s head of university quits after violent protests
PRISTINA (Reuters) – The rector of Kosovo’s state university Ibrahim Gashi resigned on Saturday following protests by students over reports their professors had forged academic works.
Egypt’s Sabahi says to contest presidency
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi announced on Saturday he would be running for the presidency in a forthcoming election, enlivening a race that army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is widely expected to win.
Panama says North Korea ship in arms case paid fine, free to go
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – A North Korean ship detained near the Panama Canal for holding Cuban weapons is free to go after the ship’s representatives on Saturday paid a $693,333 fine to the Panama Canal Authority, the authority said in a statement.
Falling rock derails train in French Alps, two dead
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – A huge falling rock derailed a train in the French Alps on Saturday, killing two people and partly pushing one of its carriages over the edge of a mountain slope, officials said.
Italy scorns Indian decision to try marines with anti-piracy law
ROME (Reuters) – Rome harshly criticized an Indian decision to try two Italian marines accused of killing two fisherman under an anti-piracy and anti-terrorism act, in a case that has strained relations between the two countries.
Egypt army hits Sinai militants; new group claims Cairo bomb
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian army said on Saturday it had killed 16 Islamists in Sinai, and a new group said it carried out a bomb attack on police in Cairo, underscoring the widening scope of militant violence since the army removed Mohamed Mursi fr…
Spanish princess questioned in corruption investigation
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (Reuters) – Spain’s Princess Cristina was questioned by a judge on Saturday in a corruption case that has deepened public anger over graft among the ruling class and discontent with the royal family.
Fifteen pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia hotel fire: report
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Fifteen people died and around 130 were injured when a fire broke out in a hotel packed with Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina on Saturday, the state news agency said.
Turkish police fire tear gas to break up Internet protest
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Police fired water cannon and teargas to disperse hundreds of people protesting in central Istanbul on Saturday against new controls on the Internet approved by parliament this week.
