As hope withers, Palestinian president heads to Washington
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – With pessimism growing by the day over the future of Middle East peace talks, U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Washington on Monday to try to break the stalemate.
Crimea prepares for referendum under heavy military presence
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian leaders in Crimea made final preparations on Saturday for a referendum widely expected to transfer control of the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine to Moscow, despite the threat of sanctions and condemnation f…
Three killed in South African plane crash
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Three people were killed when the small plane they were travelling in crashed near a landing strip in the South African province of KwaZulu Natal on Saturday, police and emergency services said.
Three killed in South African plane crash
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Three people were killed when the small plane they were travelling in crashed near a landing strip in the South African province of KwaZulu Natal on Saturday, police and emergency services said.
Gunmen kill six army officers near Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead six army officers near Cairo on Saturday, the second attack on Egyptian security forces in three days that the military has blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood of deposed President Mohamed Mursi.
Erdogan links dead Turkish teenager to ‘terrorist’ groups
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said a teenager who died this week after sustaining a head injury in anti-government protests last summer was linked to “terrorist organizations”, in comments likely to fan political tensions.
China’s Xi assumes new role overseeing military reform
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken on a new role overseeing a group in charge of deepening military reform, state media said on Saturday, adding to the list of bodies Xi is taking charge of in his rapid consolidation of power.
Court cuts jail term of Pakistan doctor who helped find bin Laden
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A court in Pakistan on Saturday reduced by 10 years the jail term handed down to a Pakistani doctor who helped the United States track down al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, in a blow to his supporters who have been fighti…
Eurosceptic party leads in Danish poll before European election
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The far-right, euro-skeptic Danish People’s Party may emerge as Denmark’s biggest vote getter at the European parliamentary elections in May, a poll indicated on Saturday.
South Korea expresses relief over Abe’s comments on Japan war apologies
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye expressed relief on Saturday over remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that his government would adhere to apologies for wartime behavior made by past cabinets, in 1993 and 1995.
