Israeli soldiers accused of killing Palestinian boy in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A 15-year-old Palestinian boy died of a gunshot wound in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, hospital officials said, and his father and two friends blamed Israeli troops guarding a nearby settlement for the shooting.
Bashir announces Sudan vice president resignation: state media
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced the resignation of First Vice President Ali Taha on Saturday, state media reported, the first move in a cabinet reshuffle to be announced later in the day.
Iran presses ahead with uranium enrichment technology
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is moving ahead with testing more efficient uranium enrichment technology, a spokesman for its atomic energy agency said on Saturday, in news that may concern world powers who last month agreed a deal to curb Tehran’s atomic acti…
Eight killed, 20 injured in Colombia bomb attack blamed on FARC
BOGOTA (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed and 20 injured in a bomb attack on Saturday in a village in southern Colombia that the military blamed on left-wing FARC guerrillas who have been engaged in peace talks with the government for the la…
Sports-mad South Africa salutes Mandela ‘The Captain’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Sports-mad South Africa saluted Nelson Mandela on Saturday with smiles and moments of silence in honour of the late anti-apartheid leader, who inspired people to pursue the impossible from politics to the playing field.
Mexican leftist leader to leave hospital after heart surgery
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican leftist leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be released from the hospital on Saturday after a heart attack sent him into surgery earlier this week, undermining his ability to lead protests against a controversial ene…
Italian kidnapped in Nigeria – Italian foreign ministry
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian man has been kidnapped in the Niger delta in southern Nigeria, the Italian foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court forces military to produce prisoners
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military, widely regarded as enjoying impunity, partially complied with a Supreme Court ruling on Saturday by producing some of the hundreds of prisoners it has been holding in secret without charge.
U.S.-Afghan security pact needs clarity by February: Hagel
KABUL (Reuters) – A NATO meeting in February could become a new deadline for a security pact between the United States and Afghanistan, whose president has been reluctant to sign the deal, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on visit to Kabul.
Syrian Islamists seize Western-backed rebel bases: monitoring group
BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Syrian rebels from an Islamist alliance formed last month have occupied bases and warehouses belonging to a Western-backed rebel group on the Turkish border, rebels and activists said on Saturday.
