Rising power India sees no U.S.-style Gulf security role
MANAMA (Reuters) – Rising naval power India has no intention of becoming a U.S.-style protector of Gulf Arab states, even if the region’s states asked it to take on that role, its foreign minister said on Saturday, citing his country’s avoidance of for…
Ukraine opposition seeks million-strong rally in Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – Organisers hope one million protesters will turn out in Kiev on Sunday to pile more pressure on Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich as he seeks closer ties with Russia after dumping a trade pact with the European Union.
Israeli patrol on Golan targeted by bomb from Syria: Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli army said on Saturday that an Israeli military vehicle had been damaged by a bomb set off on the Syrian side of the frontier of the occupied Golan Heights.
Gunmen attack liquor stores in Baghdad, killing nine
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked 12 liquor stores in Baghdad on Saturday, killing nine people, police said, the latest in a series of assaults on alcohol sellers in the capital.
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…
