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…
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.
