Leading Egyptian activist turns himself in
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ahmad Maher, a symbol of the popular uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011, turned himself in to the authorities on Saturday after an order was issued for his arrest for defying a new law restricting demonstrations.
U.S. calls on North Korea to release war veteran
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States called on North Korea on Saturday to release an elderly U.S. military veteran held in custody since last month and who Pyongyang accused of killing civilians during the Korean War 60 years ago.
Brazil’s Rousseff improves odds of 2014 re-election: poll
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has improved her odds of re-election since last month, while her potential rivals have lost ground, according to a Datafolha opinion poll published by Folha de S.Paulo newspaper on Saturday.
Central African Republic interim leader denies genocide threat
BANGUI (Reuters) – Central African Republic transitional leader Michel Djotodia on Saturday denied European assertions that his country was on the brink of genocide and all-out inter-religious war.
Greece’s ultra-right party holds rally in survival struggle
ATHENS (Reuters) – About 1,000 supporters of Greece’s Golden Dawn party gathered outside parliament on Saturday to protest against the pre-trial detention of their leader Nikolaos Mihaloliakos on charges of forming a criminal organization.
Indian magazine editor arrested on sexual assault charges
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Police arrested the editor-in-chief of an Indian magazine on Saturday over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a woman colleague, in a case that has turned the focus back on sexual violence after the fatal gang rape of a wo…
U.S. offers to destroy Syria’s chemicals at sea: OPCW
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The United States has offered to destroy Syrian chemicals on a U.S. ship, the global chemical weapons watchdog said on Saturday, and is looking for a suitable Mediterranean port where processing can be carried out.
Six killed in clashes in Lebanon’s Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Six people were killed in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli on Saturday in exchanges of fire between neighborhoods which support rival sides in Syria’s civil war, security and medical sources said.
At least one killed as Thai anti-government protests turn violent
BANGKOK (Reuters) – At least one person was shot dead and 10 were wounded after anti-government protesters clashed with supporters of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday, the first bloodshed in a week of demonstrations aimed at toppling…
East African trade bloc approves monetary union deal
KAMPALA (Reuters) – The leaders of five East African countries signed a protocol on Saturday laying the groundwork for a monetary union within 10 years that they expect will expand regional trade.
