Berlusconi breaks away from Italian government after party splits
ROME (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi, facing expulsion from parliament over a tax conviction and a revolt which split his center-right party, said on Saturday he may no longer back Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta but would not be able to bring down t…
Niger arrests 30 in hunt for Sahara migrant traffickers
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger has arrested around 30 people, including defense and security personnel, as part of a crackdown on human traffickers after the bodies of dozens of migrants were found in the Sahara desert last month, the government said.
Islamist coalition calls for dialogue to ease Egypt’s crisis
CAIRO (Reuters) – A coalition of Islamists said on Saturday it was ready to seek dialogue to end Egypt’s bloody political crisis, on condition that the army-backed government halt a security crackdown.
Chad starts military campaign against rebels in Darfur
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad has launched a helicopter attack on Chadian rebels in Darfur and sent a military convoy to the region, according to humanitarian workers and an opposition group, after Sudan announced a military campaign to end rebellions in …
British PM demands Sri Lanka rights probe, angers government
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday said he would push for an independent inquiry into allegations of war crimes at the end of Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war, drawing an angry response from the island nation’s presiden…
Libya militiamen clash at checkpoint, PM calls for calm
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Clashes between rival Libyan militias killed at least one and wounded a dozen others on Saturday a day after more than 40 people died in the worst street fighting in the capital Tripoli since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi two years ag…
Syrian army fights for road needed to remove chemical weapons
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian forces went on the offensive on Saturday against rebels positioned along a major highway linking the capital with the coast, rebels said, a strategic road that is likely to be used to extract chemical weapons from the country….
Russian police kill suspected Volgograd bus bomber in shootout
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police killed the main suspected organizer of last month’s bombing of a bus in Volgograd and several other suspected militants in Dagestan on Saturday, Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee said, confirming earlier media…
Iraqi Kurdish president in Turkey to back PM’s peace effort
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – The president of Iraqi Kurdistan called on Turkey’s Kurds to back a flagging peace process with Ankara on Saturday, making his first visit to southeastern Turkey in two decades in a show of support for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdog…
Captain without a ship: Marcos clan mayor at eye of Philippine storm
TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) – Minutes before a tsunami-like storm surge slammed into the Philippine coastal city of Tacloban, a tall man in a motorcycle helmet strode along the shore through ferocious typhoon winds.
