Split over presidential candidate may push Macedonia to early election
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonia called a presidential election for April 13 on Saturday but the ruling coalition’s failure to agree on a joint candidate might push the Balkan country to call an early parliamentary vote in the same month.
Egyptian PM says reshuffle to include Sisi’s defense minister: report
CAIRO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi has said a cabinet reshuffle will include the defence ministry, an Egyptian newspaper said on Saturday, in the clearest sign yet that Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi plans to stand for president.
Nigeria says frees three Indians kidnapped off E.Guinea
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian police have rescued three Indian sailors who were kidnapped from a cargo ship off the coast of Equatorial Guinea last month, a rare success story in its fight against piracy.
Yemen’s main oil pipeline bombed, crude flow stops: sources
SANAA (Reuters) – Armed tribesmen bombed Yemen’s main oil pipeline on Saturday, halting crude flow to the country’s main export terminal less than a month after it was repaired, oil and local officials said.
Kerry hopeful, says U.S. bid for Mideast peace not ‘quixotic’
MUNICH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday that he remains hopeful that the Obama administration’s effort to broker a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians can succeed.
Sinai-based militants claim rocket attack on Israel
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Sinai-based militant group inspired by al Qaeda, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, claimed responsibility on Saturday for a failed rocket attack on Israel’s Red Sea resort city Eilat a day earlier.
Egyptian PM says reshuffle to include Sisi’s defence minister: report
CAIRO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi has said a cabinet reshuffle will include the defense ministry, an Egyptian newspaper said on Sunday, in the clearest sign yet that Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi plans to stand for president.
Obama to visit Saudi Arabia amid tensions over Iran, Syria: report
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to travel to Saudi Arabia in March on a mission to smooth tensions with Washington’s main Arab ally over U.S. policy on Iran’s nuclear program and the civil war in Syria, a newspaper reported.
Indian diplomat’s claim of immunity challenged by U.S. prosecutors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Indian diplomat whose December arrest led to a major international dispute holds no immunity from U.S. prosecution and should continue to faces charges of visa fraud, Manhattan federal prosecutors said in court papers filed Fri…
Quebec town mourns blaze victims as probe reaches critical stage
L’ISLE-VERTE, Quebec (Reuters) – Investigators sifting through the charred debris at a Quebec home for senior citizens may have found the spot where the fire started, police said on Friday, as the grief-stricken town prepared for a special ceremony for…
