Conservative leader Abbott wins landslide Australia election victory
SYDNEY/CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s conservative leader Tony Abbott swept into office in a landslide election on Saturday as voters punished the outgoing Labor government for six years of turbulent rule and for failing to maximize the benefits of a…
Man killed trying to plant bomb in car in Yemen: security sources
SANAA (Reuters) – A suspected Islamist militant was killed early on Saturday when a bomb he was trying to plant in the car of an intelligence officer in Sanaa exploded in his hands, security sources said.
Nigerian army says kills 50 Boko Haram Islamists
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian army said on Saturday it had tracked down and killed 50 members of Boko Haram, days after the Islamist sect was blamed for killing 20 villagers in raids in its northeastern stronghold.
Two men arrested over Buckingham Palace break-in
LONDON (Reuters) – British police have arrested two men after a break-in at Buckingham Palace this week, one of the most serious security breaches at Queen Elizabeth’s London residence in about 30 years.
Obama rejects G20 pressure to abandon Syria air strike plan
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama resisted pressure on Friday to abandon plans for air strikes against Syria and enlisted the support of 10 fellow leaders for a “strong” response to a chemical weapons attack.
Direct link between Assad and gas attack elusive for U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the United States threatening to attack Syria, U.S. and allied intelligence services are still trying to work out who ordered the poison gas attack on rebel-held neighborhoods near Damascus.
Iran releases Indian oil tanker detained in August
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Iran has released an Indian crude oil tanker that was detained last month over pollution concerns, an Indian shipping official said on Saturday, ending a dispute between the countries that have historically had strong trade ties.
Islamist rebels say they killed Syria’s Hama governor
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Islamist militant group the Nusra Front has claimed responsibility for the assassination of the governor of Syria’s Hama province last month, according to the U.S.-based SITE intelligence monitoring group.
Rodman back from North Korea, without jailed American
BEIJING (Reuters) – Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman returned on Saturday from his second visit to North Korea this year where he again met the reclusive country’s leader Kim Jong-un, but did not come back with jailed American missionary Kenne…
Cambodia opposition rallies in push for poll probe
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of Cambodia’s defiant opposition rallied on Saturday to demand an independent probe into July elections they say were rigged to prolong the rule of a prime minister now facing his biggest political challen…
