Japanese nationalists sail close to islands in dispute with China
EAST CHINA SEA (Reuters) – Five boats carrying about 20 members of a Japanese nationalist group arrived on Sunday in waters near tiny islands in the East China Sea at the center of a dispute between Japan and China, a move that risks escalating tension…
Muslim Brotherhood faces ban as Egypt rulers pile on pressure
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood risks political elimination, with the new army-backed government threatening to ban the Islamist organization after launching a fierce crackdown on its supporters that has killed hundreds.
British police studying new information on Princess Diana death
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Saturday they were assessing new information about the deaths of Princess Diana and her friend Dodi al Fayed in a Paris road crash in 1997.
Iran has 18,000 uranium centrifuges, says outgoing nuclear chief
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has installed 18,000 uranium-enrichment centrifuges, the country’s outgoing nuclear chief was quoted as saying by Iranian media on Saturday.
Guessing game as Pakistan’s powerful army chief prepares to retire
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – In a nation long plagued by military coups, the question of who will replace Pakistan’s all-powerful army chief has taken on new urgency this year as the country tries to shake off the legacy of decades of military dictatorship.
Muslim Brotherhood supporters face murder, terrorism probe: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian prosecutors have placed 250 Muslim Brotherhood supporters under investigation for murder, attempted murder and terrorism, the state MENA news agency said on Saturday.
Nine men killed in Mexican drug war hotspot
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The bodies of nine men were found on Saturday in one of the most troubled areas of Mexico’s western Michoacan state, where the Knights Templar drug cartel is fighting civilian-led vigilante groups, some with ties to other cartel…
Clashes between Nigerian army and Boko Haram kill 18
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Clashes between soldiers and members of Islamist sect Boko Haram have killed 18 people in northeast Nigeria, a military source and officials said on Saturday.
Bomb injures guard at Egypt’s mission in Benghazi, Libya
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A bomb blast ripped through the garden wall of the Egyptian consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday, injuring a security guard who needed hospital treatment, witnesses said.
Merkel warns against over-confidence ahead of September election
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel warned her supporters on Saturday against complacency ahead of the September 22 election, voicing fears that three leftist parties could unexpectedly join forces to oust her center-right coalition after ballo…
