Syrian opposition says to attend talks, backed by rebel fighters
SILIVRI, Turkey (Reuters) – Syria’s main political opposition group in exile agreed on Saturday to attend internationally sponsored peace talks, and said for the first time three rebel fighting forces also wanted to take part.
Obama tells Merkel, Germans he will not wiretap
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama told Germans and their leader on Saturday he would not let intelligence work damage relations, and differences of opinion between the two countries was no reason to wiretap.
Iran’s supreme leader commutes almost 900 sentences
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei agreed on Saturday to pardon or reduce the sentences of 878 people in honor of the Prophet Mohammad’s birthday on Sunday, the state news agency IRNA reported.
Libyan planes attack unruly militias in south, army on alert
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan war planes attacked targets in the restive south on Saturday after gunmen stormed an air force base and the government ordered in ground troops following days of skirmishes between rival tribesmen and militias.
Egyptians overwhelmingly back constitution: official results
CAIRO (Reuters) – More than 98 percent of voters backed a new Egyptian constitution in a referendum this week, authorities said on Saturday, though the turnout was lower than some officials had indicated, with under 40 percent of the electorate taking …
IMF, UN officials among 21 killed in Kabul suicide attack
KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in the heart of the Afghan capital Kabul, killing 21 people including three United Nations staff and the International Monetary Fund’s top representativ…
Burkina Faso opposition stages biggest march in decades
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s opposition staged the country’s biggest demonstration in decades on Saturday to protest against an attempt by President Blaise Compaore’s party to abolish constitutional term limits.
Turkey purges regulators, state TV in graft probe backlash
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has extended a purge of official bodies to the banking and telecoms regulators and state TV, firing dozens of executives in moves that appear to broaden Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s backlash against a corruption investigati…
Bombs, mortar fire kill 14 people in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Mortar fire, car bombs and gunfire killed at least 14 people and wounded 55 in Baghdad on Saturday, police and medics said.
South Sudan says regains key town from rebels, Uganda claims credit
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudanese government forces said they seized the flashpoint town of Bor back from rebels on Saturday and Uganda’s army claimed credit for the operation, highlighting the depth of its involvement in the conflict.
