Train carrying oil, liquid petroleum gas derails in Alberta
CALGARY (Reuters) – A train carrying crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas derailed west of Edmonton, Alberta, on Saturday, causing an explosion and fire but no injuries, Canadian National Railway said on Saturday.
Guinea opposition to ask Supreme Court to annul parliamentary vote
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s main opposition parties accused the ruling party on Saturday of massive fraud in last month’s parliamentary election and said they would call on the Supreme Court to annul the vote.
Skydivers’ plane crashes in Belgium, 11 killed
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A small Pilatus plane carrying a group of skydivers crashed in Belgium on Saturday, killing all 11 people on board despite the attempts of several to jump to safety, local authorities said.
Portuguese march against new austerity budget
LISBON (Reuters) – Thousands of Portuguese protested on Saturday against new wage and pension cuts in the country’s 2014 budget and demanded the resignation of the government.
Suspected polio cases found in Syria for first time in 14 years
LONDON (Reuters) – Two suspected cases of polio have been detected in Syria, the first appearance of the incurable viral disease there in 14 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.
Suicide bomber kills 16 in Somali cafe attack aimed at foreign troops
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 16 people on Saturday in an attack on a cafe in a Somali town close to the Ethiopian border frequented by local and foreign soldiers fighting al Qaeda-linked rebels.
Belgian plane crashes with skydivers on board, 11 dead
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A small Pilatus plane carrying a group of skydivers crashed in Belgium on Saturday, killing all 11 people on board, a fire brigade spokesman said.
Mubarak trial resumes in closed session: state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) – A retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed on Saturday in a closed-door session in which top security officials gave testimony, state television said.
India charges 33 aboard armed U.S. ‘anti-piracy’ ship
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) – India has charged 33 men aboard an armed ship operated by a U.S. maritime security firm for failing to produce papers authorizing it to carry weapons in Indian waters, police said on Saturday, a move that could trigger diplom…
Floods devastate an already bankrupt and blood-soaked Acapulco
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – Gangland violence and looming bankruptcy had already all but obliterated the glitter of Acapulco before catastrophic flooding last month drove crocodiles onto the streets of the Mexican beach resort and turned much of it in…
