Latest migrant deaths fuel calls for EU action
ROME (Reuters) – Italy and Malta pressed European partners on Saturday to do more to stop a migrant crisis which the Maltese prime minister said was turning the Mediterranean into a “cemetery” after another boat sank off Sicily, killing dozens more peo…
Car bomb explodes in Iraqi city of Samarra, killing 14
SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded in a street lined with shops in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Saturday, killing at least 14 people, police and medics said.
Truck plunges off road in Peruvian Andes, killing 50 people: media
LIMA (Reuters) – A truck plunged 300 meters (980 feet) down a ravine in the Peruvian Andes, killing at least 50 people aboard, local media reported on Saturday.
At least 20 dead and many more missing in Mali boat accident
BAMAKO (Reuters) – At least 20 people were killed and as many as 170 were uncounted for after a boat overloaded with passengers and goods capsized on the Niger River in Mali, local residents and officials said on Saturday.
Azeri police beat, detain demonstrators after vote protest rally
BAKU (Reuters) – Police beat and detained demonstrators in the capital of Azerbaijan on Saturday after a protest against a disputed presidential vote that gave President Ilham Aliyev a third consecutive term in the oil-producing former Soviet republic….
Gay rights protest in St. Petersburg ends in clashes, arrests
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Police arrested 67 people after a fight broke out between gay rights activists and their opponents at a demonstration in the Russian city of St Petersburg on Saturday.
Brazil’s Rousseff seen beating likely 2014 challengers: poll
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff would win re-election against her most likely challengers without a runoff if ballots were cast today, according to a Datafolha opinion poll published by newspaper Folha de S.Paulo on Saturday.
Quake of 6.4 magnitude causes minor damage on Crete
ATHENS (Reuters) – An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude off the coast of Crete caused minor damage on the Greek island on Saturday, but there were no reports of casualties or serious destruction, police and fire brigade said.
Merkel’s conservative ally warming to coalition with Greens
BERLIN (Reuters) – A powerful conservative ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel refused on Saturday to rule out an unorthodox coalition with the Greens party ahead of further exploratory talks next week.
Congo rebels fire on United Nations helicopter
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Insurgents in eastern Congo fired at a United Nations helicopter on Saturday after threatening to attack U.N. aircraft, further raising fears of a return to fighting in the volatile region.
