Gunfight pits Afghan against foreign soldiers – one dead
KABUL (Reuters) – A gunfight broke out between Afghan and foreign soldiers on the outskirts of the capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least one Afghan serviceman and injuring a number of other soldiers, according to Afghan and NATO officials.
U.N. Syria envoy says Iran should join Geneva peace talks: Press TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations peace envoy for Syria said on Saturday Iran should be invited to planned peace talks in Geneva, Iran’s English-language Press TV reported, in comments sure to rile Gulf Arab states.
Finnish parliament should vote again on Fennovoima reactor: minister
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finnish Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen said parliament should hold a new vote on nuclear consortium Fennovoima’s permit to build a nuclear reactor after it chose a supplier not included in original plans.
Judge dismisses ‘betrayal of trust’ case against ElBaradei
CAIRO (Reuters) – A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Egypt’s former interim vice president for “betrayal of trust” in quitting the army-backed government in protest against its bloody crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.
Japan PM says ready to be more assertive against China: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in an interview published on Saturday, said Japan was ready to be more assertive towards China as Beijing threatened to strike back if provoked.
Saudi women break driving ban, defying warnings: campaigners
RIYADH (Reuters) – A few women filmed themselves driving in Saudi cities on Saturday, defying government warnings of arrest and prosecution to take part in a campaign against men-only road rules, activists said.
Greenpeace activist dangles from Eiffel Tower in Russia protest
PARIS (Reuters) – A Greenpeace activist suspended himself from the Eiffel Tower on Saturday to call for the release of 30 people who have spent more than a month in a Russian jail over a protest against oil drilling in the Arctic
Bosnian activists erect ‘guerrilla memorials’ to war crimes victims
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnian activists put up “guerrilla memorials” overnight to Serbs, Muslims and Croats killed in the 1992-95 war, in protest at the denial of war crimes by authorities in the Balkan country.
Iran border guards killed fighting bandits near Pakistan: report
DUBAI (Reuters) – About 20 Iranian border guards were killed in clashes with “bandits” on the southeastern frontier with Pakistan overnight and several others were seized, Iranian media said on Saturday.
China leader promises ‘unprecedented’ reforms at key Party meeting
BEIJING (Reuters) – A top Chinese leader has promised “unprecedented” economic and societal reforms at the Communist Party’s much anticipated plenum meeting next month, state media reported on Saturday.
