Bell tolls 50 times for Quebec dead in train disaster
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) – A week after the heart of the Quebec village of Lac-Megantic was devastated in a fireball in one of the worst train accidents in Canadian history, the St. Agnes church bell rang 50 times on Saturday, once for each perso…
Egypt’s interim PM names two more key ministerial candidates
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian Interim Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi will ask leftist politician Godah Abdel Khalik to serve as supplies minister, a position he held for several months in 2011, two sources in the transitional administration told Reuters …
Kazakhstan won’t let oligarch’s wife return to Italy
ASTANA (Reuters) – Kazakhstan said on Saturday the wife of fugitive former minister and oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov could not leave the country because she was under investigation, and Ablyazov said his wife and daughter were in danger.
No evidence of link between Dreamliner fire and batteries: AAIB
LONDON (Reuters) – There is no evidence at this stage that a fire that broke out on a Boeing Dreamliner at London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday was linked to the aircraft’s batteries, Britain’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) said on Saturday.
Swiss arrest witness linked to French minister in tax scandal
ZURICH (Reuters) – A key witness in the investigation against France’s former budget minister Jerome Cahuzac has been arrested by Swiss authorities, the Swiss prosecutor’s office confirmed on Saturday.
Egypt IMF negotiator to be offered finance minister post
CAIRO (Reuters) – Hany Kadri, who oversaw talks with the International Monetary Fund over a stalled rescue package last year, will be asked to serve as Egypt’s interim finance minister, two sources in the government told Reuters on Saturday.
Track fault may have caused French train crash: SNCF
BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France (Reuters) – The train derailment that killed at least six people in central France on Friday may have been caused by a loose steel plate at a junction, French train operator SNCF said.
Czech ex-PM admits relationship with aide at centre of graft probe
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Former Czech conservative Prime Minister Petr Necas has now acknowledged he had a relationship with his closest aide, whose arrest for suspected illegal spying and graft led to the government’s fall last month, a daily reported on Sa…
Egyptian prosecutor has received complaints against Mursi
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor’s office said on Saturday it had received complaints accusing deposed President Mohamed Mursi and other senior leaders of his Muslim Brotherhood of spying, inciting killings of protesters and damaging the eco…
Five sentenced for life over attack on Guinea president
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Five people were sentenced to life in prison on Saturday for their role in a failed assassination attempt on Guinean President Alpha Conde two years ago, ending a trial opposition figures say has been at least partly politically mot…
