Syrian forces kill at least 49 rebels near Damascus: monitors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces ambushed rebels in a strategic suburb near the capital Damascus on Sunday, killing at least 49 people, a pro-opposition monitoring group said.
Insight: Canadian train disaster a dark turn for rail veteran
(Reuters) – A blinding flash of orange light jarred Weyauwega residents awake before dawn on March 4, 1996. An 81-car freight train had been barreling toward the farm town in central Wisconsin when it jumped a broken rail. The train’s propane and petro…
Sukhoi jet has belly landing in Iceland
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Sukhoi Superjet made a belly landing during a test flight on Sunday at Iceland’s Keflavik airport in Reykjavik, according to a statement by its Russian manufacturer.
Netanyahu sees Mursi fall as sign of political Islam’s weakness
BERLIN (Reuters) – In rare remarks on Egypt’s government crisis, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that the fall of the president, Mohamed Mursi, demonstrates the weaknesses of political Islamist movements.
Kidnapped Mali election workers freed in north: official
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Gunmen have freed four election workers and a deputy mayor a day after they were kidnapped in Mali’s remote northern town of Tessalit, a local official said on Sunday.
Gunmen abduct Iranian embassy worker in Yemeni capital
SANAA (Reuters) – Armed men kidnapped an employee of the Iranian embassy in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Sunday, police sources said, the latest in a series of abductions of foreigners in the lawless Arab country.
Seven injured in explosion at Pemex pipeline in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least seven people were injured by an explosion after an attempt to illegally tap a pipeline belonging to the Mexican state oil monopoly Pemex near Mexico City, officials said on Sunday.
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader says peace process still on track
ANKARA (Reuters) – Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan said on Sunday that a peace process to end three decades of conflict was still continuing with all “seriousness”, but that Ankara needed to take concrete steps before parliament opens in…
Japan urges Britain to keep ‘major role’ in EU
LONDON (Reuters) – Japan has added its voice to international calls for Britain to maintain a leading role in the European Union, saying that membership is a key advantage for companies looking to access Europe’s single market.
Bahraini parliamentarian’s house attacked for second time
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Assailants attacked the home of a Bahraini member of parliament with petrol bombs on Sunday for the second time in a week, the state news agency BNA said, the latest in a series of assaults on public officials and security personn…
