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…
Shunned by Egypt, Hamas reaches out to Palestinian rival Abbas
GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas, its Gaza Strip stronghold cut off by the new military-backed government in Egypt, called upon rival Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday to end their six-year schism and form a unity government.
India PM says satisfied with coal block allocations despite inquiry
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is satisfied with the outcome of the process of allocating coal blocks to certain companies, his office said on Saturday as federal police proceed with an investigation into the system.
Turkey rejects EU view of handling of protests, pleased with report
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey on Saturday rejected European Union criticism of its handling of anti-government protests earlier this year, but said a report on its progress towards joining the bloc showed it had come closer to European economic and democ…
Italy court bans Berlusconi from public office for two years
MILAN (Reuters) – A Milan court ruled on Saturday that former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should be barred from holding public office for two years following a conviction for tax fraud.
Toll from Mali boat accident more than triples to 72 dead
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The death toll from a boat accident in Mali last week has more than tripled to 72 after more bodies were found, the government said on Saturday.
Afghan assembly sets November date for decision on U.S. troops
KABUL (Reuters) – The future of U.S. troops in Afghanistan after 2014 will be decided by an assembly of tribal elders in late November, its organizers said, setting a date for the verdict on a long-delayed bilateral deal held up by disputes over key pr…
