Hospital siege, blasts new Pakistan government’s first security test
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Militants in a volatile region of western Pakistan bombed a bus carrying women students on Saturday and then seized part of the hospital where survivors were taken, in the first major security test for the new prime ministe…
Analysis: Iran moderate’s poll triumph is mandate for change
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on Saturday by handing a moderate cleric a landslide victory in a presidential election.
EgyptAir plane diverted after ‘fire’ threat
CAIRO (Reuters) – An EgyptAir jet heading to New York from Cairo was diverted and landed in Scotland on Saturday after a passenger found a note in a toilet containing a threat to set the plane on fire, the Egyptian airline told Reuters.
Colombian police rescue two kidnapped Spanish tourists
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian police staged a raid in northern La Guajira province early on Saturday and rescued two Spanish tourists held captive by an unidentified group for nearly a month, police officials said.
Six Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi violence
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Six soldiers were killed and five injured in clashes between Libyan special forces and armed protesters outside a special forces base in the eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday, military officials said on Saturday.
EgyptAir plane diverted after ‘fire’ threat
CAIRO (Reuters) – An EgyptAir jet heading to New York from Cairo was diverted and landed in Scotland on Saturday after a passenger found a note in a toilet containing a threat to set the plane on fire, the Egyptian airline told Reuters.
South Africa’s Mandela ‘recovering very well’, grandson says
QUNU, South Africa (Reuters) – Former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is recovering well from a lung infection which has kept him in a serious condition in hospital for a week, his grandson said on Saturday.
Czech PM in survival struggle after court keeps aide in custody
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Coalition partners of Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said they were considering whether they could stay in government with him on Saturday after a court ordered the detention of his close aide on corruption charges….
Mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq kills three
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp killed three people in Baghdad on Saturday, police sources said, and the Mujahidin-e-Khalq (MEK) group said Iran was probably to blame, with Iraqi complicity.
Sudan rebels say hit area where peacekeeper killed
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese rebels said they attacked a city where a United Nations peacekeeper was killed on Friday but that they hit only government military targets in the oil-rich area.
