Five people sentenced to jail for Costa Concordia disaster
ROME (Reuters) – Four Costa Concordia crew members and a company official were sentenced to jail in Italy on Saturday for their part in the 2012 cruise ship disaster that killed 32 people, leaving only the captain still on trial.
Portugal ruling party vows to meet bailout goals after pact talks fail
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s ruling Social Democrats (PSD) said on Saturday their coalition government would press on with meeting the country’s economic bailout goals after talks on a broader political deal sought by the president collapsed.
Turkish police fire water cannon at Istanbul protesters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police fired water cannon on Saturday to disperse hundreds of protesters who gathered to march to Gezi Park in central Istanbul, which has been at the heart of fierce demonstrations against Prime Minister Erdogan’s rule.
Navalny embodies generation of rebellious Russians
MOSCOW (Reuters) – In a battle against President Vladimir Putin that has moved from the streets of Moscow to a courtroom, Alexei Navalny has emerged as the figurehead of a new generation of Russian opposition.
India court sentences six to life in prison in rape of Swiss woman
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian court on Saturday sentenced six men convicted of the gang rape of a Swiss woman to life in prison, in one of several recent cases that have fueled a public outcry over the high rate of sex crimes in India.
Egyptian security forces raid office of Iranian TV channel
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces raided the office of the Iranian Al Alam Arabic language satellite channel in Cairo and detained its director, the outlet reported on Saturday.
Four election officials kidnapped in northern Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Four electoral officials and a deputy mayor were kidnapped by suspected Tuareg separatists in northern Mali on Saturday, officials said, adding to tensions stirred by ethnic clashes before next week’s presidential vote.
Bailed Russian opposition leader vows to become Moscow mayor
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told cheering supporters on Saturday he wants to contest and win an election to become Moscow mayor after being freed on bail while he fights a five-year jail sentence.
Five people sentenced to jail for Costa Concordia disaster
ROME (Reuters) – Four Costa Concordia crew members and a company official were sentenced to jail in Italy on Saturday for their part in the 2012 cruise ship disaster that killed 32 people, leaving only the captain still on trial.
Algeria kills two deputies to AQIM leader: source
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian special forces have shot dead four Islamist militants, including two deputies to the leader of al Qaeda’s North African wing AQIM, a security source told Reuters.
