Israel to approve prisoner deal in push to revive Palestinian talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel was expected on Sunday to approve releasing more than 100 Arab prisoners as a step to renew stalled peace talks with the Palestinians ahead of plans to convene negotiators in Washington later this week.
Al Shabaab claim attack on Turkish mission in Somalia, three dead
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A car loaded with explosives rammed into an office housing Turkish embassy staff in the Somali capital, killing three people, witnesses and officials said on Saturday, the latest in a series of blasts claimed by Islamist al Shabaa…
Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in Tunis
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police fired tear gas in front of parliament on Saturday to disperse secular protesters demanding the dissolution of the assembly and Islamists defending the legitimacy of their rule.
Up to 94 killed in tribal clashes in Darfur
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Up to 94 people have been killed in new clashes between two rival tribes in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region, tribal leaders said on Saturday.
Egypt’s leaders must pull nation back from brink: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Egypt’s leaders must pull their country “back from the brink,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday, saying Egypt was at a pivotal moment after the killing of dozens of protesters.
U.S. defense chief, in call with Egypt’s Sisi, urges restraint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed deep concern over violence in Egypt and urged restraint in a call on Saturday with the Egyptian army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, after scores of protesters were killed in the last …
Pope, in candid speech, speaks of ‘exodus’ from the Church
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Pope Francis, in a stunningly candid assessment of the state of the Catholic Church, said on Saturday it should look in the mirror and ask why so many people are leaving the faith of their fathers.
Quebec town mourns victims of fuel-tanker train disaster
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) – Hundreds of mourners filled the streets of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on Saturday, as the families of the 47 people killed in North America’s worst railway disaster in two decades attended a memorial service at a local churc…
Libya PM to reshuffle cabinet, cut ministries after killings
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s prime minister said he would reshuffle the cabinet and reorganize the government to cope with the “urgent” situation in the country following killings in the eastern city of Benghazi that sparked violent demonstrations.
South Sudan president names Benjamin as new foreign minister
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has named former Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin as the new foreign minister of the African oil producer, the first appointment in a new cabinet after firing the previous lineup.
