Five sentenced for life over attack on Guinea president
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Five people were sentenced to life in prison on Saturday for their role in a failed assassination attempt on Guinean President Alpha Conde two years ago, ending a trial opposition figures say has been at least partly politically mot…
South African firm says workers freed by kidnappers in Guinea-Bissau
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African defense group Denel confirmed on Saturday that the last nine of 12 of its staff kidnapped in Guinea-Bissau two months ago had been freed.
Eighteen killed in Moscow bus crash
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Eighteen people were killed and 25 injured when a truck ploughed into a bus in a Moscow suburb on Saturday, according to the Russian emergency ministry.
Greeks split on reforms, public sector job cuts: opinion poll
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greeks are split on whether public sector job cuts demanded by the country’s international lenders for continued bailout funding are necessary and most remain downbeat on the economy’s prospects, an opinion poll showed on Saturday.
Boeing Dreamliner fire investigation under way
LONDON (Reuters) – Investigators started work on Saturday to establish the cause of a fire on a Boeing Dreamliner at London’s Heathrow airport, a new setback for the high-tech model after it was grounded at the start of the year over battery problems.
Dislodged steel piece on track could explain train crash: SNCF
PARIS (Reuters) – A dislodged steel piece joining two tracks at the junction could explain the derailment of a train that killed at least six people late on Friday, French train operator SNCF said.
Russia says kills bodyguard of Islamist insurgent leader
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The bodyguard of Russia’s most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Saturday, officials said, as Moscow tries to curb militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there in February.
Dozens trampled at Spain’s Pamplona bull run
PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) – Dozens of people were trampled at Spain’s San Fermin bull run on Saturday when they were trapped at the narrow entrance to the bullring with the bulls that had been chasing them.
Police injured, 11 arrests in Northern Ireland Orange clashes
BELFAST (Reuters) – More than 30 police officers were injured and 11 people arrested during overnight violence around traditional Orange Day parades in Northern Ireland, authorities said on Saturday.
Islamist leader calls for pro-Mursi protests across Egypt on Monday
CAIRO (Reuters) – A senior leader of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi’s party called for mass rallies across Egypt on Monday, hours after tens of thousands of Mursi’s supporters demanded his return in a peaceful protest in Cairo.
