Turkey appoints new military commanders as government asserts control
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey appointed new military commanders on Saturday in an overhaul of its top ranks that underlined the government’s control over armed forces which once dominated political life.
Interpol issues global security alert after prison breaks
PARIS (Reuters) – Interpol issued a global security alert on Saturday advising its members to increase their vigilance against attacks after a series of prison breaks in Iraq, Libya and Pakistan that the agency is investigating to determine if they wer…
Merkel challenger Steinbrueck blunders again as rain destroys posters
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s challenger Peer Steinbrueck suffered another setback to his gaffe-prone campaign when thousands of Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) posters dissolved in the rain, Bild daily reported on Saturday.
Tunisian authorities say third bomb scare was a hoax
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s interior ministry said on Saturday that a suspected bomb placed near a colonel’s home in Tunis was fake and came with a letter, purporting to be from al Qaeda, demanding the army stop its offensive near the Algerian border.
Moroccans protest against pardon of Spanish pedophile
RABAT (Reuters) – Riot police broke up a protest by hundreds of Moroccans late on Friday against a royal pardon for a Spanish pedophile serving a 30-year sentence for raping and filming children as young as four.
Egyptian government appeals to Mursi supporters to leave camps
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army-installed government on Saturday promised supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi a safe exit from their protest camps and urged them to rejoin the political process.
Jailed Vietnam blogger ends hunger strike after five weeks
HANOI (Reuters) – A Vietnamese dissident jailed for criticizing the country’s rulers has ended a hunger strike after five weeks when judicial authorities agreed to accept his complaint about poor treatment, his son said on Saturday.
Turkish man killed by stray bullet fired from Syria
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A Turkish man was killed on Saturday by a stray bullet fired across the border from Syria into the Turkish town of Ceylanpinar, security sources said.
Australia enlists Nauru to aid in crackdown on boat refugees
PERTH (Reuters) – Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, facing an imminent election, enlisted the help of the Pacific Island nation of Nauru in his hardline policy of denying asylum seekers arriving by boat the right to settle in Australia.
Moroccan police break up protest against royal pardon of Spanish pedophile
Rabat (Reuters) – Riot police broke up a protest by hundreds of Moroccan demonstrators late on Friday against a royal pardon for a Spanish pedophile serving a 30-year sentence for raping and filming children as young as 4.
