Syria says rebels killed 123 people in north, majority civilians
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media accused insurgents on Saturday of killing 123 people, the majority of them civilians, during a rebel offensive this week to take the northern town of Khan al-Assad.
Death toll in Cairo attack 65: Egypt health ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s health ministry said it had registered 65 killed on Saturday in what the Muslim Brotherhood has described as an attack by the security forces on supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in the capital Cairo.
Serbian PM threatens to oust finance minister
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s prime minister piled pressure on Finance and Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic on Saturday to cede one of his portfolios or face being ousted from the Balkan country’s coalition government.
Kuwaitis head to the polls for sixth time since 2006
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwaitis voted for the sixth time in seven years on Saturday in a parliamentary election boycotted by the main Islamist and populist opposition, which may help liberals and independents win seats.
Bananas thrown at Italy’s first black minister
ROME (Reuters) – Some of Italy’s top politicians on Saturday rallied behind the country’s first black minister, a target of racist slurs since her appointment in April, after a spectator threw bananas at her while she was making a speech.
Car bomb hits Turkish staff building in Somali capital, 3 dead: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A car loaded with explosives rammed into the gates of an office housing Turkish embassy staff in the Somali capital, killing three people, witnesses and police said on Saturday, the latest in a series of blasts over the past two m…
Libyans vent anger at Islamists after activist’s shooting
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Protesters attacked offices of Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood and the headquarters of a liberal coalition on Saturday after demonstrations sparked by assassinations in the eastern city of Benghazi turned violent, witnesses said.
Israeli cabinet to weigh prisoner release before Palestinian talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet will consider releasing more than 100 Arab prisoners held by Israel in order to boost prospects for talks expected with the Palestinians in Washington next week, Israeli officials said o…
Death toll in twin suicide bombing in Pakistan rises to 52
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The death toll from a pair of coordinated suicide bombs targeting Shi’ites in a volatile Pakistani town near the Afghan border rose to 52 overnight, officials said on Saturday, in one of the worst sectarian attacks in the…
Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in Tunis
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police fired tear gas in front of the parliament building on Saturday, a Reuters reporter said, to disperse secular protesters demanding the dissolution of the assembly and Islamists defending the legitimacy of their rule.
