Serbia’s Vucic says long road ahead in talks with Kosovo
(This version of the Sep. 8 story corrects paragraph 11 to say that Russia and five EU countries are among those that do not recognize Kosovo, not among those that do)
Leader of Colombia rebel dissident group killed, president says
The leader of Colombia’s United Guerrillas of the Pacific (GUP), a group of former Marxist rebels who refused to demobilize under a peace deal, was killed in combat with the armed forces President Ivan Duque said on Saturday.
Rockets fired at Basra airport as violent protests grip Iraq
Basra airport was attacked with rockets on Saturday after another night of protests against Iraq’s political elite, during which demonstrators set fire to the Iranian consulate and briefly took oilfield workers hostage.
Trump axes $25 million in aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals
President Donald Trump has ordered that $25 million earmarked for the care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of American aid, a U.S. State Department official said on Saturday.
Greek police fire teargas at protesters in Thessaloniki
Greek police fired teargas at demonstrators in the northern city of Thessaloniki where the Prime Minister was scheduled to deliver a speech later Saturday.
Stabbed Brazilian presidential candidate stable, in therapy
A front-running and far-right Brazilian presidential candidate began physical therapy on Saturday and remained in serious but stable condition after being stabbed during a campaign rally earlier this week, doctors and family members said.
Botswana says China agreed to extend loan, cancel debt
China has agreed to extend a loan to Botswana for rail and road infrastructure as well as writing off some debt, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Saturday.
Pressure grows on German spy chief over Chemnitz protests
Pressure grew on Germany’s domestic spy chief on Saturday after he expressed scepticism that migrants had been hounded in Chemnitz after the fatal stabbing of a German man – remarks that are reviving strains in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government.
Iran attacks Iranian Kurdish opposition group base in Iraq
Iran attacked the base of an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and wounding scores more, Iraqi Kurdish officials said.
Many feared dead after Islamist attack in northeast Nigeria: witnesses
Many people are feared dead after an Islamist militant attack on the northeast Nigerian town of Gudumbali, two residents and a vigilante said on Saturday.
