Al Qaeda says downs Syrian cargo plane, army says fog causes crash
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian wing of al Qaeda, the Nusra Front, said on Sunday it had shot down an army cargo plane carrying food and ammunition overnight, but Syrian state television blamed the loss of the aircraft and its crew on bad weather.
Egyptian liberals demand Mubarak face court over attack by supporters on camels
CAIRO (Reuters) – Liberal Egyptian parties filed new judicial complaints against ousted former ruler Hosni Mubarak on Sunday, including over a deadly camel charge against protesters led by his supporters, after a string of court rulings in his favor.
Anti-Charlie rally in Pakistan draws 5,000
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Around 5,000 people rallied against French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Sunday, and the founder of a group banned for militant links urged protesters to boycott French products.
German eurosceptic party at crossroads before key election
HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Sounding more like the economics professor he once was than the dangerous far-right firebrand some say he has become, Bernd Lucke spoke at length about the perils of the euro zone and unfettered immigration at a campaign ra…
Germany’s anti-Islam PEGIDA march canceled due to attack threat
BERLIN (Reuters) – A march by the German anti-Islam PEGIDA movement in the eastern city of Dresden planned for Monday has been canceled due to a concrete threat of an attack against one of its leaders at the weekly rally, police in Dresden said on Sund…
Italy expels nine suspected Islamist militants
ROME (Reuters) – Italy has expelled nine suspected Islamist militants so far this year as part of a heightened security alert throughout Europe and could make further expulsions, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Sunday.
Chadian soldiers arrive in Cameroon to battle Boko Haram
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – A contingent of soldiers from Chad has arrived in northern Cameroon where it will deploy to the Nigerian border as part of efforts to contain the Boko Haram insurgency, a spokesman for Cameroon’s defense ministry said on Sunday.
Three months of fighting in Libya’s Benghazi kills 600, say medics
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – About 600 people have been killed in three months of heavy fighting between Libyan pro-government forces and Islamist groups in Libya’s second-largest city Benghazi, medical staff said on Sunday.
Ex-spy chief says outdated UK anti-terrorism laws are not fit for purpose
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s ability to prevent terrorist attacks is hampered by outdated laws that are “no longer fit for purpose”, a former MI5 chief said in an interview published on Sunday, as the government considers new powers to monitor the Inte…
Israel says cracks first local Islamic State cell
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Sunday it had cracked the first Islamic State cell on its soil, made up of seven Arab citizens who would be prosecuted on charges of planning attacks in the Jewish state and communicating with the insurgent group in…
