Egypt’s Sisi: extremists destroying the region, threaten the world
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned world powers on Monday that Islamist militants are ravaging the Middle East and pose a threat to everyone’s security.
Two ‘abandoned’ cylinders seized in Syria contained sarin – U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Two cylinders reportedly seized by Syrian government troops in an area controlled by armed opposition groups contained deadly sarin, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a letter to the U.N. Security Council published o…
Kenya opposition demands troops quit Somalia after attacks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s opposition leaders demanded on Monday the country withdraw troops from Somalia after a spate of bloody attacks by militants at home, but dropped a demand for talks with the government.
South Africa’s Implats says wildcat strike to end at Marula mine
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Impala Platinum said on Monday that wildcat strikers at its Marula mine had indicated they would return to work on Tuesday and press their demands through “formal channels.”
Child sex abuse conspiracy claims rattle Britain’s political elite
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain pledged on Monday to investigate claims that politicians may have sexually abused children in the 1980s in a conspiracy by members of the establishment who used their power to cover up the crimes.
Former official accuses EU’s Barroso of ‘ambush’ in graft scandal
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – A former top European official challenged EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in court on Monday, declaring he was unfairly forced out of his job and maintaining his innocence in a graft scandal.
Lebanon charges 28 with planning suicide attacks: agency
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Twenty-eight people have been charged with planning to carry out suicide bomb attacks and belonging to the militant group Islamic State, Lebanon’s state news agency said on Monday.
British government announces historical child abuse inquiry
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government has ordered a wide-ranging inquiry into historical child sex allegations stretching over several decades, Home Secretary Theresa May said on Monday.
Uganda says anti-gay bill misunderstood by donors who halted aid
KAMPALA (Reuters) – International donors who withheld aid over Uganda’s anti-gay bill “misinterpreted” the law whose main focus was to stop promotion of homosexuality to children and others, the government said on Tuesday.
Merkel says U.S spying allegations are serious
BEIJING (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday allegations that a German man had worked as a double agent for U.S. intelligence were serious and, if true, were a clear contradiction of what cooperation between partners is supposed t…
