Woman killed in clash between Egypt’s Brotherhood, security forces: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – A supporter of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood was killed on Friday in clashes with the security forces in Fayoum province, south of Cairo, medical sources said.
Landslide blocks Nepali tunnel, 16 trapped
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Sixteen workers including a Chinese national have been trapped by a landslide inside the tunnel of a hydroelectric power project in Nepal, a project official said on Friday.
Turkish judge defies Erdogan with attack on ‘dire’ allegations
ANKARA (Reuters) – In a defiant challenge to Turkey’s prime minister, the head of the Constitutional Court complained on Friday of political criticism which he said had traumatized and divided the judiciary.
Guerrilla group says it carried out Greek central bank bombing
ATHENS (Reuters) – An anarchist Greek guerrilla group has claimed responsibility for a car bombing at a central bank building in Athens two weeks ago.
Russia says Kiev will face justice for ‘bloody crime’ in Ukraine
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia warned Kiev on Friday that it would face justice for a “bloody crime” in eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Russian rebels a day earlier, while Washington said Moscow was running out of time to …
Unable to vote, ‘Mumbaikars’ vent anger in India’s financial capital
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Angry voters in India’s financial capital of Mumbai turned to lawyers and social media on Friday to vent anger at election authorities, a day after thousands were reportedly unable to cast ballots due to irregularities in the voti…
China arrests driver in fatal school bus crash: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has arrested the driver of a school bus that crashed in the southern island province of Hainan, killing eight students and injuring 32 others, state news agency said on Friday.
U.S. panel urges Guantanamo inmate be transferred to Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. national security panel has recommended that an inmate held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison since 2002 be transferred to Yemen.
Divided Israelis and Palestinians share skepticism over peace talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli decision to suspend snarled negotiations with the Palestinians has signaled the latest and perhaps the final blow to two decades of a mostly fruitless peace process.
Obama says North Korea poses threat to region and to U.S.
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that reclusive North Korea posed a threat not just to the region but to the United States and that he hoped China would use its influence to rein in its ally.
