Student killed in opposition protest at Cairo University: medic
CAIRO (Reuters) – A student was killed on Monday in clashes between police and Muslim Brotherhood supporters at Cairo University, a medic said, in a protest called by the Islamist opposition against the army-backed government.
Syria opposition claims has evidence of chlorine gas attack
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian opposition activists have posted photographs and video that they say shows an improvised chlorine bomb to back up claims that President Bashar al-Assad’s forces used chemical weapons in two attacks last week.
Europe’s Eurosceptics more united than many think: poll
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Far-right Eurosceptics in France, Britain, the Netherlands and Belgium have far more in common than just animosity towards the European Union or opposition to migration, according to a new survey.
France tries mass DNA test in hunt for school rapist
BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) – French police took DNA samples from hundreds of male pupils and staff on Monday in the hope the mass test could help them find the assailant who raped a 16-year-old girl in the toilets of a school in western France last Sep…
Israel says close to forging new ties across Arab world
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is holding secret talks with some Arab states that do not recognize it, looking to establish diplomatic ties based on a common fear of Iran, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday.
Iran says oil barter deal with Russia very hard to seal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran and Russia will find it hard to agree any oil or gas trade deal because they are rivals in both markets, Iran’s deputy oil minister for international trade said on Monday.
Malaysia Airlines search heads deep underwater in new phase
SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy underwater drone will be deployed to scour the floor of the Indian Ocean for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, search officials said on Monday, launching a new phase of the operation after nearly six wee…
Nuclear export group debates ties with Israel: document
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States and three European allies want a global body controlling nuclear exports to consider whether to establish closer ties with non-members including Israel, despite its assumed atomic arsenal, a confidential document sh…
The woman who could be Poland’s next prime minister
WARSAW (Reuters) – When Polish deputy prime minister Elzbieta Bienkowska applied to study at a prestigious university in Warsaw, she was rejected after one of the interview panel questioned how she could study and raise a family as well.
Vietnam frees at least one more political activist
(Reuters) – Vietnam has freed at least one more political dissident, the second such release in the space of one week, as pressure increases on the communist government to cease arresting and jailing its critics.
