Scandal-plagued Toronto mayor launches re-election campaign
TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who won global ridicule last year after admitting to having used crack cocaine, registered on Thursday for the October mayoral election, saying he was the best mayor Canada’s largest city has ever had and wou…
Snowden ‘justified,’ deserves lighter punishment: NYT editorial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government should grant former NSA contractor Edward Snowden clemency or a plea bargain given the public value of revelations over the National Security Agency’s vast spying programs, the New York Times editorial board s…
Former Israeli leader Sharon’s condition deteriorating: hospital
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, comatose since a 2006 stroke, slipped closer to death on Thursday after a sharp decline in the condition of the ex-general who long symbolized Israel’s military might.
Somali Islamists claim Mogadishu hotel bombing
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist militants in Somalia said on Thursday that they carried out the triple bombing on a Mogadishu hotel that killed at least 11 people.
Egypt arrests seven over Mansoura suicide bombing
CAIRO (Reuters) – Seven people, including the son of a Muslim Brotherhood leader, have been arrested in connection with a suicide bomb attack on a police station north of Cairo that killed 16 people last month, the interior minister said.
Yemeni al Qaeda claims responsibility for Aden bombing
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s wing in Yemen on Thursday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a police headquarters this week in southern Yemen’s main city and said it would make more assaults on the army.
Army commander in eastern Congo killed in ambush
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The colonel in charge of military operations against rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Thursday in an ambush along with three other soldiers, government spokesman Lambert Mende said.
Pakistan’s Musharraf taken to hospital with chest pain, misses trial
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf was taken to hospital with chest pains on Wednesday while on his way to face treason charges in a special court in the capital, Islamabad.
Egypt questions Vodafone over “bomb code” advert
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian state security prosecutors are questioning the makers of a commercial for Vodafone Egypt after a little-known rap singer alleged the ad included coded signals for bomb attacks by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Tunisian police arrest more militants, seize arms
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia said on Thursday it had arrested four militants and seized arms and explosives in the southern town of Sidi Bouzid following increased security checks prompted by fears of attacks by radical Islamists during New Year celebrati…
