Four killed, scores wounded in clashes across Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police clashed across Egypt on Friday, leaving at least four dead in protests after the army-backed government declared the group a terrorist organization.
India seeks possible U.S. tax violations as stand hardens in row
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has sought details about staff in American schools in the country for possible tax violations and revoked ID cards of U.S. consular officials and their families, retaliatory steps for the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New …
Beirut bomb kills Lebanese ex-minister who opposed Assad
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former Lebanese minister Mohamad Chatah, who opposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was killed in a massive bomb blast on Friday which one of his political allies blamed on the Shi’ite Hezbollah militia.
Hollande wants bigger U.N. role in Central African Republic
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande has asked the United Nations to play a bigger role in the Central African Republic, Hollande’s office said in a statement on Friday.
Israel plans 1,400 more West Bank settlement homes, official says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel plans to build 1,400 homes in its settlements in the occupied West Bank and will announce the projects next week after releasing a group of Palestinian prisoners, an Israeli official said on Friday.
India’s Modi says shaken to core by Gujarat’s religious riots
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – – Indian prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said on Friday he had been deeply pained by religious violence during his time as chief minister of Gujarat state, seeking closure on a deeply divisive issue that has dogged him f…
Turkish protesters clash with police as supporters cheer Erdogan
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Protesters demanding Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan resign over a high-level corruption scandal clashed with riot police in Istanbul on Friday, while across the city thousands staged a rival show of support for the em…
Car bomb kills three in southern Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A car bomb killed three people in the southern Russian city of Pyatigorsk on Friday, officials said, in a worrying development for the Kremlin as Russia prepares to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in six weeks’ time.
Analysis: Battered Erdogan seen weathering storm as scandal deepens
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan still enjoys the fierce loyalty of pious voters and wealthy elites, which should be enough to keep him in power in the face of a corruption scandal that has rocked his government and reached hi…
Bomb targets Montenegrin newspaper critical of government
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A bomb blast shook the offices of Montenegro’s leading daily Vijesti in the latest attack on a newspaper known for its criticism of the authorities under long-term leader Milo Djukanovic.
