Egypt, reneging on roadmap, to start elections with presidential vote
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will hold a presidential vote before electing parliament, President Adly Mansour said on Sunday, reneging on a roadmap and increasing the likelihood that army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be elected as head of state w…
Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai as protest toll rises to 49
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gunmen killed three Egyptian soldiers in an attack on a bus in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, the military said, prompting a warning from the army that it would eliminate the Muslim Brotherhood, which it blames for much of Egypt’s pol…
Twenty-nine dead in clashes on anniversary of Egypt uprising
CAIRO (Reuters) – Twenty-nine people were killed during anti-government marches on Saturday while thousands rallied in support of the army-led authorities, underlining Egypt’s volatile political fissures three years after the fall of autocrat President…
Libya, Egypt in talks over Tripoli diplomat hostages
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s government was in talks on Sunday with Egypt to resolve a hostage crisis after gunmen kidnapped five Egyptian diplomats in Tripoli in retaliation for Egypt’s arrest of a top Libyan militia commander.
Serbian ruling party agrees to seek early election
BELGRADE (Reuters) – The leadership of Serbia’s dominant Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) agreed on Sunday to seek an early parliamentary election, aiming to capitalise on a surge in popularity to cement its grip on power and push through economic refor…
German minister dismisses fears of immigration from eastern Europe
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble dismissed fears that too many immigrants from Romania and Bulgaria were moving to Germany, saying his country had benefited from European Union integration more than any other.
Suicide bomber kills four in Kabul attack on Afghan army bus
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber attacked an Afghan army bus in Kabul on Sunday, killing four people and wounding up to 22, police said, the latest incident in a worrying surge of violence in the Afghan capital over the past 10 days.
Italy’s Berlusconi opts for wrinkles in new image switch
ROME (Reuters) – Former premier Silvio Berlusconi, famed for his face lifts and hair implants, has opted for a sharp image change in reaction to the rise of younger rival Matteo Renzi, agreeing to be shown wrinkled and without make-up by a UK newspaper…
Hungary soon to clinch Russian loan for nuclear plant project
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s development minister said on Sunday the government should soon complete talks with Russia on a multi-billion dollar sovereign loan that would enable it to start work on two new nuclear reactors.
Kenyan security agencies ignored warnings before Westgate attack: report
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan security agencies did not heed information about an impending attack before an assault on the Westgate shopping mall in the capital last September that killed 67 people, the head of a parliamentary committee said on Sunday.
