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…
Myanmar president supports changing army-drafted constitution
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s president gave his backing on Thursday for amending a military drafted constitution and indicated support for changes that would make Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi eligible to lead the country.
Iraq arrests Shi’ite militia commander: police sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has arrested an Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia leader whose group claimed responsibility for a mortar bomb attack near a border post in Saudi Arabia in November, police sources said on Thursday.
Mursi to face trial over jail break case on January 28
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s former Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, will face trial on January 28 over a mass jail break in 2011, one of three cases against him since he was ousted by the army in July, judicial sources said.
Malaysia’s Islamic authorities seize Bibles as Allah row deepens
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Islamic authorities in Malaysia on Thursday seized 321 Bibles from a Christian group because they used the word Allah to refer to God, signaling growing intolerance that may inflame ethnic and religious tension in the Southeast…
Italy can breach EU deficit limits if it reforms, Renzi says
ROME (Reuters) – Italy can negotiate a relaxation of European Union deficit limits if it shows it is serious about effective reforms to its economy and political system, Matteo Renzi, the new head of the center-left Democratic Party said in an intervie…
Chinese balloonist lands in midst of isle dispute with Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Chinese man landed himself, literally, in the midst of a territorial dispute between Asia’s two great powers, crash-landing a hot air balloon near contested islands held by Japan.
Italian navy rescues 233 migrants south of Sicily
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian navy has rescued 233 mostly African migrants from a 10 meter (yard) boat in Mediterranean waters south of Sicily as the immigration crisis that killed hundreds in shipwrecks in 2013 showed no signs of letting up in the new …
Exiled Rwandan ex-spy boss murdered in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An exiled former Rwandan intelligence chief and critic of President Paul Kagame has been found murdered in a Johannesburg hotel, South African police said on Thursday.
