Kerry to make first trip to Egypt since Mursi’s ouster
CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt on Sunday for the first time since the army toppled the country’s first freely elected president on July 3, state news agency MENA said.
Syria military base blasts said to be Israeli strike
AMMAN/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Syrian rebels and a U.S. official cited by CNN said on Thursday Israel had mounted a new attack on a Syrian military base but the Israeli government declined to confirm any strike.
Two life sentences for rape, murder that shocked South Africa
SWELLENDAM, South Africa (Reuters) – A South African court sentenced a man to two life terms on Friday for the rape, mutilation and murder of a teenager in a case that shocked a nation with one of the world’s highest levels of violent crime.
Gunmen open fire at Cairo hotel in drinks dispute, no casualties
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gunmen have opened fire on a famous Cairo hotel located on the road to the pyramids, state-run Al-Ahram online reported on Friday.
China security chief blames Uighur Islamists for Tiananmen attack
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s domestic security chief believes a fatal vehicle crash in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in which five died was planned by a Muslim Uighur separatist group, designated a terrorist organization by the United States and United Nat…
Russian PM sees Syria peace talks by end of year
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia hopes an international peace conference on Syria will be held before the end of this year, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, despite reported differences with the United States over opposition representation.
Political tension flares in Thailand over amnesty bill
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Thai capital on Friday after lawmakers approved a draft political amnesty bill that could allow the return of self-exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, one of Thailand’s most p…
Syrian forces capture town near chemical weapons site: group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces have captured a northern town located near a site linked to the country’s chemical weapons program after days of heavy fighting, a monitoring group said.
Indonesia summons Australian ambassador over U.S.-led spying report
JAKARTA/PERTH (Reuters) – Indonesia summoned Australia’s ambassador on Friday to explain media reports his embassy in Jakarta was used to snoop on Southeast Asia’s biggest country as part of a U.S.-led global spying network.
Russian PM plays down talk of gas wars, warns Ukraine on EU
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he saw no reason for Moscow to cut gas supplies to Ukraine over an unpaid bill for now, playing down talk of an imminent “gas war” that might disrupt gas flows to Europe.
