Four people wounded in Yemen suicide attack; official shot dead
ADEN (Reuters) – A suspected al Qaeda militant blew himself up on Friday in a market in Lahj province in south Yemen, killing himself and wounding four people, a security official said.
Egypt police fire teargas on pro- and anti-Mursi crowds
CAIRO (Reuters) – Police fired teargas in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria on Friday to break up clashes between opponents and supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, security sources said.
British PM Cameron urges more investment in Northern Ireland
BELFAST (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron urged business on Friday to look beyond Northern Ireland’s troubled past and sporadic outbreaks of violence by investing there.
France wants action on Central Africa ‘sectarian poison’
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister heads to the Central African Republic (CAR) on Sunday aiming to drum up international interest for a largely forgotten crisis that risks dragging Paris into a new military intervention in one of its former co…
Syrian army retakes two Damascus suburbs from rebels: activists
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian army troops and Shi’ite militia fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad captured two southern suburbs of Damascus on Friday, killing at least 70 people, opposition activists said.
Syrian army retakes two Damascus suburbs from rebels: activists
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian army troops and Shi’ite militia fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad captured two southern suburbs of Damascus on Friday, killing at least 70 people, opposition activists said.
Chemical weapons watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize for Syrian mission
OSLO (Reuters) – The global chemical weapons watchdog working to eliminate chemical arms stockpiles around the battlefields of Syria’s civil war won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
From Egypt, the message is ‘Obama keep your aid’
CAIRO (Reuters) – A U.S. decision to curtail military and economic aid to Egypt to promote democracy may ultimately backfire, pushing Cairo to seek assistance elsewhere and giving Washington less leverage to stabilize a country in the heart of the Midd…
Berlusconi asks to do community service instead of jail term: source
MILAN (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has formally requested to do a year of community service rather than be jailed or put under house arrest following his conviction for tax fraud, a legal source said on Friday.
Hague judges rule Gaddafi-era spy chief can face trial at home
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court ruled on Friday that Libya was free to try Abdullah al-Senussi, the former Libyan spy chief who was a pivotal figure under long-serving ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
