Britain operating ‘electronic spy posts’ in Germany: Independent
(Reuters) – Documents leaked by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden show that Britain’s surveillance agency is operating a network of “electronic spy posts” from within a stone’s throw of the Bundestag and German chancellor’s…
Heavy gunfire heard in Libya’s capital Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Heavy shooting from guns and anti-aircraft weapons erupted early on Tuesday in the Libyan capital Tripoli, Reuters witnesses said.
Tunisia’s ruling Islamists, opposition suspend talks over new government
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s ruling Islamists and opposition parties suspended talks on Monday over forming a new caretaker government to end the country’s crisis after the two sides failed to agree on naming a prime minister.
Nobel winner Ebadi urges EU, U.S. to ban Iran from TV satellites
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi on Monday called on the European Union and United States to ban Iran from using U.S. and European satellites to broadcast what she described as the Islamic Republic’s propaganda.
Militants kill 70 in northeast Nigeria attacks: officials
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed 70 people in three attacks in northeastern Nigeria in recent days, officials said on Monday, a sign that a military crackdown is failing to subdue the Islamist insurgency.
Mexican armed forces take over security in key Pacific port
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican armed forces have taken charge of security in the Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas, a major cargo hub in a part of the country struggling to contain violent drug gangs.
French and Malian forces hunt journalists’ killers
PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) – The coffins of two French journalists killed in Mali last week were loaded onto a Paris-bound aircraft in the capital Bamako on Monday as French and Malian troops hunted for their killers.
In court, defiant Mursi says he is still Egypt’s president
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Mursi, given his first public forum since his overthrow in a trial where he could face execution, declared on Monday he was still Egypt’s legitimate president and shouted: “Down with military rule!”
In court, defiant Mursi says he is still Egypt’s president
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Mursi, given his first public forum since his overthrow in a trial where he could face execution, declared on Monday he was still Egypt’s legitimate president and shouted: “Down with military rule!”
Kerry tries to soothe relations with Saudi Arabia but tensions evident
RIYADH (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry met King Abdullah on Monday and praised the U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia as strategic and enduring, but strains in the nearly 70-year-old relationship were apparent over Syria and other issues.
