The ‘eye sniper’ and the girl protesters: Egypt’s tale of two trials
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two high-profile Egyptian trials, both arising from years of turbulent protests, have delivered sharply contrasting sentences in the space of just a few months.
IAEA says may need more money to help implement Iran nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. atomic watchdog will probably need more money to verify the implementation of a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, its chief said on Thursday, and it would take some time to prepare for the task.
Four Libyan soldiers killed in new violence in Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Four Libyan soldiers were killed when clashes erupted between the army and militant Islamists in the eastern city of Benghazi on Thursday, army and security officials said.
Insight: Iran sanctions deal sparks hunt for vintage plane parts
(Reuters) – While foreign ministers raced to Geneva for a crucial phase of talks over Iran’s nuclear activities earlier this month, passengers with the country’s national airline faced a little-noticed drama on the other side of the world.
With military commitments in Africa, France to leave Kosovo
PRISTINA (Reuters) – NATO confirmed on Thursday that France plans to withdraw its 320 troops from Kosovo, citing commitments in Mali and a pending French intervention in Central African Republic.
Steam, water may show North Korea trying to restart reactor: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear agency said on Thursday it had seen releases of steam and water indicating that North Korea may be seeking to restart a reactor that experts say would be capable of making plutonium for atomic bombs.
One killed, nine injured in shelling of Russian embassy in Damascus
MOSCOW (Reuters) – One Syrian was killed and nine others were injured during a mortar shelling of the Russian embassy in Damascus, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Britain’s Cameron urged to seek ‘red card’ to scrap EU laws
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron should push for new powers for European Union member states to repeal existing laws across the bloc as part of his EU reform drive, an influential group of lawmakers in his Conservative Party said…
Victorious Nepali Congress party tries to woo Maoists for stability
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s oldest political party has emerged as the biggest group after an election last week, a final count showed on Thursday, and the party is now trying to woo Maoist former rebels to join a national unity government in the vola…
Israel jails six Arabs over 2005 killing of Jewish gunman
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – An Israeli court jailed six Israeli Arab citizens on Thursday over the mob killing in 2005 of a Jewish gunman after he went on a deadly rampage on a bus in their town.
