Egypt arrests three after gun attack on ship in Suez Canal: source
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has arrested three people who opened fire with machine guns on a ship passing through the Suez Canal, an army source said on Sunday, playing down what the waterway’s chief described as a terrorist attack.
Pope calls international day of prayer for peace in Syria
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday urged the international community to seek a negotiated solution to the conflict in Syria and announced he would lead a worldwide day of prayer for peace in the country on September 7.
Allies concerned over UK opposition’s Syria stance: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and some European countries are concerned about the decision by Britain’s opposition Labour Party to vote down a government motion that could have paved the way for a strike on Syria, Foreign Secretary William Hague…
France will not attack Syria alone, PM to meet parliament leaders
PARIS (Reuters) – France will not launch an assault on Syria alone and will wait for U.S. Congress to decide on whether to punish President Bashar al-Assad’s government for a gas attack that killed hundreds of civilians, Interior Minister Manuel Valls …
Two governments continents apart face defeat despite booms
OSLO/CANBERRA (Reuters) – Two center-left governments on opposite sides of the globe are likely to lose power this month, despite both presiding over commodity-fuelled booms while other economies sank into crisis.
China probes top official in latest anti-graft push
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is investigating the head of its state assets regulator, a former top energy executive, for “serious discipline violations”, the government said on Sunday in what appears to be a deepening crackdown on corruption and push for …
Australian PM Rudd makes last-ditch plea to voters as polls slip
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, struggling to avert a landslide election defeat in six days, pledged tax breaks and education programs on Sunday to counter a slowing economy in a last-ditch plea to voters.
Obama delays strike against Syria to seek Congress approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama stepped back from the brink on Saturday and delayed an imminent military strike against Syria to seek approval from the U.S. Congress in a gamble that will test his ability to project American strength abro…
Nigeria’s ruling party splinters, in threat to Jonathan
ABUJA (Reuters) – Seven Nigerian ruling party governors and a former presidential candidate formed a splinter group opposed to President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday, in the most explicit internal threat yet to his assumed bid to run for another term …
Yemen PM escapes unhurt after gunmen shoot at motorcade: aide
SANAA (Reuters) – Unidentified assailants opened fire on the motorcade of Yemen’s prime minister on Saturday, an aide said, in an apparent assassination attempt that underscored the volatility of the U.S.-allied Arab country.
