Nerve agent rockets seen behind Syria strike: experts
LONDON (Reuters) – While much remains sketchy about the apparent gassing of Syrians on the outskirts of Damascus, Western experts believe rockets or missiles were used to disperse a nerve agent in the worst chemical attack in a quarter of a century.
Egypt’s bruised Brotherhood fails to show street power
CAIRO (Reuters) – Mass protests called by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood mostly failed to materialize on Friday as the movement reels from a bloody army crackdown on followers of ousted President Mohamed Mursi.
Bombs kill 42 outside mosques in Lebanon’s Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Bombs hit two mosques in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday, killing at least 42 people and wounding hundreds, intensifying sectarian strife that has spilled over from the civil war in neighboring Syria.
Ivory Coast lawmakers pass critical land, nationality laws
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s parliament on Friday approved new laws to ease access to citizenship for millions of foreigners and improve state regulation of land ownership, two issues at the heart of a decade of political crisis and violence.
On Syria, Obama says no rush toward costly interventions
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Barack Obama called the apparent gassing of hundreds of Syrian civilians a “big event of grave concern” but stressed on Friday he was in no rush to embroil Americans in a costly new war.
On Syria, Obama says no rush toward costly interventions
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Barack Obama called the apparent gassing of hundreds of Syrian civilians a “big event of grave concern” but stressed on Friday he was in no rush to embroil Americans in a costly new war.
Kremlin critic says he would allow gay rallies if elected mayor
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An opposition leader running for mayor of Moscow said on Friday he would allow gay rights rallies if elected, making clear he believes the authorities’ frequent practice of denying them permission is unconstitutional.
Suspected Nigerian Islamists kill 44 in northeast: sources
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants killed 44 people when they attacked a village in northeast Nigeria earlier this week, emergency and security sources said on Friday.
U.N. Intervention Brigade fires on Congo rebel positions
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – A special U.N. brigade formed to neutralize armed groups in Congo has taken its first military action, firing artillery at rebels menacing the border city of Goma, U.N. and Congolese military officers said…
South Sudan’s Kiir appoints speaker as deputy after cabinet overhaul
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has appointed parliamentary speaker James Wani Igga as his deputy, state media said on Friday, as he seeks to consolidate power in the oil producer after sacking his entire cabinet.
