North Korea sailors killed when ship sinks during ‘combat duties’
SEOUL (Reuters) – At least 19 North Korean sailors were killed when a naval vessel sank during “combat duties” off the east coast last month, state media said, a rare admission by the impoverished and reclusive country.
Trial of ousted Egyptian president Mursi adjourned: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – The trial of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi was adjourned on Monday, state media reported.
Kerry, mending fences, lauds Saudi as senior Arab player
RIYADH (Reuters) – Calling Saudi Arabia “the senior player in the Arab world”, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met its foreign minister on Monday before talks with King Abdullah in the latest stop on a tour partly aimed at easing tensions with major…
Militants attack Nigeria wedding convoy, kill 30: government
ABUJA (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants fired on a convoy of people returning from a wedding party in northeastern Nigeria, killing 30 of them, including the groom, local government authorities said on Monday.
North Korea sailors killed when ship sinks during ‘combat duties’: state media
SEOUL (Reuters) – At least 19 North Korean sailors were killed when a naval vessel sank during “combat duties” off the east coast last month, North and South Korean media said.
Former Pakistan dictator Musharraf granted bail: lawyer
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, was granted bail on Monday in a case related to the killing of a cleric, taking him a step closer to freedom after months under house arrest and legal wrangling over his fate….
Congo’s army says M23 rebels shelling border town
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congo’s army accused rebels of shelling a border town on Monday and said it showed the M23 group’s declaration of a ceasefire over the weekend was worthless.
Bahrain jails four for life, six to 15 years for Iran-linked cell
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahraini court sentenced four Shi’ite Muslims to life and six others to 15 years in jail on charges of setting up a militant cell linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard that aimed at assassinating public figures in the Gulf Arab kingd…
Gunfights kill 13 in Mexican city on U.S. border
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Thirteen people were killed in shootouts on Sunday around the northeastern Mexican city of Matamoros in one of the worst recent outbreaks of violence in an area ravaged by drug gangs.
Ousted Egyptian president Mursi arrives at trial site:TV
CAIRO (Reuters) – Deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi arrived at a Cairo police academy on Monday to face trial on charges of inciting violence, state television reported.
