Tunisia ruling party leader calls for non-partisan cabinet
TUNIS (Reuters) – The secretary general of Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party said on Wednesday he favored a non-partisan cabinet in what may be a significant concession to the secular opposition after weeks of anti-government unrest.
Death toll in Egypt’s Fayoum climbs to 17
CAIRO (Reuters) – The death toll from clashes in the Egyptian province of Fayoum between supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi and the security forces climbed to 17, the state news agency reported.
Chile’s Escondida copper mine hit by surprise strike
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Workers began a surprise strike at the world’s largest copper mine, Chile’s Escondida, on Wednesday morning over pay and working conditions.
Clashes kill five in Egypt’s Suez
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least five people were killed on Wednesday in the Egyptian city of Suez, a health ministry official said, when supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi tried to storm a government building there.
Doctors Without Borders pulls out of Somalia due to attacks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The international medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) began closing all its humanitarian operations in Somalia on Wednesday because of attacks on its staff, the organization said on Wednesday.
Clashes kill nine in Egypt’s Fayoum
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least nine people were killed on Wednesday in the Egyptian province of Fayoum, south of Cairo, a hospital official said, following fighting at police stations between supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi and the security f…
Egyptian police death toll climbs to six in Cairo: state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) – Six members of the Egyptian security forces were killed on Wednesday while breaking up Cairo protest camps set up by supporters of deposed president Mohamed Mursi, state TV reported, quoting the Interior Ministry.
Insight: Iraq Kurds reach out to Baghdad to fight surging al Qaeda
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – When hundreds of al Qaeda fighters in armored trucks attacked the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat with machine guns last week, the local army unit called for backup and set off in pursuit.
Chile Escondida mine workers begin strike
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Workers began a strike at world No. 1 copper mine, Chile’s Escondida, on Wednesday over pay and working conditions.
Clashes kill nine killed in Egypt’s Fayoum
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least nine people were killed on Wednesday in the Egyptian province of Fayoum, south of Cairo, a hospital official said, following fighting at police stations between supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi and the security f…
