Brazil court convicts three for rape of American tourist in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian court on Wednesday convicted three men for the rape of an American tourist in Rio de Janeiro this year, a crime that called global attention to security concerns ahead of the World Cup, Olympics and other major in…
Iraq will not become another Syria, says government, as car bombs kill 34
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Car bomb attacks killed at least 34 people in Baghdad on Thursday but the Interior Ministry said it would not allow al Qaeda, which it blames for a surge in sectarian violence, to turn Iraq into another Syria.
Chaos and frustration at morgue for families of Egypt’s dead
CAIRO (Reuters) – Hundreds of Egyptians pushed and shoved each other in the blistering heat at Cairo’s main morgue on Thursday. All they wanted to do was get official permission to bury their dead.
Hagel warns violence putting US-Egyptian defense ties at risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he called his Egyptian counterpart on Thursday to make clear that violence and hundreds of deaths across Egypt are putting key elements of the longstanding U.S.-Egyptian defense cooperation…
Islamist group says targeted Hezbollah in Beirut blast: video
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Sunni Islamist group calling itself the Brigades of Aisha claimed responsibility on Thursday for an explosion in southern Beirut which killed 10 people, saying it targeted the militant group Hezbollah and promising more attacks.
Egypt’s Brotherhood loses grip as anger boils
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and its allies suffered a heavy blow from the state security crackdown, their central coordination has been lost and the bloodshed means anger is now “beyond control,” the group said on Thursday.
Egypt crisis forces foreign firms to halt production
LONDON (Reuters) – Violence across Egypt that has left hundreds dead and turned its city streets into war zones forced multinationals to close on Thursday and raised fears two years of economic crisis would quickly get worse.
Insight: Iran’s Arab minority drawn into Middle East unrest
(Reuters) – Arab insurgents blew up a gas pipeline in Iran last week and dedicated the attack to their brothers in arms in Syria, highlighting how the Syrian civil war is spreading into a region-wide proxy conflict that could blow back onto Iran.
Tunisia opposition threatens more anti-government protest
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s secular opposition threatened on Thursday to step up anti-government protests after the head of the ruling Islamist party rejected its demand to make way for a non-party government.
Analysis: Abbas chooses unpopular peace talks over bruising U.N. battles
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – In the three years since Israelis and Palestinians last tried and failed to negotiate an agreement on dividing the land they live on, Palestinian leaders have gained little for their people.
