British soldier fired at twitching bodies in Iraq, ex-private testifies
LONDON (Reuters) – A British soldier saw his platoon sergeant fire automatic rifle rounds into the twitching bodies of two Iraqi gunmen lying on the ground during a battle in 2004, he said in a written witness statement released on Wednesday.
Turkish envoy to return to Egypt after post-Mursi recall
ANKARA/CAIRO (Reuters) – Turkey’s envoy to Egypt, recalled last month after a crackdown on supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, was returning to Cairo on Wednesday, but Egypt said it would not reciprocate until Turkey stopped its “in…
Muslim Brotherhood newspaper soldiers on despite Egypt crackdown
CAIRO (Reuters) – Whenever Muslim Brotherhood journalist Islam Tawfiq files a story about the group’s struggle for survival for its newspaper Freedom and Justice, he fears his Internet address will tip off state security agents to his whereabouts.
Russia sends missile cruiser to Mediterranean: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is sending a missile cruiser to the east Mediterranean to take over the navy’s operations in the region, state agency Interfax quoted a military source as saying on Wednesday, as the United States prepares for a possible milit…
Russian protest leader gives Kremlin a headache in Moscow vote
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Alexei Navalny has thousands of Russians chanting his name within minutes of stepping onto the stage at a boisterous campaign meeting in the race to become Moscow’s mayor.
Bulgarian protesters demand government resigns
SOFIA (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters rallied in front of Bulgaria’s parliament on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of the Socialist-led government that they accuse of having murky links to influential business circles.
Russia sends missile cruiser to Mediterranean: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is sending a missile cruiser to the east Mediterranean to take over the navy’s operations in the region, Interfax quoted a military source as saying on Wednesday, as the United States prepares for a possible military strike in…
Head of Xinhua says Western media pushing revolution in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Western media organizations are trying to demonize China and promote revolution and national disintegration as they hate seeing the country prosper, the head of China’s official Xinhua news agency said in comments published on Wedne…
Turkey ready to join any coalition against Syria: PM
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan reiterated on Wednesday that Turkey would take part in any international coalition against Syria, but stopped short of saying whether that would include military action.
Egyptian policeman shot dead in revenge attack
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian policeman was shot dead and another wounded on Wednesday at a checkpoint in the southern town of Aswan, the Interior Ministry said, in what appeared to be a revenge killing.
