Japanese visits to shrine on war anniversary anger China
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s prime minister sent an offering to a shrine for war dead on Thursday, the anniversary of Japan’s World War Two defeat, while cabinet members visited it in person, drawing harsh complaints from China and South Korea, and puttin…
Detention of Egypt’s Mursi extended for 30 days
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian judicial authorities have extended deposed President Mohamed Mursi’s detention period for 30 days, the state news agency said on Thursday.
Death toll from political violence in Egypt rises to 525
CAIRO (Reuters) – The death toll from nationwide political violence in Egypt has climbed to 525, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Around 250 bodies held at Cairo mosque after violence
CAIRO (Reuters) – The bodies of close to 250 people killed in Egypt’s political violence are being held at a mosque in northeast Cairo, witnesses said, indicating the death toll may be higher than the official countrywide total of 460.
Egypt refers 84 to military prosecutors on charges of murder, burning churches
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities referred 84 people from the city of Suez, including Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters, to military prosecutors on Thursday on charges of murder and burning churches, the state news agency reported.
Turkey’s Erdogan dismisses speculation over his health
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan dismissed reports he was sick and had been hospitalized in the past week on Thursday and questioned the media’s motives for speculating on his health.
France’s Hollande demands swift end to state of emergency in Egypt
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande summoned Egypt’s ambassador on Thursday, demanding a quick end to the state of emergency imposed by the military authorities and urging the release of prisoners as a first step towards renewing dialo…
U.S. seeks more access in Philippines for temporary military deployments
MANILA (Reuters) – The United States has formally asked for greater access to civilian and military facilities in the Philippines to deploy aircraft, ships, troops and equipment in a first round of talks on a new security deal, Philippine officials sai…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to hold new marches
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Thursday it plans to hold a march in Cairo, one day after security forces mounted a violent crackdown on its members that killed hundreds of people.
Turkish PM calls for U.N. Security Council to convene on Egypt
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on Thursday for the U.N. Security Council to convene quickly after what he described as a massacre in Egypt and rounded on Western nations for failing to stop the bloodshed.
