Egypt to hold parliamentary vote in about six months
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will hold new parliamentary elections once amendments to its suspended constitution are approved in a referendum, the interim head of state decreed on Monday, setting out a timeframe that could see a legislative vote in about si…
Judge denies bin Laden son-in-law request for restraining order
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday declined to temporarily block U.S. government agencies from conducting special surveillance on lawyers representing Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, which those lawyers view as illegal spying.
Former Egyptian finance minister favorite for interim PM post
CAIRO (Reuters) – Former finance minister Samir Radwan has emerged as the favorite to become Egypt’s interim prime minister, senior political sources said on Monday, as the military-backed transitional administration seeks a way out of political deadlo…
Osama bin Laden report accuses Pakistan of incompetence
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden was able to avoid detection and live in plain sight for almost a decade due to the incompetence and negligence of Pakistan’s intelligence and security services, Pakistan’s official report into his killing concluded…
Syria invites U.N. chemical arms chief, but access is in doubt
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday invited chief U.N. chemical weapons investigator Ake Sellstrom to Damascus to discuss allegations of banned arms use in Syria’s civil war but suggested it would not…
South Sudan’s ‘midwives’ attack Kiir over corruption and abuses
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A group of U.S. activists who helped to bring about South Sudan’s secession have blasted the government of Africa’s newest nation in an open letter for allowing “shocking” human rights abuses and corruption to undermine stability.
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood calls for more protests after killings
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and its Islamist allies called for more protests on Tuesday, after 51 people were killed in Cairo on Monday when the army opened fire on supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
U.S. won’t cut off aid to Egypt immediately: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House refused to label the military ouster of Egypt’s president a coup on Monday and said there would be no immediate cut-off in U.S. aid to Egypt in a move that distances Washington from the country’s toppled Muslim Br…
Brazil drops plan to import Cuban doctors
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government, under pressure to improve public health services, has dropped plans to import a contingent of Cuban doctors and is instead looking to hire physicians in Spain and Portugal, the Health Ministry said on Mond…
Battles intensify in Syria’s strategic city of Homs
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops fought with rebels in Homs on Monday in a battle seen as crucial to the government’s attempts to drive a wedge between opposition-held areas and establish links between the capital and President Bashar al-Assad’s coasta…
