Insurgents increasing in east Afghanistan, but army sees gains
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LIGHTNING, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Insurgents have stepped up operations in Afghan border provinces close to Pakistan, one of Afghanistan’s top generals said, with militant numbers up on last summer as government forces work to i…
Egypt’s ElBaradei sees “dire need” for reconciliation
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian liberal politician Mohamed ElBaradei said the country was in “dire need” of reconciliation and condemned all violence on Monday after at least 42 people were killed in a Cairo protest that turned violent.
Turkey condemns Cairo shooting, calls it “massacre”
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu condemned the Cairo shooting in which at least 42 people died on Monday, describing the incident as a “massacre” and calling for the start of a normalization process.
Syrian opposition head expects advanced weapons
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The new head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition said he expected advanced weapons supplied by Saudi Arabia to reach rebel fighters soon, strengthening their currently weak military position.
Mexico opposition heads for state election win, boosting reform pact
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s opposition conservatives were heading for victory in a regional election early on Monday, likely bolstering a fragile national cross-party pact forged to broker economic reforms.
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood calls for uprising
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood called on Egyptians to rise up against those who “want to steal” the revolution, a statement by its political wing said on Monday, after the Health Ministry said 35 people were killed in shooting outside the Cai…
Death toll in Cairo shooting 35 – Health Ministry spokesman
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman said the death toll in violence outside the Cairo headquarters of the Republican Guard stood at 35, after the Muslim Brotherhood accused the security forces of attacking protesters there.
China ex-rail minister gets suspended death sentence for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – China handed down a suspended death sentence on a former railways minister for corruption on Monday, state media said, a case seen as a test of President Xi Jinping’s resolve to crack down on pervasive graft.
Insight: Threat of protest vote casts long shadow over European elections
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – In the diplomatic parlor games popular in Brussels, few issues are generating more gossip or being talked about more animatedly than next year’s elections to the European Parliament.
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says 34 of its supporters killed
CAIRO (Reuters) – A spokesman for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said 34 of its supporters were killed on Monday when they were fired upon at a sit-in outside the military facility where toppled President Mohamed Mursi is being held.
