Democratic Republic of Congo to open national dialogue next week
BRAZZAVILLE/KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo will start talks next week aimed at easing a political standoff in the capital and ending remote rebellions, with the leader of neighbouring Congo Republic taking some form of mediating role…
Zimbabwe’s MDC challenges Mugabe re-election in court, wants re-run
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) challenged President Robert Mugabe’s landslide re-election in the top court on Friday, calling for a re-run of the July 31 vote it says was rigged.
Cosa Nostra ‘man of honor’ denied bail in London court
LONDON (Reuters) – A Sicilian mafioso fighting extradition to Italy after living quietly in Britain for two decades under an assumed name was denied bail on Friday in a London court.
Kenyan president vows to find airport blaze culprits
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya will find out who or what was responsible for a fire that destroyed parts of the capital’s international airport, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday as authorities scrambled to return east Africa’s transport hub to normal…
Eiffel Tower reopens after bomb scare
PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of tourists were evacuated from the Eiffel Tower on Friday afternoon in response to a bomb alert, but it was found to be a scare and the Paris landmark reopened two hours later, police told Reuters.
Thousands rally for Mursi in Cairo, clashes in rural Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi rallied in a protest camp around a Cairo mosque on Friday, defying warnings from the army-installed government that they should give up and leave.
U.S. orders non-essential staff out of consulate in Pakistan’s Lahore
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The U.S. government ordered the evacuation of non-essential staff from its consulate in the northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday due to the threat of attack, with the State Department also warning U.S. citizens not to t…
Frontrunner in Mali election runoff pledges to reinforce peace
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The frontrunner in Mali’s presidential election wound up his campaign on Friday with a promise to restore peace and dignity to the West African country scarred by a coup and Islamist uprising last year.
Israel seeks to negotiate planned EU curbs over ’67 borders
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel appealed to the European Union on Friday to rethink plans to withhold funds from Israeli organizations in the occupied territories, a shift in tone from earlier recrimination and retaliation.
Spain threatens unilateral steps in dispute over Gibraltar
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday threatened unilateral measures in a spat with Gibraltar over fisheries although he also said he hoped for talks soon with Britain about the disputed territory.
