U.N. pens deal for unarmed surveillance drones over Congo
PARIS (Reuters) – U.N. peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo will begin using unarmed drones on a trial basis to monitor its war-torn east, the head of peacekeeping operations told Reuters on Sunday.
Uganda frets over rebel threat as Congo refugees reach 66,000
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda is worried that a rising stream of refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Congo could give easy passage for rebels to launch attacks in the country, the military said on Sunday.
Senior U.S. diplomat Burns to visit Egypt this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will visit Egypt this week to meet interim government officials and stress the need to end violence and move toward a democratically elected government, the State Department said on Su…
Israel’s Netanyahu says Iran closer to nuclear ‘red line’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Iran was getting closer to the “red line” he set for its nuclear program and warned the international community not to be distracted by the crises in Syria and Egypt.
Egyptian army chief says no group barred from politics
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in a speech on Sunday that no movement would be barred from participating in politics, as he sought to explain his decision to oust elected President Mohamed Mursi amid fierce criticism fro…
Polish leader egged during visit to Ukraine massacre site
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian man smeared Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski with a broken egg when he visited the site of a 1943 massacre of Poles in neighboring Ukraine on Sunday, police said.
Egyptian army chief says no group barred from politics
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday no group would be barred from participating in politics.
Egypt to freeze assets of 14 Brotherhood, Islamist leaders
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor on Sunday ordered that the assets of 14 Muslim Brotherhood leaders, including its head Mohamed Badie, be frozen, judicial sources said.
Liberal economist says accepts finance minister post
CAIRO (Reuters) – Liberal economist Ahmed Galal said on Sunday he had agreed to become Egypt’s finance minister in the state’s army-backed interim government.
Germany’s anti-euro party stalls before election
BERLIN (Reuters) – Just three months since its launch in a blaze of publicity, Germany’s anti-euro party is failing to strike a chord with voters and is unlikely to fulfill predictions it will pose a threat to Chancellor Angela Merkel in September’s el…
