Exclusive: Congress delaying U.S. aid to Syrian rebels – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional committees are holding up a plan to send U.S. weapons to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad because of fears that such deliveries will not be decisive and the arms might end up in the hands of Islamist…
Insight: From power to protest, Egypt’s Brotherhood fights for life
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood is facing an old adversary in the fight of its life, but has few means to confront the Egyptian military that has swept it from power. Reduced to camping out on the Cairo streets, all it can do, it seems, is mou…
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…
Brazil to probe local telecom operators over alleged U.S. spying
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s telecommunications agency said on Monday it would investigate whether local operators had violated customer privacy rules in alleged surveillance of Brazilian telecommunications data by U.S. spy agencies.
Bin Laden’s life on the run revealed by Pakistani inquiry
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden lived in plain sight for almost a decade and was once even pulled over for speeding but not apprehended, thanks to the incompetence of Pakistan’s intelligence and security services, an official report into his kill…
Brazil now looking for Portuguese, Spanish doctors, not Cubans
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…
At least 51 killed in Egypt as Islamists urge defiance
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 51 people were killed on Monday when the Egyptian army opened fire on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Mursi, in the deadliest incident since the elected Islamist leader was toppled by the military five days ago.
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…
