Gunmen kill Iraqi policeman with four family members
HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen killed a police officer along with four members of his family inside their home in the southern Iraqi city of Hilla late on Sunday, police and medics said.
Egypt presidency says social democrat likely to be premier
CAIRO (Reuters) – Social Democratic lawyer Ziaad Bahaa el-Din is likely to be appointed interim prime minister of Egypt under a deal emerging among the country’s new political forces, a presidential spokesman said on Sunday.
Egypt presidential spokesman sees support for possible interim PM
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian presidential spokesman said on Sunday that there was cross-party support for Social Democratic lawyer Ziaad Bahaa el-Din to be appointed interim prime minister.
Brazil seeks U.S. response to alleged spying on citizens
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil will demand an explanation from the United States over report its citizens’ electronic communications have been under surveillance by U.S. spy agencies for at least a decade, foreign minister Antonio Patriota said on S…
Libyan protesters call for armed militias to be disbanded
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan protesters took to the streets on Sunday calling for the disbanding of militias that have plagued Tripoli since the end of the 2011 war.
Egypt court acquits Mursi critics of inciting violence
CAIRO (Reuters) – A group of leading Egyptian activists on trial for inciting violence during protests against former President Mohamed Mursi were acquitted on Sunday by a court in Cairo, state news agency MENA reported, days after Mursi was ousted by …
Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai says no chance of fair vote
MARONDERA, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, launching his third campaign to unseat veteran President Robert Mugabe, said nothing had been achieved to ensure a fairer vote but even God now wanted Mugabe to go.
Analysis – Merkel’s road to a third term could be rocky
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German election is still more than two months away but for many the vote’s final chapter has already been written.
Spanish ruling party funded itself illegally, says ex-treasurer
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s ruling People’s Party funded itself illegally through kickbacks for at least 20 years, former treasurer Luis Barcenas told El Mundo newspaper in an interview published on Sunday.
Insurgents increasing in east Afghanistan, but army sees gains
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LIGHTNING, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Insurgents have stepped up operations in border provinces close to Pakistan, one of Afghanistan’s top generals said on Sunday, with militant numbers up on last summer as government forces work t…
