Facing jail, protest leader Navalny condemns Putin’s Russia
KIROV, Russia (Reuters) – Protest leader Alexei Navalny said on Friday he would destroy the political system under President Vladimir Putin that was “sucking the blood out of Russia”, after state prosecutors demanded he be jailed for six years on theft…
Egyptian forces shoot three dead near where Mursi held: security sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least three demonstrators were shot dead by Egyptian security forces on Friday outside the Republican Guard barracks in Cairo where deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi is being held, security sources said.
Egypt Islamists hit by gunfire near where Mursi held
CAIRO (Reuters) – Several Islamist supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi were wounded by gunfire on Friday as a crowd of several hundred tried to march towards the military barracks where he is held.
Northern Irish communities hold talks to avert parade riots
BELFAST (Reuters) – The two sides of Northern Ireland’s sectarian divide are holding talks in advance of the Protestants’ annual parades for the first time in an effort to avert riots, officials said on Friday.
Egypt’s top prosecutor submits resignation: MENA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s prosecutor general has tendered his resignation, the state news agency said on Friday, three days after being reinstated in his post following the removal of an appointee of the ousted president, Mohamed Mursi.
France backs Tunisia as ‘model’, contrasts with Egypt
TUNIS (Reuters) – France’s president told Islamist-led Tunisia on Friday it was heading in the right direction, drawing a positive contrast with countries like Libya and Egypt.
Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be made saints: Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The late Pope John Paul II will be made a saint, the Vatican said on Friday, announcing that Pope Francis had approved a second miracle attributed to the Polish pontiff, who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005.
Egypt’s army says no South Sinai, Suez state of emergency
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian troops were “on alert” in the Sinai Peninsula, a military spokesman said on Friday, but he denied a report by the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper that a state of emergency had been declared in Suez and South Sinai provinces.
Suicide bomber in uniform kills 12 Afghan police
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber wearing an Afghan police uniform detonated an explosive-laden vest in a police dining room on Friday in the country’s volatile south, killing 12 police in an apparent insider attack, local officials sa…
Egypt liberals call ‘urgent’ anti-Islamist rallies
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s liberal coalition issued an “urgent call” for supporters to take to the streets on Friday in response to demonstrations by Islamist supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi.
