French agency spies on phone calls, email, web use, paper says
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s external intelligence agency spies on the French public’s phone calls, emails and social media activity in France and abroad, the daily Le Monde said on Thursday.
Murdoch belittled British police in secret recording by staff
LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch belittled a British police inquiry into bribes allegedly paid by his journalists in a secret recording made by his staff, in sharp contrast to the profuse public apologies he made to defuse anger at news gathering prac…
Egypt coup will push some groups to violence: Beltagy
CAIRO (Reuters) – A senior politician in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Thursday that the military overthrow of elected Islamist President Mohamed Mursi will push other groups, though not his own, to violent resistance.
Russia worried by lack of progress towards Iran nuclear talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia voiced concern on Thursday that no progress has been made towards organizing new talks between Iran and six world powers on Tehran’s nuclear program, despite the election of a relative moderate as Iran’s president.
Egypt’s Mursi probed for ‘insulting judiciary’
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian judicial authorities opened an investigation on Thursday into accusations that deposed President Mohamed Mursi and 15 other Islamists had insulted the judiciary, investigating judge Tharwat Hammad said, imposing a travel ban …
NATO’s Rasmussen gravely concerned by Egypt situation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday he was seriously worried about the situation in Egypt, where the army has ousted President Mohamed Mursi.
EU parliament urges blocking U.S. data access after spy leaks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament called on Thursday for the scrapping of two agreements granting the United States access to European financial and travel data unless Washington reveals the extent of its electronic spying operations in Euro…
North and South Korea agree fresh talks over shuttered factories
SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korea agreed on Thursday to hold talks aimed at reopening a jointly run factory park that was a rare source of cash for the North three weeks after their last attempt at dialogue collapsed in bickering over protocol.
EU says not rethinking Egypt aid after Mursi ouster
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Thursday it had no plans to reconsider its aid programs to Egypt after the army ousted President Mohamed Mursi, but EU sources said the aid hinged on its progress in moving towards democracy.
Mursi’s blunders helped doom Egypt’s first stab at democracy
CAIRO (Reuters) – Mohamed Mursi’s early challenge to the army and his imposition of an Islamist-tinged constitution were fateful moments in his turbulent year as Egypt’s first freely elected president.
