EU checking if British surveillance broke law: source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is examining whether Britain may have broken EU law after reports that it tapped international phone traffic and shared vast quantities of personal data with the United States, a European Union source said on Wed…
WikiLeaks claims victory as credit card donations flow again
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – International credit card donations to WikiLeaks are flowing again after an Icelandic court ruling forced MasterCard’s and Visa’s local agent to process payments, the anti-secrecy organization said on Wednesday.
Al-Ahram: army told Mursi he was no longer president
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on its website that the army told President Mohamed Mursi at 12:00 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT) that he was no longer head of state. It quoted a presidential source.
Kenya government makes partial U-turn on new tax after protests
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya has proposed exempting staples maize and bread from taxes under a proposed law that has fanned widespread discontent but consumer groups say the concession is not enough.
Egypt appeal court orders PM jailed, dismissed: source
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian appeals court upheld a one-year prison sentence against Prime Minister Hisham Kandil on Wednesday and ordered him to be removed from his post, a judicial source said.
Libya promises to break militias as ministry held for second day
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s government is drawing up plans to disband militias who have plagued the capital since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, the justice minister said as an armed group occupied the interior ministry for a second day.
South Africa’s NUM says to give De Beers strike notice
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers is giving diamond producer De Beers, a unit of Anglo American, a 48-hour strike notice after mediation failed to resolve a wage dispute, NUM General Secretary Frans Baleni told Reute…
Guinea government, opposition agree to end-September election
CONAKRY (Reuters) – The Guinean government and opposition parties have reached an agreement to hold long-delayed legislative elections at the end of September to complete the mineral-rich nation’s transition to civilian rule, sources involved in the ta…
Egypt army, opposition meeting over, statement soon: army
CAIRO (Reuters) – A meeting between the head of the Egyptian armed forces, liberal opposition leaders and senior Muslim and Christian clerics, has ended and a statement will be issued within the hour, the armed forces said in a statement on Facebook on…
U.S. says it is ‘very concerned’ about unrest in Egypt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is “very concerned” about the situation in Egypt, the State Department said on Wednesday of the sweeping protests surrounding a stand-off between Egypt’s armed forces and Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
