Congo army clashes with M23 rebels close to eastern city of Goma
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s army clashed with fighters from the M23 rebel group close to the eastern city of Goma on Sunday, in what appeared to be the most serious combat for several weeks.
Mursi removal fuels Sinai Islamist militancy
CAIRO/ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Within hours of Egypt’s elected president being overthrown this month, militant fellow Islamists in the Sinai peninsula were talking of making war on Cairo’s security forces.
Netanyahu calls Palestinian leader Abbas, urges peacemaking
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday telephoned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and said he hoped the two sides could resume peace talks, stalled for three years, Israeli officials said.
Italian lawmaker likens black minister to orangutan
ROME (Reuters) – A senior parliamentarian in the anti-immigration Northern League party likened Italy’s first black minister to an orangutan and only apologized on Sunday after a storm of criticism.
Sudan’s Bashir arrives in Nigeria to anger of rights groups
ABUJA (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Nigeria on Sunday for an African Union summit on HIV/AIDS as his hosts chose to ignore an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him.
Malawi rules out interim deal over lake dispute with Tanzania
LILONGWE (Reuters) – Malawi will not accept any interim deal on a disputed boundary on Lake Malawi with neighboring Tanzania until the wrangle over sovereignty is settled, President Joyce Banda told mediators on Sunday.
Egypt’s new finance minister faces daunting task
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s new finance minister is a U.S.-educated economist who will need all his training to help pull his country out of an acute financial crisis aggravated by renewed political turmoil.
U.N. pens deal for unarmed surveillance drones over Congo
PARIS (Reuters) – U.N. peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo will begin using unarmed drones on a trial basis to monitor its war-torn east, the head of peacekeeping operations told Reuters on Sunday.
Uganda frets over rebel threat as Congo refugees reach 66,000
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda is worried that a rising stream of refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Congo could give easy passage for rebels to launch attacks in the country, the military said on Sunday.
Senior U.S. diplomat Burns to visit Egypt this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will visit Egypt this week to meet interim government officials and stress the need to end violence and move toward a democratically elected government, the State Department said on Su…
