Family of Cuban dissident says files Spanish lawsuit over his death
MADRID (Reuters) – The family of a prominent Cuban dissident killed in a car crash on the island last year said on Monday they had filed a lawsuit in Spain against two Cuban army officials they allege were linked to his death.
U.S. has made no decision on freezing aid to Egypt: State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has not made a decision on whether to freeze economic assistance to Egypt in a review underway by the Obama administration of all U.S. aid to the country, the State Department said on Monday.
Egyptian lawyers call for investigation into deaths of 37 Islamists
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian lawyers called on Monday for an international investigation into the deaths in police custody of 37 supporters of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
Mubarak one step nearer to freedom after Egypt court ruling
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian former president Hosni Mubarak, who was arrested after his overthrow in 2011, can no longer be held on a corruption charge, a court ruled on Monday, a decision his lawyer said removed one of the last obstacles to his release….
Canada asks for new WTO review of U.S. labeling rules
(Reuters) – Canada has asked the World Trade Organization to form a compliance panel to review the United States’ rules for labeling meat based on its country of origin, Canadian agriculture and international trade ministers said on Monday.
Merkel cancels campaign rallies after hostage taking
MUNICH (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel cancelled two election rallies in the southern German state of Bavaria on Monday after a 24-year-old man took three people hostage in Ingolstadt, one of the cities where she had been due to speak.
German SPD ties itself in knots over tax pledge
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s opposition Social Democrats (SPD) scrambled on Monday to contain a damaging debate over their tax hike plans as new opinion polls showed the party falling further behind Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives before next …
More than 20 rescued after coal ship runs aground off South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – More than 20 crew members were rescued by helicopter from a cargo ship carrying coal that ran aground in rough seas off of South Africa’s Richards Bay port, maritime authorities said on Monday.
Nigerian navy says kills 12 pirates in gun battle
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian navy killed 12 pirates in a gun battle as they tried to flee from a fuel tanker they hijacked off the coast of the Gulf of Guinea last week, the navy said on Monday.
EU foreign ministers to discuss how to press Egypt over bloodshed
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to force Egypt’s army-backed rulers into finding a peaceful compromise with supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi.
