EU to review relationship with Egypt in coming days
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will review its relationship with Egypt in the coming days, the 28-member bloc said on Sunday.
Five Bahraini security officers injured by homemade bomb in village
DUBAI (Reuters) – Five Bahraini security officers were injured, two seriously, when a bomb exploded in a village in the north of the Gulf island kingdom that is grappling with renewed pro-democracy protests and attacks on police and the military.
Japan nationalists return after nearing islands disputed with China
EAST CHINA SEA (Reuters) – Boats carrying about 20 members of a Japanese nationalist group headed back to port on Sunday after sailing near tiny islands in the East China Sea that are at the center of a dispute between Japan and China.
Britain to reopen embassy in Yemen on Sunday
(Reuters) – The British Embassy in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa will reopen on Sunday after being closed for 12 days because of security concerns.
Mexico captures leader of cocaine-trafficking Gulf Cartel
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican security forces on Saturday caught the leader of the cocaine-trafficking Gulf Cartel, the second major gang boss capture in just over a month as President Enrique Pena Nieto fights cartel violence.
Mexico captures leader of cocaine-trafficking Gulf Cartel-reports
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican security forces on Saturday caught the leader of the cocaine-trafficking Gulf Cartel, local media reported, the second major gang boss capture in just over a month as President Enrique Pena Nieto fights cartel violence.
Philippines suspends hunt for ferry disaster survivors; 32 dead, 170 missing
CEBU, Philippines (Reuters) – Worsening weather and sea conditions on Saturday forced the Philippines to suspend a search for survivors of a ferry disaster that killed at least 32 people and left 170 missing, authorities said.
Japanese nationalists sail close to islands in dispute with China
EAST CHINA SEA (Reuters) – Five boats carrying about 20 members of a Japanese nationalist group arrived on Sunday in waters near tiny islands in the East China Sea at the center of a dispute between Japan and China, a move that risks escalating tension…
Muslim Brotherhood faces ban as Egypt rulers pile on pressure
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood risks political elimination, with the new army-backed government threatening to ban the Islamist organization after launching a fierce crackdown on its supporters that has killed hundreds.
British police studying new information on Princess Diana death
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Saturday they were assessing new information about the deaths of Princess Diana and her friend Dodi al Fayed in a Paris road crash in 1997.
