Exclusive: U.S. still plans to send F-16s to Egypt in coming weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will go through with the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt in the coming weeks, U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday as Washington deliberated whether to call the ouster of Egypt’s elected leader a…
Workers at Brazil port end protest; to resume strike Thursday
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Dock workers at Brazil’s key shipping port of Santos, the largest in South America, stopped a strike over port reform early on Wednesday but plan to walk off the job again on Thursday in support of a broader union protest.
U.N. calls on Lebanon’s Hezbollah to stop involvement in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council called on Lebanese Hezbollah militants on Wednesday to end any involvement in the conflict in neighboring Syria, while Lebanon’s U.N. envoy pledged that his country would keep its borders open to Syr…
Syria opposition denies Russian chemical attack allegation
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The opposition Syrian National Coalition on Wednesday denied a Russian charge that rebel fighters fired a projectile laden with the nerve agent sarin at a suburb of Aleppo in March, saying U.N. inspectors should be allowed to…
Mandela ‘responding to treatment’: South African president
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment but remains in a critical but stable condition after more than a month in hospital, the office of President Jacob Zuma said on Wed…
Luxembourg spying scandal breaks Juncker government
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Luxembourg will hold new elections after the junior coalition partner in Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker’s government said he should take political responsibility for failing to curb abuse of power by the secret service.
Railway boss says sabotage not suspected in Quebec inferno
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) – There is no suspicion that the train disaster that destroyed the heart of the town of Lac-Megantic and left dozens killed or missing was caused by sabotage, the head of the railway, Ed Burkhardt, said on Wednesday.
Washington vilified on both sides of Egypt’s divide
CAIRO (Reuters) – Pictures of Barack Obama have popped up all over Cairo. Some have his faced crossed out in paint. Heavy black beards are daubed onto others.
White House says it will take time to rule if Mursi removal was coup
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Wednesday it will take time to determine whether the Egyptian military’s removal of President Mohamed Mursi constituted a coup, and called on the military to exercise restraint.
Luxembourg government coalition partner calls for new elections
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The junior coalition partner in the Luxembourg government led by Jean-Claude Juncker has called for new elections, after a parliamentary committee said Juncker failed to curb abuse of power by the secret service.
