Libyan government threatens army action if protesters sell oil
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya will use all means necessary, including the army, to prevent protesters from selling its crude oil independently, prime minister Ali Zeidan said at a press conference in Tripoli on Thursday.
Senior EU diplomats to debate Egypt on Monday
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Senior European Union diplomats will meet in Brussels on Monday to assess the situation in Egypt and possible EU action, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Thursday.
Despite carnage, Muslim Brothers win little sympathy in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – Normally crammed with cars and people, the chaotic streets of Cairo were strangely quiet on Thursday, with many shops still shuttered the day after security forces crushed supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Egypt cancels decision to shorten curfew hours: statement
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt canceled a decision to shorten the hours of a curfew imposed on Cairo and 13 other cities following political violence in which more than 500 people were killed.
Bissau army chief vows to never resign nor retire
BISSAU (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau’s army chief vowed on Thursday to never retire or resign, casting doubt over any future civilian government’s attempt to wrest back control of the West African nation from the army.
Brazil court convicts three for rape of American tourist in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian court on Wednesday convicted three men for the rape of an American tourist in Rio de Janeiro this year, a crime that called global attention to security concerns ahead of the World Cup, Olympics and other major in…
Iraq will not become another Syria, says government, as car bombs kill 34
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Car bomb attacks killed at least 34 people in Baghdad on Thursday but the Interior Ministry said it would not allow al Qaeda, which it blames for a surge in sectarian violence, to turn Iraq into another Syria.
Chaos and frustration at morgue for families of Egypt’s dead
CAIRO (Reuters) – Hundreds of Egyptians pushed and shoved each other in the blistering heat at Cairo’s main morgue on Thursday. All they wanted to do was get official permission to bury their dead.
Hagel warns violence putting US-Egyptian defense ties at risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he called his Egyptian counterpart on Thursday to make clear that violence and hundreds of deaths across Egypt are putting key elements of the longstanding U.S.-Egyptian defense cooperation…
Islamist group says targeted Hezbollah in Beirut blast: video
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Sunni Islamist group calling itself the Brigades of Aisha claimed responsibility on Thursday for an explosion in southern Beirut which killed 10 people, saying it targeted the militant group Hezbollah and promising more attacks.
