U.S. puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States said on Saturday it would keep F-16 fighters and Patriot missiles in Jordan at Amman’s request, and Russia bristled at the possibility they could be used to enforce a no-fly zone inside Syria.
Relationship between Czech PM and aide at heart of graft scandal
PRAGUE (Reuters) – A corruption scandal rocking the Czech government involves power and money but also, at its heart, questions about the nature of the relationship between the prime minister and a trusted female aide.
EgyptAir plane diverted after threatening note found
CAIRO (Reuters) – An EgyptAir jet heading to New York from Cairo was diverted and landed in Scotland on Saturday after a passenger found a note in a toilet containing a threat to set the plane on fire, the Egyptian airline told Reuters.
Mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq kills three
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp killed three people in Baghdad on Saturday, police sources said, and the Mujahidin-e-Khalq (MEK) group said Iran was probably to blame, with Iraqi complicity.
Southern African leaders urge Zimbabwe to postpone election
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Southern African leaders on Saturday told Zimbabwe to ask its courts to extend a July 31 deadline to hold elections, amid high tension between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over the timing of the vote.
Bulgaria to replace new security chief after public backlash
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s Socialist-led government said on Saturday it would reverse its appointment of a powerful media figure as head of state security just a day after rushing it through parliament, bowing to public outrage two weeks after taking…
Egypt detains man suspected of spying for Israel
CAIRO (Reuters) – Authorities in Egypt have detained an Egyptian man suspected of spying for Israel, the state news agency said on Saturday.
Three killed by explosion at Tanzanian opposition party rally
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – At least three people were killed and several injured on Saturday evening by an explosion at an election rally held by Tanzanian opposition party Chadema, witnesses and the state broadcaster said.
Hospital siege, blasts new Pakistan government’s first security test
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Militants in a volatile region of western Pakistan bombed a bus carrying women students on Saturday and then seized part of the hospital where survivors were taken, in the first major security test for the new prime ministe…
Analysis: Iran moderate’s poll triumph is mandate for change
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on Saturday by handing a moderate cleric a landslide victory in a presidential election.
