Border firing continues as India, Pakistan mark independence
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire across their frontier in Kashmir and, in a sign of increased tension, skipped their custom of exchanging sweets to mark the nuclear-armed rivals’ independence days.
See you in court, Gibraltar chief tells Spain over fishing spat
GIBRALTAR (Reuters) – Gibraltar is confident it will win any legal case brought by Spain in a dispute over fishing waters and border controls, the head of the British territory told Reuters, challenging the Madrid government to meet him in court.
Turkish troops repel hundreds of ‘smugglers’ on Syrian border
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish troops returned fire after coming under attack along the Syrian border overnight as more than 1,000 alleged smugglers, including 150 on horseback, tried to cross into Turkey from Syria, the military said.
Russian, Chinese leaders to hold talks in September
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next month, Interfax said on Thursday.
Charred bodies lie in Cairo mosque, unrecognized by Egyptian state
CAIRO (Reuters) – In a Cairo mosque lie the charred and mutilated bodies of more than 200 Egyptians, apparently uncounted and unacknowledged by the state after security forces crushed Islamist protest camps.
Analysis: On ‘massacre’ anniversary, South Africa mines still volatile
MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) – A year after South Africa’s bloodiest post-apartheid labor incident awoke the world to the potential for unrest in the country’s mines, the industry still suffers from worker poverty, pay disputes, shrinking profits a…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood suffered strong blow, anger beyond control: spokesman
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and its allies have suffered a “very strong blow” from a state security crackdown and their central coordination has been lost, a spokesman said on Thursday.
Keita given strong mandate for reform in Mali vote
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won Mali’s presidential runoff with 78 percent of the vote, the government said on Thursday, giving him a strong mandate to seek peace with northern separatists and for sweeping reforms to the army after a mili…
Muslim Brotherhood storm government building in Cairo: state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) – Hundreds of supporters of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood stormed a government building in Cairo and set a fire at its entrance despite a crackdown on the movement by security forces, state TV and witnesses said.
Tunisia Islamist chief rejects demand for neutral government
TUNIS (Reuters) – The chairman of Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party rejected opposition demands for a non-party government on Thursday and said the experience of Egypt should prompt parties to engage in more dialogue to resolve the country’s crisis.
