Mali president dissolves army reform committee
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s new president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, on Wednesday dissolved an army reform committee dominated by former members of a military junta after blasting disgruntled officers for staging an unruly protest at a military base earlie…
Brazilian police stop Indians from storming Congress
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian police used pepper spray to stop hundreds of protesting Indians from storming Congress on Wednesday, clamping down on the second day of indigenous rights marches.
Russian Embassy in Libya comes under fire, attack repelled
TRIPOLI/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli came under fire on Wednesday and a group of people tried to force their way into the compound, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Guinea’s ruling party takes early lead in legislative polls
CONAKRY (Reuters) – The party of Guinean President Alpha Conde has taken an early lead, according to the first results from weekend legislative polls published by the elections commission late on Wednesday.
Gambia pulls out of ‘neo-colonial’ Commonwealth
BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia has withdrawn from the Commonwealth, the 54-member grouping including Britain and most of its former colonies, branding it a “neo-colonial institution,” according to a statement released by the West African nation on Wednesday…
Clashes flare at pro-Mursi march in Egyptian city, one dead
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – A high school student was killed when opponents and supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi clashed in the city of Suez on Wednesday night, medical and security sources said.
Pakistan’s top police bomb disposal unit starved of money and men
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A technician from Pakistan’s top bomb disposal unit packed some aging detonator cord confiscated from the Taliban into a plastic water bottle and reached for a roll of sticky tape.
World powers on ‘right track’ on Syria chemical arms: Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday global powers were “on the right track” with a plan to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons and could avert military intervention in the conflict if they worked together.
Berlusconi U-turn secures Italian government survival
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday after Silvio Berlusconi, facing revolt in his own center-right party, backtracked on threats to bring down the government.
Sudan unrest a warning to government to seek dialogue: Britain
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A week of deadly unrest in Sudan should serve as a warning to the government to solve conflicts through national dialogue, a senior British official said on Wednesday, in the strongest foreign criticism of Khartoum’s crackdown on p…
