EU parliament urges blocking U.S. data access after spy leaks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament called on Thursday for the scrapping of two agreements granting the United States access to European financial and travel data unless Washington reveals the extent of its electronic spying operations in Euro…
North and South Korea agree fresh talks over shuttered factories
SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korea agreed on Thursday to hold talks aimed at reopening a jointly run factory park that was a rare source of cash for the North three weeks after their last attempt at dialogue collapsed in bickering over protocol.
EU says not rethinking Egypt aid after Mursi ouster
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Thursday it had no plans to reconsider its aid programs to Egypt after the army ousted President Mohamed Mursi, but EU sources said the aid hinged on its progress in moving towards democracy.
Mursi’s blunders helped doom Egypt’s first stab at democracy
CAIRO (Reuters) – Mohamed Mursi’s early challenge to the army and his imposition of an Islamist-tinged constitution were fateful moments in his turbulent year as Egypt’s first freely elected president.
Analysis: Tugged by Syria storm, Lebanon risks drifting into chaos
BEIRUT (Reuters) – After weeks of sectarian violence fuelled by Syria’s civil war, Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker summoned deputies this week for a legislative session to address the country’s deepening crisis.
Turkey calls Mursi’s removal ‘unacceptable coup’
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday said the army’s overthrow of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi was a “military coup”, and “unacceptable”.
Tunisian president’s party condemns ousting of Egypt’s Mursi
TUNIS (Reuters) – The party of Tunisia’s president condemned on Thursday the Egyptian military’s overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi as a blow to democracy, in the first public reaction to events in Cairo from the cradle of the ‘Arab Spring’ movement….
Fighting spreads to city in Sudan’s Darfur region
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A gunfight broke out on Thursday in Sudan’s second-largest city, in the strife-torn Darfur region, witnesses said, prompting residents to take cover and the United Nations to cancel a routine flight there.
Qatar’s emir congratulates Egypt’s new interim leader: QNA
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s new emir congratulated Egypt’s Adli Mansour on Thursday after he was sworn in as an interim leader following the ousting of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, an ally of the Gulf Arab country, state news agency QNA reported.
Italy’s Letta under pressure to pay company bills
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta came under pressure on Thursday to start clearing a multi-billion-euro backlog of bills the state has racked up with companies as the price of preserving his uneasy coalition.
