Syrian conflict putting al Qaeda militants closer to Europe: UK
LONDON (Reuters) – The conflict in Syria has brought al Qaeda fighters closer to Europe and in greater numbers than ever before, profoundly changing the nature of the terrorism threat, Britain’s top security official said on Wednesday.
South American presidents outraged over diverted Bolivian leader’s flight
LIMA (Reuters) – Heads of state in the South American bloc Unasur on Wednesday strenuously rejected the diversion of Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane in Europe and demanded an explanation for “unfriendly and unjustifiable acts.”
Latin America furious at treatment of Bolivia in Snowden affair
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – South American leaders, outraged by the diversion of a Bolivian presidential plane in Europe over the Edward Snowden affair, weighed on Wednesday whether to hold an emergency summit to denounce what some called a U.S.-led act o…
Police detain Russian mayor who left Putin’s party
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian opposition politician, whose election as a city mayor last year embarrassed President Vladimir Putin, was detained on Wednesday on corruption charges.
Russia wants whistleblower’s ex-boss jailed for nine years
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian prosecutor asked a court on Wednesday to sentence the British former boss of late whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky to nine years in prison in a tax evasion trial that has been criticized by rights groups and Western governmen…
Egypt’s army chief turns on the president who promoted him
CAIRO (Reuters) – When President Mohamed Mursi swept aside the ageing commanders of Egypt’s military a year ago and named a soft-spoken, deeply religious younger general to head the armed forces, it was a demonstration that the military was now subordi…
Insight: Libya starts facing up to Gaddafi regime’s sex crimes
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The young woman introduced as “The Revolutionary” was breaking a taboo in Libya by speaking out about how she and other women had been raped by Muammar Gaddafi’s men in the early months of the country’s uprising.
Egyptian army secures state TV studios
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian troops were securing the central Cairo studios of state television on Wednesday, the head of state television and radio said.
Cuba denounces U.S. pressure over Snowden’s fate
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba denounced U.S. efforts to pressure Latin American countries not to give refuge to fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden and called on the international community to stand up to Washington’s bullying.
Egypt army meets with religious, other figures
CAIRO (Reuters) – The general command of the Egyptian armed forces is meeting with religious, national, political and youth figures, the army said on its official Facebook page on Wednesday, as a deadline loomed for President Mohamed Mursi to yield to …
