Egypt army fire tear gas at Mursi supporters: agency
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian soldiers fired tear gas on Friday at protesters backing ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi who were marching near the presidential palace compound in Cairo, state news agency MENA reported.
Berlusconi associates found guilty on sex charges
MILAN (Reuters) – Three associates of Silvio Berlusconi were sentenced to jail terms on Friday by an Italian court that found them guilty of aiding and abetting prostitution by procuring girls for paid sex with the former prime minister.
Schaeuble says Germany does not want a ‘German Europe’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany does not want a “German Europe” and believes no single country can take a leading role, yet Berlin does have a special responsibility for the path to exiting the euro zone crisis, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble wrote in …
French probe suspected sabotage of Areva rail line
PARIS (Reuters) – French police are investigating the suspected sabotage of a rail track used to transport nuclear material and which caused the derailment of a locomotive the same day as a fatal passenger train accident, officials said on Friday.
African Union plans bigger peacekeeping force for Central African Republic
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The African Union will form a new 3,600-strong peacekeeping mission for Central African Republic (CAR) to step up efforts to stabilize the fractious country, officials said on Friday.
Biden to praise benefits of ‘rules of the road’ in Asia visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden will press India to do more to open up trade and protect intellectual property during a trip to the Asia-Pacific region next week that will also highlight U.S. concern about aggressive Chinese navy patrol…
Portugal PM, opposition head meet president after talks
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s prime minister and the leader of the Socialists were meeting the president on Friday after a week of talks between the ruling coalition partners and the main opposition party to reach a broad political deal to ensure an EU…
Former spy, guerrilla jailed for Kosovo murder
PRISTINA (Reuters) – A Kosovar former spy and guerilla fighter was jailed for four and a half years on Friday for killing a man during a period of deadly political score-settling after the country’s 1998-99 war.
African Union says Madagascar polls hang in balance over Rajoelina
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has failed to heed calls from the African Union (AU) to withdraw from upcoming elections, casting doubt on the polls, the pan-African body said on Friday.
Rocket attack kills custodian of Syrian Shi’ite shrine
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A rocket strike near a Shi’ite Muslim shrine in Damascus killed a custodian of the site on Friday, activists and residents said, in an attack that could inflame sectarian tensions in Syria’s 28-month-old conflict.
