U.S. quietly allows military aid to Egypt despite rights concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry quietly acted last month to give Egypt $1.3 billion in U.S. military aid, deciding that this was in the national interest despite Egypt’s failure to meet democracy standards.
Tens of thousands cheer Turkish PM’s return after protests
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters welcomed back Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan from a North African tour on Friday in a show of strength after a week of violent anti-government demonstrations across the country.
Austria to quit U.N.’s Golan force over Syria violence
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Austria said on Thursday it would pull out of a U.N. force on the Golan Heights after battles between Syrian troops and rebels there, in a blow to a mission that has kept the Israeli-Syrian war front quiet for 40 years.
Austria to quit U.N.’s Golan force over Syria violence
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Austria said on Thursday it would pull out of a U.N. force on the Golan Heights after battles between Syrian troops and rebels there, in a blow to a mission that has kept the Israeli-Syrian war front quiet for 40 years.
Jordan threatens to expel Syrian envoy over missile comments
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. ally Jordan threatened on Thursday to expel Syria’s ambassador after he warned the kingdom that Syrian missiles could be used against Patriot batteries due to be deployed soon along their border.
Mexico says it rescues 165 migrants kidnapped near U.S. border
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican troops have rescued 165 people, mostly Central Americans including children and pregnant women, who were kidnapped by a gunman in Mexico’s northeast and held captive less than a mile from the U.S. border, the government …
Europe criticizes Azeri leader over Internet defamation law
TBILISI (Reuters) – European institutions criticized Azeri President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday for signing legislation making defamation over the Internet a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment as the country prepares for an autumn presidential e…
Angola’s Dos Santos says risk of upheaval nil despite poverty
LISBON (Reuters) – Angola’s long-serving president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, on Thursday dismissed recent anti-government youth protests, saying the risk of social upheaval in the oil-producing country is inexistent despite a large rich-poor wealth gap…
Russia’s Putin and wife say their marriage is over
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, told Russians on Thursday that their 30-year marriage was over, confirming longstanding speculation that they had separated.
Britain’s Prince Philip, 91, in hospital for operation
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Philip was taken to a London hospital on Thursday for a planned operation on his abdomen, Buckingham Palace said, in the latest round of medical treatment for Queen Elizabeth’s 91-year-old husband.
