Indian train kills at least 34 crossing track, triggers protest
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A train killed at least 34 people crossing a railway track in eastern India on Monday, triggering a protest by passengers who beat the driver unconscious, attacked other staff and torched a carriage, officials and media said.
Egypt prosecutor detains Mursi for 15 days in new case: report
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor ordered on Monday the detention of deposed President Mohamed Mursi for 15 days pending an investigation into allegations he participated in “violent acts”, state news agency MENA said.
British police arrest Green MP, protesters at anti-fracking demo
BALCOMBE, England (Reuters) – Police at an anti-fracking camp in rural England arrested at least a dozen protesters on Monday, including Green Party lawmaker Caroline Lucas, according to a Reuters reporter.
Saudi says to fill financial gap from any Western sanctions on Egypt
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Monday pledged to fill any financial gaps left by Western countries withdrawing aid from Egypt over its crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood protesters that has left hundreds dead since last …
Rose-tinted return for French government but recovery not assured
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande’s return from holiday has been eased by a spurt in second-quarter growth. Yet looming tax hikes, raging unemployment and an upcoming pension overhaul will determine whether the rebound can last.
Concerned Israel quietly backs Egypt’s military
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is urging the West to stick by Egypt’s army in its confrontation with the Muslim Brotherhood, quietly echoing warnings by U.S. regional ally Saudi Arabia against putting pressure on the military-backed government.
Brussels to send mission to Gibraltar as tensions simmer
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Monday it would send a fact-finding mission to Gibraltar to help defuse tensions over the Mediterranean enclave between Britain and Spain.
Egyptians yearn for return to normality
CAIRO (Reuters) – It is early afternoon in downtown Cairo, but Khaled Fathi is already wondering how he will get home before curfew.
Almost 30,000 Syrian refugees enter Iraq since Thursday: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – An estimated 29,000 Syrian refugees have entered northern Iraq since Thursday in one of the largest crossings in Syria’s two-year-old conflict and the influx is continuing, the United Nations said on Monday.
Use of UK terror law to detain reporter’s partner ‘a disgrace’
LONDON (Reuters) – British authorities came under pressure on Monday to explain why anti-terrorism powers were used to detain for nine hours the partner of a journalist who has written articles about U.S. and British surveillance programs based on leak…
