Qatari emir set to hand over to son, little policy change seen
DOHA (Reuters) – The emir of Qatar told his family on Monday he would hand power to his son, al Jazeera reported, preparing the wealthy gas-exporting Gulf Arab country for a highly unusual step in a region where hereditary rule normally means for life….
Behind Snowden’s Hong Kong exit: fear and persuasion
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hunkered down in a small apartment in Hong Kong, Edward Snowden was running out of options.
Italy court convicts Berlusconi on sex charges
MILAN (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi was handed a seven-year jail sentence on Monday for abuse of office and paying for sex with a minor, adding to the complications facing Italy’s fragile left-right government.
Germany proposes delaying EU-Turkey talks over protests
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Germany proposed on Monday postponing a new round of EU membership talks with Turkey by about four months to signal the bloc’s displeasure at its crackdown on anti-government protests.
Ten car bombs kill 39 in Iraqi capital
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Ten car bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing nearly 40 people in markets and garages on the evening of a Shi’ite Muslim celebration, police and medical sources said.
Sectarian killing rattles fearful Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s president, accused of fuelling sectarian hatred, promised swift justice on Monday for a deadly attack on minority Shi’ites as he tried to quell broader factional conflict to avoid a threatened military intervention.
Court invites Qataris to swear loyalty to new emir: al Jazeera
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qataris are being invited to go to the royal court on Tuesday and Wednesday to swear loyalty to Crown Prince Tamim as the Gulf Arab state’s new emir, Qatari-owned al Jazeera television reported on Monday.
Central African Republic gold mine collapses, at least 37 dead
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 37 gold miners died and many others were injured in the Central African Republic when a pit in which they were working collapsed after heavy rains, the country’s presidency said on Monday.
President’s son says Uganda not a monarchy after succession row
KAMPALA (Reuters) – The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he would not inherit power like a monarch, after a general accused Uganda’s veteran leader of grooming his son to take over.
White House presses Russia to expel Snowden; sharp words for China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House pressed Russia on Monday to exercise all options to expel Edward Snowden and slammed China for allowing the former U.S. spy agency contractor who disclosed government surveillance secrets to leave Hong Kong.
