Mali’s coup-leading army captain promoted to general
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s outgoing government has promoted to the rank of general an army captain who led a coup last year that plunged the West African nation into crisis and allowed al Qaeda-linked fighters to seize the desert north.
McKinsey consultant Krstic to be Serbian finance minister
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A U.S.-educated McKinsey consultant is to be named Serbia’s new finance minister as part of a cabinet reshuffle agreed in July, an official and local media said on Wednesday.
Egypt clashes kill 235 as sit-ins dispersed: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Clashes between security forces and supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Mursi killed 235 people across the country on Wednesday, the state news agency MENA said.
Roadside bombs kill 14 north of Baghdad: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Twin roadside bombs exploded in the Iraqi city of Baquba on Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding 26, police said, the latest in a wave of summer attacks close to the capital Baghdad.
Egypt’s interior minister promises Mubarak-era security
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interior minister pledged on Wednesday to restore the kind of security seen in the days of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, a sign of renewed confidence permeating a police force whose reputation for brutality fuelled the 2011 …
Exclusive – West warned Egypt’s Sisi to the end: don’t do it
PARIS (Reuters) – Western allies warned Egypt’s military leaders right up to the last minute against using force to crush protest sit-ins by supporters of the ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, arguing they could ill afford the political and econ…
Nigeria says army killed Boko Haram’s second-in-command
MAIDUGURI/YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian soldiers have killed the second-in-command of the Islamist sect Boko Haram, an insurgency that has caused the deaths of thousands in the last three years, the defense ministry said on Wednesday.
U.S. aid policy on Egypt still under review -State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States’ aid policy on Egypt is still under review, the State Department said on Wednesday, following a violent crackdown by Egyptian security forces that killed at least 149 people.
EU condemns Egypt violence, urges end to state of emergency
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton strongly condemned violence in Egypt that claimed scores of lives on Wednesday and urged the interim government to end a state of emergency as soon as possible.
Police fire teargas, birdshot at Bahrain demonstrators
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahraini police fired teargas and birdshot to disperse scattered protests across the country on Wednesday, as Shi’ite Muslims responded to a call by online activists for pro-democracy demonstrations.
