Rows over Egypt’s constitutional decree signal hurdles ahead
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s main political players raised objections on Tuesday to a new constitutional decree, highlighting challenges the military-backed transitional administration might face in reaching consensus to end the crisis and hold new electi…
Afghan officials skeptical as U.S. mulls complete withdrawal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering pulling out all its troops from Afghanistan next year but is far from making a decision, White House and Pentagon officials said on Tuesday, but Afghan officials expressed skepticism that Presiden…
Turkish protesters break Ramadan fast as police stand by
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police allowed thousands of protesters who have been trying to block the redevelopment of a park in Istanbul to break their Ramadan fast on Tuesday before resuming efforts to get them to leave the area.
Egypt showered with Gulf billions in show of support for army
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gulf states showered Cairo with $8 billion in aid on Tuesday, showing their support for the Egyptian army’s move to push the Muslim Brotherhood from power, a day after troops killed dozens of the movement’s supporters.
Rocket fired from Egypt found in Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli troops found the remains on Tuesday of the first rocket to be fired from Egypt since the July 3 overthrow of the Islamist government there, a military official said.
Spain says U.S. tipoff led it to query Bolivian flight
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain acknowledged on Tuesday that a U.S. request had led it to delay approving an overflight by Bolivia’s president, but said it had given the go-ahead after receiving an assurance from Bolivia that U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden was …
Syria naval base blast points to Israeli raid
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Foreign forces destroyed advanced Russian anti-ship missiles in Syria last week, rebels said on Tuesday – a disclosure that appeared to point to an Israeli raid.
NSA ‘spied’ on most Latin American nations: Brazil paper
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency has targeted most Latin American countries in its spying programs, with Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and Mexico ranking among those of highest priority for the U.S. intelligence agency, a leading Br…
Snowden has not yet accepted asylum in Venezuela: WikiLeaks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has not yet formally accepted asylum in Venezuela, the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks said on Tuesday after a Russian lawmaker posted a statement to that effect on Twitter and then delet…
Berlusconi’s final tax fraud appeal hearing set for July 30
ROME (Reuters) – Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s final appeal against a prison term for tax fraud is expected to be heard in court on July 30, much earlier than expected, his lawyers said on Tuesday.
