Egypt foreign minister to Kerry: no “military coup”
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said he assured U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in a telephone call on Thursday that the overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi had not been a military coup.
‘Mandela vs. Mandela’ family feud sinks to soap opera
MTHATHA, South Africa (Reuters) – A feud between factions of Nelson Mandela’s family descended into soap opera farce on Thursday when his grandson and heir, Mandla, accused relatives of adultery and milking the fame of the revered anti-apartheid leader…
Russia urges North Korea to help enable new international talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia urged North Korea on Thursday to help pave the way for a resumption of international talks and told Pyongyang that ending the standoff over its nuclear program would bring economic benefits.
U.N. seeks $1 billion to feed Sahel, says Syria distracting
DAKAR (Reuters) – The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for more than $1 billion to help feed 11 million people at risk across Africa’s arid Sahel belt, warning that the crisis in Syria was distracting donors from the humanitarian situation there.
Tunisian rulers bemoan Egypt’s “coup against legitimacy”
TUNIS (Reuters) – The Islamist-led government of Tunisia, birthplace of the Arab Spring popular uprisings, on Thursday criticized the Egyptian army’s removal of elected president Mohamed Mursi as “a coup against legitimacy” and urged Cairo to guarantee…
Russia increasingly impatient over Snowden’s airport stay
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Edward Snowden should find another country to seek refuge in, a Russian official said on Thursday, signaling Moscow’s growing impatience over the former U.S. spy agency contractor’s stay at a Moscow airport.
Aid worker killed in fighting in biggest city in Darfur
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A gunfight broke out between security forces on Thursday in the biggest city of Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region, officials and witnesses said, killing one aid worker and prompting authorities to impose a curfew.
Russia’s Putin urges moderate changes in NGO ‘foreign agent’ law
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that a law branding some non-governmental organizations “foreign agents” should be changed to prevent harassment of groups that are not involved in politics.
Britain’s Labour loses election head after row over unions’ role
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Labour Party leader suffered a setback in his fight to replace David Cameron as prime minister on Thursday when his election coordinator quit after a row over whether unions manipulated its selection of candidates.
Top Zimbabwe court refuses to delay July 31 election
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court rejected a series of government appeals on Thursday to delay a July 31 general election in order to allow more time for reform of the security forces and state media.
