Syria’s rebel commander expected to visit United States
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Syria’s top rebel commander is likely to visit the United States next week, U.S.-based Syrian opposition representatives said on Thursday, and he is expected to make a plea for speedy U.S. arms shipments.
Syria’s Assad may cling on, Britain will not arm rebels: sources
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has abandoned plans to arm Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad and believes he might survive in office for years, sources familiar with government thinking say.
Portugal government beats no-confidence vote, crisis talks go on
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s center-right ruling coalition easily defeated a motion of no confidence in parliament on Thursday, demonstrating restored unity after an internal rift earlier this month set off a political crisis.
Egypt’s interim president set to give speech
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interim President Adli Mansour will address the nation on Thursday at 9 p.m. (3 p.m. ET), on the eve of planned mass protests by supporters and opponents of former President Mohamed Mursi who was ousted by the military on July…
India to probe school meal scheme after 23 children die
GANDAMAN, India (Reuters) – The Indian government announced on Thursday it would set up an inquiry into the quality of food given to school pupils in a nationwide free meal scheme after at least 23 children died in one of the deadliest outbreaks of mas…
Guinea counts dead, arrests suspects as calm returns to southeast
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Authorities in Guinea on Thursday identified bodies of people hacked and burned to death and rounded up dozens of suspects after days of ethnic clashes that killed 58 people and injured at least 160 more, officials said.
U.S. ‘deeply disappointed’ at Russian opposition leader conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House spokesman said on Thursday the United States is “deeply disappointed and concerned” at the conviction of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and called on Russia to allow an appeal and cease pressure on anti-co…
Ex-CIA man, convicted of kidnapping in Italy, held in Panama: sources
ROME (Reuters) – Former CIA Milan station chief Robert Seldon Lady, convicted in Italy of kidnapping an Egyptian Muslim cleric, has been arrested in Panama, Italian judicial sources told Reuters on Thursday.
Hundreds protest against Kabila in eastern Congo city Goma
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Hundreds of people protested in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma on Thursday against President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of incompetence in efforts to neutralize rebels who have long p…
Nigeria to pull many troops from U.N. Mali force: sources
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria plans to withdraw much of its 1,200-strong contingent from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, saying the troops are needed to beef up security at home, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
