Egypt prison ordered to release Mubarak
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian prosecutor has ordered a Cairo prison to release deposed President Hosni Mubarak, an official said on Thursday.
Israel says world paying ‘lip service’ to alleged Syria gas attacks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Thursday it believed Syrian forces had used chemical weapons in the killing of hundreds of people in the rebel-held suburbs of Damascus, and it accused the world of turning a blind eye to such attacks.
UK: Syria chemical attack facts must be checked, no option ruled out
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday its first priority was to verify the facts surrounding a reported chemical weapons attack in Syria, but said it could not rule out any option to end the bloodshed there.
Pakistan army says soldier killed by Indian fire in disputed Kashmir
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Pakistani army said one of its soldiers was killed on Thursday in “unprovoked” Indian fire along the border dividing the disputed territory of Kashmir, in the second such incident within two days.
Syria struggles to tap frozen funds for food tenders
ABU DHABI/HAMBURG (Reuters) – Syria’s efforts to step up food purchases are being thwarted by sellers unwilling to risk delays in payments from frozen foreign bank accounts.
Tunisian Islamists accept union plan to resolve crisis
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s governing Islamists edged closer to negotiations with secular opponents on Thursday by agreeing in principle to a plan for a transition toward new elections proposed by the powerful trade unions.
Bodies still being found after alleged Syria chemical attack: opposition
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Bodies are still being discovered after an alleged chemical weapons attack on the outskirts of Damascus that killed hundreds of people and the death toll will rise, a Syrian opposition spokesman said on Thursday.
Britain is a more modest military power, new defense chief says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should have lower expectations of its military power because government spending cuts mean it will not be able to fight every potential war it faces, the new head of its armed forces said.
Czech president to dissolve parliament on August 28 to trigger snap election
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech President Milos Zeman will formally dissolve the lower house of parliament on August 28, his spokeswoman said on Thursday, setting the stage for an early election that could hand power to a leftist, pro-European government.
China says U.N. chemical inspectors should be objective in Syria
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday that U.N. chemical weapons experts should be objective and “fully consult” with the Syrian government in their work, after Syria’s opposition accused government forces of using such weapons in an attack on civ…
