Germany summons Turkish envoy over criticism of Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador on Friday to complain about a government minister who criticized Chancellor Angela Merkel for saying she was “appalled” by the crackdown on protesters in Turkey.
Israeli killed by guard at Jewish holy site in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A security guard shot and killed a Jewish Israeli man on Friday at one of Judaism’s holiest sites in Jerusalem, the Western Wall, which was immediately shut to visitors, police said.
Exclusive: Spyware claims emerge in row over Chinese dissident at NYU
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States in May last year he was given a fellowship at New York University, use of a Greenwich Village apartment, and a pile of gifts from supporters, including smartphones …
Qatari court convicts ruling family member, four others, over deadly nursery fire
DOHA (Reuters) – A member of Qatar’s ruling family was among five people sentenced to prison by a court in the Gulf Arab state for negligence over a fire at a shopping mall that killed 19 people, most of them children in a nursery, the Gulf Times repor…
China denounces Philippines for ‘illegal occupation’ of reef
BEIJING (Reuters) – China condemned on Friday what it called the “illegal occupation” of a disputed coral reef by the Philippines, and vowed to protect its sovereignty after Manila moved new soldiers and supplies to the remote location.
Iraq, Lebanon alarmed at spreading Syria war
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Neighboring Iraq warned that Syria’s civil war is tearing the Middle East apart and Lebanon’s president urged his country’s Hezbollah movement on Thursday to pull its fighters out of the conflict.
Mozambique police arrest top Renamo general, bus attacked
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Suspected opposition Renamo guerrillas attacked a bus in central Mozambique on Friday, and police arrested a top Renamo general who threatened this week to ‘paralyze’ key transport routes in the southern African nation.
Greek Democratic Left lawmaker says his party should leave government
ATHENS (Reuters) – A lawmaker of the small Democratic Left party said on Friday his party should leave the coalition government of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras after an internal row over the future of state broadcaster ERT.
German foreign minister presses Ukraine on jailed Tymoshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle condemned the use of “selective justice” in Ukraine and indicated he would press President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday to let his jailed opponent Yulia Tymoshenko go to Germany for medical trea…
Suicide bomber kills 7 after close of Iraq polls
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed seven people at an Iraqi vote counting center on Thursday evening, police said, hours after polls closed in two Sunni Muslim-dominated provinces.
