Czech president angers parties with power grab
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech President Milos Zeman is taking advantage of a political crisis to expand his powers, infuriating lawmakers who accuse him of undermining parliamentary democracy and jeopardizing the stability that has long made Prague a safe h…
Spanish ruling party says funding allegations ‘nonsense’
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s ruling People’s Party on Monday denied allegations by its former treasurer it had funded itself illegally through bribes for at least 20 years and insisted its accounts were transparent and sound.
Blood, anger, bewilderment among wounded after Cairo attack
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Cairo hospital is full. Men are crammed two, three, four to a room. Their clothes are soaked with blood.
Hamas shaken and cautious after Egyptian upheaval
GAZA (Reuters) – Just a year ago, tens of thousands of Hamas supporters took to the streets of Gaza for a noisy celebration of the election of fellow Islamist Mohamed Mursi as Egypt’s president.
Death toll in Cairo shooting rises to 51: emergency services
CAIRO (Reuters) – The death toll in violence at the Cairo headquarters of the Republican Guard on Monday rose to 51, the head of Egypt’s emergency services said.
Russia doubts new Syrian opposition leader’s commitment to peace
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday that remarks by the new leader of the opposition Syrian National Coalition have raised questions about his dedication to a political solution of the conflict, and urged the group to commit to attending a peace c…
Government to assign email addresses to all Iranians
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is to assign all citizens an individual email address which the communications minister said on Monday would aid interaction between state authorities and the people.
Iran says Egyptian army interference is ‘unacceptable’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Monday called the Egyptian army’s ousting of president Mohamed Mursi “unacceptable” and said Israel and the West did not want to see a powerful Egypt.
Greek state workers protest layoffs demanded by EU/IMF lenders
ATHENS (Reuters) – Thousands of Greek municipal workers and state school teachers took to the streets of Athens on Monday to protest against the public sector layoffs that the government has promised its international lenders in exchange for bailout fu…
Mexico opposition leads in Baja California, boosting reform pact
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s opposition conservatives were heading for victory in a regional election early on Monday, likely bolstering a fragile national cross-party pact forged to broker economic reforms.
