Military escalation in Syria will worsen civilians’ plight: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) – Any escalation of the Syrian crisis following an apparent chemical weapons attack will worsen suffering of civilians that has already reached unprecedented levels, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday.
UK issues legal, intelligence data backing a Syria strike
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government on Thursday published internal legal advice it had been given which it said showed it was legally entitled to take military action against Syria even if the United Nations Security Council blocked such action.
Analysis: With Brotherhood out, old order shapes Egypt’s future
CAIRO (Reuters) – Workers in blue overalls clamber over scaffolding around Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, whitewashing its charred walls to restore a semblance of normalcy to the corner of Cairo where the struggle for Egypt reached a bloody climax this month…
Mali coup leader removed as head of military reform
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s interim government has removed General Amadou Sanogo, who led a coup last year, as head of a military committee tasked with reforming the West African country’s armed forces, a government statement said.
Sri Lanka minister says U.N. rights chief’s report won’t be fair
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Sri Lankan minister on Thursday accused U.N. Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay, assessing the country four years after the end of a brutal civil war, of acting without transparency and said her report will be unfair.
Escalation in Syria will worsen humanitarian situation: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) – An escalation of the Syrian crisis in the wake of the apparent use of chemical weapons will worsen the situation in the country where the suffering of civilians has reached unprecedented levels, the International Committee of the Red…
Two civilians killed in shelling near Rwanda-Congo border
KIGALI (Reuters) – Two people were killed when an artillery shell crashed close to a Rwandan market near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents in the Rwandan frontier town of Gisenyi said.
U.S. transfers two Guantanamo detainees to Algeria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday said it had transferred two men from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the government of Algeria as part of its ongoing effort to close the controversial prison.
Challenger aims to outshine modest Merkel in TV clash
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) are citing Mitt Romney’s dominating performance in his first debate against Barack Obama last year as a model for Sunday’s TV clash with Angela Merkel to spice up the last few weeks of a lackluster ca…
Pope, Jordanian king agree dialogue ‘only option’ in Syria
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis and King Abdullah of Jordan agreed on Thursday that dialogue was the “only option” to end the conflict in Syria, the Vatican said, as the United States and its allies weighed plans for a military strike.
