German SPD ties itself in knots over tax pledge
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s opposition Social Democrats (SPD) scrambled on Monday to contain a damaging debate over their tax hike plans as new opinion polls showed the party falling further behind Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives before next …
More than 20 rescued after coal ship runs aground off South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – More than 20 crew members were rescued by helicopter from a cargo ship carrying coal that ran aground in rough seas off of South Africa’s Richards Bay port, maritime authorities said on Monday.
Nigerian navy says kills 12 pirates in gun battle
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian navy killed 12 pirates in a gun battle as they tried to flee from a fuel tanker they hijacked off the coast of the Gulf of Guinea last week, the navy said on Monday.
EU foreign ministers to discuss how to press Egypt over bloodshed
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to force Egypt’s army-backed rulers into finding a peaceful compromise with supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi.
European Union sets Gibraltar mission as tensions simmer
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is to send a fact-finding mission to Gibraltar to examine the legitimacy of border controls imposed by Spain in a growing dispute over the British Mediterranean enclave.
Four-finger salutes as Turks back Egypt protesters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – From Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to the national soccer captain, Turks are showing solidarity with followers of Egypt’s deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi by adopting their four-finger salute.
Saudi prince pledges to fill financial gap from any Western sanctions on Egypt
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Monday pledged to fill any financial gaps left by Western countries withdrawing aid from Egypt over an army crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood protesters that has left hundreds dead since …
Insight: In Egypt, flickers of a new Islamist insurgency
CAIRO/MINYA PROVINCE (Reuters) – Gunmen who fired rocket-propelled grenades at a police station near Cairo and slit an officer’s throat daubed the wall with a warning before they left: “This is the penalty for the oppressors.”
Indian train kills at least 34 crossing track, triggers protest
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A train killed at least 34 people crossing a railway track in eastern India on Monday, triggering a protest by passengers who beat the driver unconscious, attacked other staff and torched a carriage, officials and media said.
Egypt prosecutor detains Mursi for 15 days in new case: report
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor ordered on Monday the detention of deposed President Mohamed Mursi for 15 days pending an investigation into allegations he participated in “violent acts”, state news agency MENA said.
