U.S. in daily contact with Syria opposition on its needs: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. administration is in daily contact with the Syrian opposition on how the United States can support its needs, the White House said on Monday.
United States says will not take sides in Egypt crisis
CAIRO (Reuters) – The United States will not take sides in Egypt’s upheaval, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns said on Monday, in an attempt to address concerns on both sides of the political divide.
Israel begins sending Eritreans home despite rights concerns
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has launched a forced repatriation of Eritrean migrants that amounts to a grave violation of their human rights because of the risk of persecution in their reclusive homeland, an advocacy group said on Monday.
China discriminates against disabled children: U.S. rights group
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has failed to provide equal access to education for children with disabilities, leaving nearly 40 percent of its disabled population illiterate, a U.S.-based human rights watchdog said on Tuesday.
Congo army, M23 rebels clash for a second day near Goma
MUJA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Fierce fighting raged for a second day on Monday between Democratic Republic of Congo’s army and M23 rebels near the eastern city of Goma, underlining the challenge facing a U.N. Intervention Brigade taske…
Opera head sacked under Mursi is Egypt’s culture minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – The former head of the Cairo opera, who was sacked by ousted President Mohamed Mursi’s Islamist government, has been named Egypt’s new culture minister by the country’s new military-backed interim government.
Snowden affair is chance for truce in cyber war: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Edward Snowden’s revelations about U.S. Internet surveillance have created a chance for countries to call a halt to a cyber war, a senior U.N. official said on Monday.
Snowden affair is chance for truce in cyber war: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Edward Snowden’s revelations about U.S. Internet surveillance have created a chance for countries to call a halt to a cyber war, a senior U.N. official said on Monday.
Italy’s interior minister faces political storm over Kazakh expulsion
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s main opposition parties called on Monday for the resignation of the deputy head of Italy’s fragile ruling coalition over the expulsion of the wife and daughter of dissident Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov.
U.S. calls for Egypt military to avoid political arrests
CAIRO (Reuters) – The United States has called on the Egyptian military to avoid politically motivated arrests, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns said on Monday in Cairo.
