Egyptian police officer shot dead in Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) – A senior Egyptian police officer was shot dead by unknown gunmen who ambushed his car in the Sinai Peninsula town of El Arish on Saturday, security sources and state media said.
Rousseff’s popularity plummets in wake of Brazil protests
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff’s approval rating sank by 27 percentage points in the last three weeks, a poll showed on Saturday, the strongest evidence yet that the recent wave of street protests sweeping Brazil poses a serious threat …
Russian pro-, anti-gay activists clash, police detain dozens
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Police detained dozens of people when pro- and anti-gay activists clashed in the Russian city of St Petersburg on Saturday, just two weeks after parliament passed a law banning homosexual “propaganda”.
Shadow of soldier’s death lingers as Britain toasts troops
LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Britons celebrated the work of the military on Saturday in the fifth annual Armed Forces Day, with one of the largest events being held near the site in London where a soldier was murdered in broad daylight.
China’s troubled Xinjiang hit by more violence: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – More than a hundred people, riding motorbikes and wielding knifes, attacked a police station in China’s ethnically divided western region of Xinjiang, state media said on Saturday, in the latest unrest to hit the region in the past …
Kurdish mourners blast Turkish government after shootings
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of Kurds chanted anti-government slogans at the funeral on Saturday of a demonstrator killed by security forces in southeast Turkey, raising fears of violence at weekend protest marches planned around the country.
Mandela remains ‘critical but stable’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African president Nelson Mandela’s condition remains “critical but stable” but the government hopes the 94-year-old anti-apartheid hero will be out of hospital soon, President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday.
Greek utility shelves plans for price increases
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s state-controlled utility PPC said on Saturday it had no immediate plans to raise electricity prices for households after their liberalization on July 1.
Iran’s Rouhani hints will balance hardline, reformist demands
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday he would appoint ministers from across its political spectrum as Iranian voters had chosen a path of moderation over extremism.
Egypt protest blast was explosive device: sources
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – A fatal blast during a protest against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in the Suez Canal city of Port Said was caused by a home-made hand grenade, security sources said Saturday.
