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Protesters hit Cairo’s Tahrir on anniversary of deaths

Protesters hit Cairo’s Tahrir on anniversary of deaths

Via Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) – Hundreds of Egyptians gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday to commemorate the deaths of protesters killed two years in the past and phone for reforms, with many voicing uncommon criticism of the powerful defense force. Supporters of army chief Normal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, […]

 
 

Kerry presses Iran to prove its nuclear program peaceful

Kerry presses Iran to prove its nuclear program peaceful

Via Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pressed Iran to finalize an agreement that may prove to the sector its nuclear software is peaceful, however stated he has "no specific expectations" for talks in Geneva this week between main powers and Iran. Ultimate […]

 
 

Police hunt gunman in Paris after newspaper, bank shootings

Through Gérard Bon PARIS (Reuters) – Police had been hunting a lone gunman on the free in Paris on Monday after he opened fire with a shotgun at the offices of a left-wing newspaper and a massive bank prior to hijacking a car to take him to the Champs-Elysees avenue. […]

 
 

Syria rebel chieftain killed; Assad forces bomb besieged town

By way of Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans AMMAN/ARSAL, Lebanon (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s forces fired rocket and artillery barrages on a besieged mountain city close to Lebanon on Monday in a push to seize the strategic house following advances towards rebels in Damascus and in the north […]

 
 

Iranian dissidents say Iran has built secret new nuclear site

An exiled Iranian opposition staff stated on Monday it had details about an underground nuclear website being inbuilt Iran and that this was once amongst a lot of secret venues for an atomic bomb program. The Nationwide Council of Resistance of Iran exposed Iran’s uranium enrichment plant at Natanz and […]

 
 

Sectarian violence spreads in Pakistan after days of unrest

Through Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Sectarian violence unfold in Pakistan on Monday after clashes between minority Shi’ite and majority Sunni Muslims close to the capital Islamabad precipitated the government to impose a curfew and block cell phone services over the weekend. Tensions are excessive this month […]

 
 

Gunman on loose in Paris after newspaper, bank shootings

With the aid of Gérard Bon PARIS (Reuters) – Police had been searching a lone gunman on the loose in important Paris on Monday after he opened fire at the places of work of a left-wing newspaper and a huge bank ahead of hijacking a automotive to take him to […]

 
 

Islamist coalition calls for dialogue to ease Egypt’s crisis

Islamist coalition calls for dialogue to ease Egypt’s crisis

Through Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) – A coalition of Islamists said on Saturday it was ready to are looking for communicate to end Egypt's bloody political situation, on condition that the army-backed government halt a safety crackdown. The public provide used to be the first of its sort by means […]

 
 

Syrian army fights for road needed to remove chemical weapons

Syrian army fights for road needed to remove chemical weapons

By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian forces went on the offensive on Saturday against rebels positioned alongside an enormous freeway linking the capital with the coast, rebels mentioned, a strategic street that’s possible for use to extract chemical weapons from the united states. The road passes through the mountainous […]

 
 

Aid flows to typhoon survivors as Philippines struggles to rebuild

Aid flows to typhoon survivors as Philippines struggles to rebuild

Via Aubrey Belford TANAUAN, Philippines (Reuters) – Long-delayed emergency supplies flowed into the hurricane-ravaged primary Philippines on Saturday, reaching desperate families who had to fend for themselves for days, because the United International locations greater than doubled its estimate of homeless to just about two million. The aid effort was […]

 
 

Albanian ‘No’ deals blow to Syria chemical weapons plan

Albanian ‘No’ deals blow to Syria chemical weapons plan

By using Anthony Deutsch and Benet Koleka THE HAGUE/TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania rejected on Friday a U.S. request to host the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons, dealing a blow to a U.S.-Russian accord to do away with the nerve agents from the country's protracted civil conflict. Negotiations went all the […]

 
 

Dozens dead in clash with Libyan militiamen in Tripoli

Dozens dead in clash with Libyan militiamen in Tripoli

By way of Ulf Laessing and Hani Amara TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At the least 32 folks were killed and virtually 400 wounded in gun battles between Libyan militiamen and armed residents in Tripoli on Friday in the worst boulevard fighting for months to check the shaky vital executive. Top Minister […]

 
 

Africa fails to get Kenya ICC trials deferred at United Nations

Africa fails to get Kenya ICC trials deferred at United Nations

With the aid of Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – An African bid to put off the Global Felony Court docket trials of Kenya's president and his deputy failed at the United Countries on Friday, which Kenya called a humiliation for Africa. The African Union had requested that the U.N. […]

 
 

Iran puts brakes on nuclear expansion under Rouhani, IAEA report shows

Iran puts brakes on nuclear expansion under Rouhani, IAEA report shows

Via Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) – For the reason that Hassan Rouhani changed into president, Iran has halted a rapid expansion of its uranium enrichment capability, a U.N. inspection document showed on Thursday, in a potential improve for diplomacy to finish Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West. Iran stopped growing […]

 
 

Court rejects Polish request to keep CIA jail hearing private

Court rejects Polish request to keep CIA jail hearing private

Through Christian Lowe PRAGUE (Reuters) – The European Court docket of Human Rights has rejected a request from the Polish govt to exclude the press and public from a listening to subsequent month into whether or not Poland hosted a secret CIA penitentiary on its soil, the court docket said […]