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EU urges Egypt to review sentences for 2011 uprising figures

EU urges Egypt to review sentences for 2011 uprising figures

The European Union urged Egypt to reconsider jail sentences handed down to three leading figures of the country's 2011 uprising,…
Amnestied Russian punk band pair criticize Putin after release

Amnestied Russian punk band pair criticize Putin after release

Two members of Russian punk protest band Pussy Riot were freed from prison on Monday, deriding President Vladimir Putin's amnesty…
Chadian peacekeepers clash with protesters in Central African Republic

Chadian peacekeepers clash with protesters in Central African Republic

Chadian peacekeepers opened fire on a crowd demonstrating against their presence in the capital of Central African Republic on Monday,…
Thai baht slumps as protesters seek to block election

Thai baht slumps as protesters seek to block election

The Thai baht plumbed its lowest in almost four years on Monday as a political crisis grew more intractable, with…
Mossad trained Mandela in Ethiopia: Israeli archive

Mossad trained Mandela in Ethiopia: Israeli archive

Israeli Mossad agents operating in Ethiopia in 1962 unwittingly trained Nelson Mandela in hand-to-hand combat, weaponry and sabotage, according to…
Iran’s Rouhani eyes rebuilding relations with United States

Iran’s Rouhani eyes rebuilding relations with United States

Iran wants to improve bilateral relations with the United States and other Western powers, President Hassan Rouhani said in an…
Kuwait ministers submit resignations to PM

Kuwait ministers submit resignations to PM

Kuwait's cabinet ministers submitted their resignations on Monday to the prime minister, a move that could pave the way for…
African troops fire on C.Africa protesters, one dead

African troops fire on C.Africa protesters, one dead

African peacekeepers shot dead a protester in the capital of the Central African Republic on Monday, a killing likely to…
Shelling kills four Iraqi army officers, two soldiers

Shelling kills four Iraqi army officers, two soldiers

Mortar rounds struck an Iraqi army base west of Baghdad on Monday, killing four officers and two soldiers, security officials…
Foreign Minister: Egypt supports political solution in Syria

Foreign Minister: Egypt supports political solution in Syria

Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy welcomed the idea of holding a ministerial conference to start implementing the decisions of the Geneva…
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