Rebels surrender to U.N. following attack on Congo mining hub
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Nearly 250 rebels who attacked a military camp and the provincial governor's office in Democratic Republic of Congo's southern mining hub of Lubumbashi on Saturday have...
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Syrian opposition leader Alkhatib resigns
By Omar Fahmy and Khaled Yacoub Oweis CAIRO/AMMAN (Reuters) - The head of Syria's main opposition group resigned on Sunday, in a blow to a diminishing moderate wing of the two-year uprising against...
View ArticleNo sign of fallout in Spain from Cyprus crisis, minister says
By Paul Day MADRID (Reuters) - The crisis in Cyprus has not prompted any flight of bank-deposits from Spain, the country's economy minister said in an interview on Sunday. Luis de Guindos said the...
View ArticleQatar urges Syrian opposition head to reconsider resignation
DOHA (Reuters) - Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said on Sunday he regretted the resignation of the head of the main Syrian opposition coalition, Moaz al-Khatib, and urged him...
View ArticleIran denies link to group arrested in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry said the country was not linked to a group of alleged spies arrested in Saudi Arabia, Iranian media reported on Sunday. Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that it...
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Businessman leading Paraguay presidential race - polls
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Millionaire businessman and political newcomer Horacio Cartes is topping polls before Paraguay's April 21 presidential election, although the size of his lead varied significantly...
View ArticleCyprus faces last ditch chance to save economy
By Michele Kambas and Karolina Tagaris NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades embarked on last-minute crisis talks with international lenders on Sunday in an attempt to save the...
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China's Xi arrives in Africa with focus on trade ties
By George Obulutsa and Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - African dancers and a 21-gun salute welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping in Dar es Salaam on Sunday at the start of an African...
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Top U.S. diplomat Kerry asks Iraq to stop arms to Syria
By Arshad Mohammed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday and said he told Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of his concern about Iranian flights...
View ArticleNo evidence third party involved in Berezovsky death - police
LONDON (Reuters) - The police said on Sunday that there was no evidence so far that a third party was involved in the death of Boris Berezovsky, the Russian businessman found dead at his house near...
View ArticleAlgerian Okacha replaces Abou Zeid as Qaeda-linked group's leader
By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian Djamel Okacha has replaced Abdelhamid Abou Zeid as leader of al Qaeda-linked group AQIM in the Sahara region, Algerian Ennahar TV said on Sunday. Abou Zeid...
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Mursi warning stirs fears in Egypt opposition
By Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi threatened on Sunday to take unspecified steps to "protect this nation" after violent demonstrations against his Muslim Brotherhood,...
View ArticleSudan authorities seize paper for reporting protest - source
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese security authorities confiscated the Sunday edition of the independent newspaper Al Khartoum because it reported on an opposition protest, a source at the newspaper said....
View ArticleSyrian opposition Alawites call for rebellion in army
By Ulf Laessing CAIRO (Reuters) - Opposition activists from Syrian's President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect called for his overthrow on Sunday and urged their co-religionists in the army to rebel. In...
View ArticleCentral African Republic rebels say want transition to elections
BANGUI (Reuters) - The Seleka rebel coalition wants to organise a transition towards democratic elections in Central African Republic, a spokesman said on Sunday, after it seized the capital Bangui and...
View ArticleFrance says no plans to send more troops to Central African Republic
PARIS (Reuters) - France has no plans to send more troops to the Central African Republic following rebels' seizure of the capital Bangui, a French Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday. The...
View ArticleSouth Africa confirms casualties in Central African Republic clashes
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's army suffered casualties in Central African Republic during clashes with rebels, who seized the capital and forced the country's president to flee on Sunday, a...
View ArticleGerman neo-Nazi cell bigger than previously thought
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German neo-Nazi cell that waged a racist killing spree over a period of seven years without being detected by the authorities may have had a far bigger network of supporters than...
View ArticleFrance says to reinforce troops in Central African Republic
PARIS (Reuters) - France is sending more troops to the Central African Republic to protect its citizens there after rebels seized the capital Bangui, the French president's office said Sunday. The...
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Central African Republic capital falls to rebels, Bozize flees
By Paul-Marin Ngoupana BANGUI (Reuters) - Rebels in Central African Republic seized control of the riverside capital Bangui after fierce fighting on Sunday, forcing President Francois Bozize to flee...
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