Africa
Egypt thwarts terrorist attack on embassy
CAIRO — Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an Al Qaeda-linked cell to carry out a suicide attack on a foreign embassy, capturing three militants, the interior...
Too early to judge Morsi: Mubarak
CAIRO — Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said it was too early to judge President Mohamed Morsi, saying the Islamist politician faced a difficult job, in comments billed as...
No Somali pirate hijackings in a year
UNITED NATIONS — A United States diplomat says the fight against Somali pirates has been so successful that there hasn’t been a hijacking off the Somali coast, in the Red Sea or...
Algerian president in France for medical tests after minor stroke
ALGIERS — Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been transferred to France for further medical tests after suffering a minor stroke on Saturday, Algeria’s official news...
Nigerian senator says 228 killed in gunfight
MAIDUGURI (Nigeria) — A gunbattle between security forces and Islamist insurgents in Nigeria a week ago killed 228 people, a local senator said yesterday, putting the death toll...
Morsi invites judges to discuss Egypt judicial reform crisis
CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has invited senior figures from the judiciary to discuss a crisis triggered by proposed reforms that would push out thousands of judges,...
Egypt’s Morsi pledges to respect independence of judges
CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has pledged to respect the independence of the judiciary amid an outcry over plans by his Islamist allies to purge thousands of judges.
Car bomb targets French embassy in Libya
TRIPOLI (Libya) — A car bomb targeted the French embassy in the Libyan capital early today, wounding two French guards in an attack that President Francois Hollande denounced as...



