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Cairo bomb wounds at least three at pro-Sisi rally: sources
(Reuters) - A bomb wounded at least three people at a Cairo election rally for presidential frontrunner Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday, security sources said, underscoring Egypt's instability nearly a year after he toppled Islamist leader Mohamed Mursi. A man riding on a...
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Egypt prosecutor criticizes court over death sentences: state media
(Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecutor has appealed against the mass death sentences issued by a provincial court, which had caused an international outcry, state media reported on Saturday, in rare criticism by a senior member of the judiciary of a court ruling. Mass trials in...
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U.S. warns 'time is short' as Iran nuclear talks make little progress
(Reuters) - Iran and six world powers made little progress this week in talks on ending their dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, U.S. and Iranian officials said on Friday, raising doubts over the prospects for a breakthrough by a July 20 deadline. After three months of...
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Pentagon chief refutes report of Israel spying on US
Jerusalem, May 16 (IANS) US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel said Thursday that he could not validate a recent media report of alleged Israeli spying in his country. "I have heard of that report. I'm not aware of any facts that would substantiate the report," Xinhua quoted Hagel...
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