Liberal Egyptian parties filed new judicial complaints against ousted former ruler Hosni Mubarak on Sunday, including over a deadly camel charge against protesters led by his supporters, after a string of court rulings in his favor.
The militant Islamic State group, which holds territory in Iraq and Syria, issued a video online on Tuesday purporting to show two Japanese captives and demanding $200 million from the Japanese government to save their lives.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she had a duty to protect the right to demonstrate in Germany, regardless of the issue, and offered federal security support after an anti-Islam march was canceled because of a terrorist threat.
Britain and Germany teamed up on Friday in warning Bosnia not to shun a European Union initiative to unblock the Balkan country's stalled bid to join the bloc, saying the offer would not be repeated.
