International

CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday discussed Egypt’s turbulent democratic transition with the country’s top general on Sunday as the military wrestles for influence with a newly elected president.

THE Red Cross (ICRC) says fighting in Syria has become so widespread that the conflict is now in effect a civil war.

JAPANESE troops are airlifting supplies to thousands of people trapped in mountainous districts cut off by floods on the southern island of Kyushu.

The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan have met for the first time since a border dispute brought their countries close to conflict in April.