Iranian troops kill suicide attackers near Pakistan border: news agency
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Monday it had killed two suicide attackers and defused their explosives near the border with Pakistan, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Bangladeshi plane crashes in Nepal, killing at least 50
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A Bangladeshi airliner crashed on Monday after making an unexpected turn in cloudy weather as it came in to land at the airport in Nepal’s capital, killing at least 50 people, officials said.
Poverty row splits conservatives before German coalition deal signed
BERLIN (Reuters) – The new secretary general of Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) on Monday chided the incoming health minister, Jens Spahn, after a media backlash over comments he made on poverty.
Syrian jets hit south in first such attacks since truce: rebels
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian jets struck rebel-held towns in the country’s south on Monday, the first aerial attacks on the area since the United States and Russia brokered a deal making it a “de-escalation zone” last year, rebels and residents said.
British PM May weighs response to nerve attack on Russian double agent
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May held a meeting of Britain’s top ministers and security officials on Monday to weigh up how to respond to a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy who passed secrets to British intelligence.
Syria’s Douma faces catastrophe, says council, as assault grinds on
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s rebel-held city of Douma faces a “catastrophic” situation after becoming the main haven for thousands of people fleeing advances by government forces into eastern Ghouta, its local council said on Monday.
For poor Venezuelans, a box of food may sway vote for Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) – A bag of rice on a hungry family’s kitchen table could be the key to Nicolas Maduro retaining the support of poor Venezuelans in May’s presidential election.
Japan PM, finance minister under fire over suspected cover-up of cronyism
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his close ally, Finance Minister Taro Aso, faced growing pressure on Monday over a suspected cover-up of a cronyism scandal that has dogged the premier for more than a year.
North Korean ‘caution’ seen in announcing stance on upcoming summits: Seoul
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s silence on its upcoming summits with the United States and South Korea is probably due to caution over organizing its stance on the meetings, the South said on Monday, as China’s leader urged patience.
British PM May weighs response to attack on former Russian double agent
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will chair a meeting of Britain’s National Security Council on Monday to weigh how to respond to a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy who passed secrets to British intelligence.
