Lebanon’s president rejects terrorism suggestion
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese president appeared to defend Hezbollah as necessary to resist Israel on Monday, after an Arab League statement accused the group of terrorism and noted it is part of Lebanon’s coalition government.
U.S. envoy to Russia: visa consultations in consulates may resume soon – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Visa consultations in U.S. consulates in Russia could be resumed in the near future, TASS news agency cited U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman as saying on Monday.
North Korean women suffer discrimination, rape, malnutrition: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korean women are deprived of education and job opportunities and are often subjected to violence at home and sexual assault in the workplace, a United Nations human rights panel said on Monday.
U.S. marine accused of drunk driving after Japanese man dies in crash
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese man was killed in a truck collision involving a 21-year-old U.S. marine who was well over the legal alcohol limit for driving, police said of a case that was likely to stoke resentment over the U.S. military presence on the…
Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF sets Mugabe impeachment ball rolling
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF will discuss the impeachment of President Robert Mugabe on Monday, its chief whip said, after a noon deadline expired for the 93-year-old to resign and bring the curtain down on nearly four decades in power….
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Kenyatta’s presidential win
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month’s repeat presidential vote, paving the way for him to be sworn in next week.
Putin plan to rejuvenate Russian politics makes slow progress
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Poised to run for a fourth term, President Vladimir Putin has started clearing out the old Russian political elite and says he’s bringing in young people with “fire in their eyes.”
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe clings to power but resignation letter reported to be ready
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has agreed to stand down after 37 years in power, CNN reported on Monday, after he avoided any mention of resignation in a rambling national address on Sunday night.
Clamor for justice: Yugoslav court leaves global legacy
BELGRADE (Reuters) – When a court on the Dutch North Sea coast issues its final verdict this week, it will signal the end of an experiment that has reverberated around the world, from the killing fields of Rwanda to the CIA’s secret cells in Europe.
Soros says Hungarian government lying in attacks against him
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – U.S. financier George Soros on Monday denounced a Hungarian government campaign against him as “distortions and lies” designed to create a false external enemy.
