Detained Catalan government members say they accept Madrid’s control
MADRID (Reuters) – Two former members of the Catalan government held in custody over their roles in Catalonia’s banned independence drive have asked to be released from custody after accepting Madrid’s control of the region, according to appeals publis…
Iraqi court rules Kurdish independence vote unconstitutional
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s Supreme Federal Court ruled on Monday a Sept. 25 Kurdish independence referendum was unconstitutional and the results void, strengthening Baghdad’s hand in a stand-off with the Kurdish region watched closely by ne…
Hezbollah leader says ready to pull commanders from Iraq
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said on Monday it was ready to withdraw its commanders from Iraq once Islamic State was defeated there, and denied accusations it sends arms to flashpoints such as Yemen and Bahrain.
German president presses parties to form coalition for good of Europe after talks collapse
BERLIN (Reuters) – Efforts to form a three-way governing coalition in Germany collapsed on Monday, pitching Europe’s biggest power into political crisis, and its president told parties they owed it to voters and European neighbors to form a government…
Missing Argentine submarine had reported electrical malfunction
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine military submarine reported an electrical problem and was headed back to base when it went missing last week in the South Atlantic, the navy said on Monday, while storms complicated efforts…
U.S., Afghan forces strike opium factories to curb Taliban funds
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. and Afghan forces have launched joint attacks on Taliban opium factories to try to curb the insurgent group’s economic lifeline, officials from both countries said on Monday.
Satellite calls did not come from missing Argentine submarine: navy spokesman
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Satellite calls detected over the weekend during a search-and rescue-operation for a missing Argentine submarine did not come from the vessel, a navy spokesman told reporters on Monday, dashing hopes that the calls had come fro…
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.
