Air strikes destroy hospital in Aleppo countryside: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes destroyed the only hospital in the rebel-held town of Atareb in the countryside west of Aleppo on Monday, wounding several members of the medical staff, a war monitor said.
South Africa’s Malema tells backers to seize white-owned land, defying court
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African opposition firebrand Julius Malema told his followers on Monday to seize any piece of white-owned land they wanted, defying a court trying him on charges of inciting violent property grabs.
EU says to stick to Iran rapprochement despite Trump’s criticism
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Monday it would keep pushing to restore ties with Iran in line with last year’s nuclear deal, which U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said he will rescind.
Putin may discuss Syria with Obama in Peru: Kremlin spokesman
(Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama may discuss developments around Syria when both leaders come to Peru later this week, state TASS agency quoted Kremlin’s spokesman as saying on Monday.
Britain building contacts with President-elect Trump: PM’s spokeswoman
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has established ways of contacting President-elect Donald Trump and is building contacts with him, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday when asked about a U.S. trip by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage.
Turkey closes Syrian border gate after clashes: governor
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey temporarily closed a border gate with Syria on Monday near its southeastern province of Kilis after clashes broke out across the border, security sources and the provincial governor said.
Three wounded in blast caused by suspicious package in Istanbul: CNN Turk
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Three people were wounded by an explosion in Istanbul on Monday thought to have come from a package sent by courier to an electronics company in the Maltepe district of the city, broadcaster CNN Turk said.
Suicide bomber kills six near Iraq’s Kerbala at start of Shi’ite ritual
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed six people near Iraq’s holy city of Kerbala on Monday at the start of a major Shi’ite Muslim ritual, an attack claimed by the hardline Sunni militants of Islamic State.
Moldova’s pro-Russian president-elect wants snap parliamentary election
CHISINAU (Reuters) – The pro-Russian winner of Moldova’s presidential election said on Monday he would push for early parliamentary elections next year to sweep out a government that favors closer ties with the European Union.
Japan, South Korea sign preliminary intelligence-sharing pact on North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and South Korea signed a preliminary pact to share and safeguard sensitive information on North Korea’s missile and nuclear activities on Monday, a move that had already prompted anger among opposition lawmakers in Seoul.
