Obama to address lethal legacy of secret war in Laos
XIENG KHOUANG, Laos (Reuters) – Yianyang Bounxieng remembers playing with bombs as a child growing up in Xieng Khouang, a verdant and mountainous province of Laos, and the area most heavily bombed by U.S. Air Force planes during the war in neighboring …
Obama and Putin tell diplomats to keep working on Syria argument
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a longer-than-expected discussion on Monday about whether, and how, they could agree on a ceasefire deal in war-torn Syria, a senior U.S. administration of…
Merkel unsatisfied with German state election result
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was unhappy about the results of Sunday’s regional election, where her party was relegated to third place behind an anti-immigrant party but added her refugee policies have …
China blames United States, journalists for Obama airport fiasco
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday leveled responsibility at the United States and journalists for a fracas at a Chinese airport, in which officials of both countries exchanged heated remarks as President Barack Obama disembarked from his aircraft.
Italy rescues 500 boat migrants, six bodies off Libya
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian navy rescued nearly 500 boat migrants off the coast of Libya on Monday and recovered the bodies of six people who fell out of a leaking rubber vessel.
Gabon opposition chief calls for general strike after disputed election
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Gabon’s opposition leader Jean Ping called on Monday for a general strike to protest against what he said was a fraudulent re-election victory by President Ali Bongo.
Netanyahu considering offer of talks with Palestinian president in Moscow
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering an offer by Russian President Vladimir Putin to host talks in Moscow between the Israeli leader and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Netanyahu’s office said on Monday.
At least two dead in Israeli building site collapse: rescue services
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A parking garage under construction collapsed in Tel Aviv on Monday, killing at least two people and trapping several others under the debris, rescue services said.
Indonesia police break up online prostitution ring involving boys: report
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police said on Monday they had broken up an online male prostitution ring and identified nearly 150 young men and boys, at least one as young as 13, offering sexual services.
French prosecutor says would-be president Sarkozy should face trial
PARIS (Reuters) – A French state prosecutor has recommended ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy stand trial over alleged irregularities in the funding of his failed 2012 re-election campaign, a judicial source said on Monday.
