Calls in South Korea for nuclear weapons as parliamentary poll looms
SEOUL (Reuters) – A senior figure in South Korea’s conservative ruling party said on Monday his country should have nuclear weapons, as concern over how to respond to rising tensions with North Korea loomed as an election issue ahead of parliamentary p…
Former Israeli PM Olmert insists on innocence as jail term begins
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert released a video statement insisting on his innocence on Monday, before arriving at prison in a motorcade to begin a 19-month sentence for corruption.
Bosnia files for European Union membership – EU’s Mogherini
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Bosnia has applied to join the European Union, the bloc’s top diplomat Federica Mogherini said on Monday, though Brussels signaled Sarajevo has not met all conditions to submit the application.
Malaysian police open defamation probe against ex-PM Mahathir
GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA (Reuters) – Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad is under investigation for defaming the attorney-general in blog posts criticizing his failure to bring corruption charges against Prime Minister Najib Razak, police said on Mon…
In poor, violent enclave of ´Saint Death´, Pope slams Mexico´s rich
ECATEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) – Celebrating Mass for more than 300,000 people in one of Mexico´s poorest and most dangerous cities, Pope Francis on Sunday took a swipe at the country’s rich and corrupt elite .
Russian PM says military won’t stay in Syria for ever
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview that Moscow does not plan to maintain its military presence in Syria indefinitely.
‘Project Panic’ rather than love may keep Britain in EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Panic rather than love may keep Britain in the European Union when voters cast their ballots in a referendum, probably in June, on whether to stay in the 28-nation bloc under Prime Minister David Cameron’s “new settlement”.
Russia to deliver S-300 missile systems to Iran in nearest time: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian will start the delivery of S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran in “the nearest time”, RIA news agency quoted Russia’s Foreign Ministry as saying on Monday.
Chinese Uighur was tortured into confessing role in Bangkok bomb: lawyer
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Chinese ethnic Uighur man arrested in Thailand over a bombing that killed 20 people in Bangkok last year denied on Monday charges of murder or involvement in the attack, retracting an earlier confession his lawyer said he was tort…
South Korean army helicopter crash kills three
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean army helicopter crashed during a test flight on Monday morning, killing three soldiers, the country’s defense ministry said.
