Syrian army seizes strategic town in Deraa province: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army on Monday recaptured from insurgents a strategic town in the southern province of Deraa after fierce fighting, securing its supply routes from the capital to the south, a monitoring group said.
Libya’s recognized parliament rejects U.N.-backed unity government
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized parliament voted on Monday to reject a unity government proposed under a United Nations-backed plan to resolve the country’s political crisis and armed conflict.
U.N. Security Council creates mission to verify Colombia peace deal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved the creation of a U.N. mission of unarmed international observers to monitor disarmament should Colombia’s government and leftist FARC rebels reach a deal to end Latin Am…
Cameron and Merkel agree more work needed for February deal on EU reforms: spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke on Monday and agreed there was more work to be done to reach a deal on a reformed relationship between Britain and the European Union, a spokesman for the British…
‘Running out of time’, EU puts Greece, Schengen on notice
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The European Union edged closer on Monday to accepting that its Schengen open-borders area may be suspended for up to two years if it fails in the next few weeks to curb the influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa.
Rome train station briefly evacuated for security alert
ROME (Reuters) – Police briefly evacuated Italy’s main railway station on Monday after reports of a man with a gun in the building in central Rome.
Teen charged in Canada school shooting appears in court
(Reuters) – The 17-year-old male charged in the shooting deaths of four people in northern Canada appeared briefly in court on Monday and remained in custody, media reported.
Vietnam PM out of contention in party leadership, political exit looms
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s prime minister looked set for a political exit after the Communist Party congress accepted his withdrawal from an internal election on Monday, sources said, ruling him out of a bid for the party leadership.
Police arrest Bosnian tycoon-turned-politician
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A Bosnian tycoon and head of a party in the ruling coalition was arrested on Monday on suspicion of obstructing justice, just weeks before the Balkan country is expected formally to apply for European Union membership.
MSF calls for inquiry into deadly Yemen hospital attack
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) called on Monday for a full investigation into an attack on a hospital in Yemen this month in which it says six people were killed and at least seven wounded, mostly medica…
