Spain’s Rajoy reaches out to rivals in tough bid to govern
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday his center-right People’s Party (PP) would talk to like-minded rivals in a bid to form a government after an inconclusive election, but his chances look slim without support from le…
Hezbollah buries militant Qantar, vows to retaliate against Israel
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah group on Monday said it would retaliate for the killing of prominent militant Samir Qantar in an Israeli air strike in Syria, after giving him an elaborate funeral in Beirut of the kind reserved for its top comman…
EU prolongs economic sanctions on Russia until mid-2016
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday extended its economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine until the end of next July, drawing a swift rebuke from the Russian economy minister.
Argentina’s Macri asks for Venezuela opposition leaders’ freedom
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Argentine President Mauricio Macri started his second week in office by asking regional trade bloc Mercosur to back his appeal for the freedom of jailed opposition leaders in Venezuela.
Pope tells Vatican officials reform will go ahead with ‘firm resolve’
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis told Vatican administrators on Monday that he intended to press ahead “with firm resolve” to cleanse the Church’s bureaucracy which has been rocked by scandals and charges of greed and corruption.
Kurdish militants kill two Turkish soldiers, wound six in bomb attack: sources
ANKARA (Reuters) – Two Turkish soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack on their vehicle by Kurdish militants in southeastern Bitlis province, security sources said on Monday as security forces also battled militants elsewhere in the region.
Yemeni government forces push into province around capital: tribal sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Yemen’s government fought their way into the province surrounding the capital on Monday, tribal sources said, the closest they have advanced toward Sanaa since the Houthi movement seized it in September last year.
Brussels police release five detained in connection to Paris attacks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police on Monday released five people they had detained following raids on homes in Brussels as part of investigations linked to attacks in Paris that killed 130 people in November, prosecutors said.
Rockets hit Afghan capital Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – Three rockets hit an area of the Afghan capital Kabul that contains many foreign embassies and government buildings, hours after a suicide attack killed six NATO soldiers on Monday.
Waste spill buries buildings in southern China, 85 missing
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – At least 85 people were missing in China on Monday a day after a giant flow of mud and construction waste spewed out of an overfull dump in a boomtown and buried 33 buildings in its latest industrial disaster.
