U.S., France say Syrian government trying to spoil peace talks
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States and France accused the Syrian government of trying to disrupt a new round of peace talks set to begin on Monday and said Russia and Iran would need to show the Syrian government was “living up to” what had been agree…
Egypt’s justice minister to step down after comments criticized as blasphemous
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s justice minister was asked to resign by the prime minister on Sunday, judicial sources said, after being criticized for saying he would jail Islam’s Prophet Mohammad himself if he broke the law.
France says EU could impose sanctions over Iran missile tests
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union could impose sanctions on Iran over its recent ballistic missile tests, France’s foreign minister said on Sunday.
U.S. says looking for way to move forward on Israel, Palestinian peace
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States is looking for a way to break the deadlock between Israel and the Palestinians, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday, acknowledging that by itself it could not find a solution.
Helicopters kill 17 as Yemen government moves against Aden militants
ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi-led helicopters attacked al Qaeda militants in Aden overnight in an effort to dislodge them from a stronghold in the southern port city, killing at least 18 people, medics and a security official said on Sunday.
Moroccans protest over U.N. Ban’s West Sahara position
RABAT (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Moroccans marched though the capital Rabat on Sunday to protest against U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s position on the Western Sahara dispute and rally support for the king.
Saudi forces kill woman during raid to capture wanted man: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi security forces shot dead a woman armed with a machine gun during a raid to arrest a man suspected of involvement in attacks on Shi’ite Muslims and on security forces, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday.
Polish minister says foul play behind president’s jet crash
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s defense minister appeared to suggest the death of president Lech Kaczynski in a 2010 plane crash in western Russia was the result of foul play, an allegation that is likely to test already troubled relations with Moscow.
Belarus detains prominent businessman formerly close to president
MINSK (Reuters) – The Belarussian security service said on Sunday it had detained prominent businessman Yury Chizh on suspicion of large-scale tax evasion.
New Spanish election would not break political deadlock: survey
MADRID (Reuters) – Spaniards would vote the same way as they did in a Dec. 20 election in the event of a new poll, resulting in no clear mandate to govern and continued political deadlock, a survey published in El Pais newspaper showed on Sunday,
