Mexico reports fresh theft of radioactive material
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities were searching on Monday for a container of radioactive material used for industrial X-rays that was stolen along with a car in central Mexico this weekend, the latest in a series of such case in the country….
Suicide bombings kill 40 in eastern Iraq, eight west of Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 40 people were killed by a suicide bomber at a funeral in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala while a suicide blast at a security checkpoint in Baghdad’s western outskirts killed eight members of the security forces, police s…
Portugal nominates ex-refugee chief for U.N. secretary-general
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s government has proposed Antonio Guterres, a former UN high commissioner for refugees, as a candidate for secretary-general of the United Nations, it said on Monday.
Egypt PM says government will present program to parliament in March
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s government will present its policy program to parliament during the second half of March, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said in a televised interview on Monday.
Trudeau, Canadian provinces set for tough climate change talks
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces a challenging day of climate change talks on Thursday with leaders of the country’s 10 provinces, one of whom opposes a key part of Ottawa’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Brazil’s justice minister quits in internal row over graft probe
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s justice minister has resigned amid a firestorm in the ruling Workers’ Party over his failure to curb a corruption probe that has targeted prominent figures including the country’s popular former president, Luiz Inacio Lula…
Support for Merkel rises, but doubts over refugee policy remain
BERLIN (Reuters) – Popular support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel has bounced back after hitting a 4-1/2 year low in February, a poll indicated on Monday, but a majority of voters are still sceptical her government will be able to reduce the refug…
Suicide attacks west of Baghdad kill eight: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least eight members of the security forces were killed in suicide car bomb attacks targeting a security checkpoint in the western Baghdad outskirts of Abu Ghraib, police sources said on Monday.
Macedonia police fire teargas at migrants while Europe bickers
IDOMENI/ATHENS (Reuters) – Macedonian police fired teargas to disperse hundreds of migrants who stormed the border from Greece on Monday as a deeply divided Europe traded barbs over the biggest humanitarian crisis in decades.
Irish rivals drag out stalemate, say both trying to form government
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s two biggest parties said on Monday they would each try to form their own government over the next 10 days, after an inconclusive election, a task analysts say will almost certainly fail and force them to contemplate an alli…
