President-elect Macri promises to reboot Argentine economy
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – President-elect Mauricio Macri vowed on Monday to get Argentina’s stalled economy moving again but refrained from laying out specific measures until he gets to know the “real” state of the nation’s accounts.
France finds explosive belt, detects Paris suspect’s phone
PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A suspected explosive belt was found dumped near Paris on Monday and the mobile phone of a fugitive believed to have taken part in the attacks on Nov. 13 was detected in two locations in the city, a source close to the invest…
U.S. military helicopter crashes in South Korea, two dead
SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. Army Apache helicopter crashed in central South Korea on Monday during a training mission, killing two pilots aboard, police and military officials said.
Kerry says more cooperation with Russia possible, seeks to reassure opposition
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday the United States could broaden military cooperation with Russia in Syria, but that such a move should not deter opposition groups trying to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Russia’s Putin says eyes trade boost with Iran
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wants to boost trade ties with Iran after meeting with leaders of the Islamic Republic in Tehran.
Suspected explosive belt found south of Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – An object believed to be an explosive belt was found on Monday in a town south of Paris, near where a phone used by suspected assailant Salah Abdeslam was detected on the night of the attacks, a source close to the investigation said….
Dominican Republic seeks arrest of Euro MP for cocaine convicts’ speedboat escape
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic issued arrest warrants on Monday against a member of the European Parliament and two other French nationals for helping a pair of French pilots convicted on cocaine trafficking charges flee the Caribbean…
Turkish police, pro-Kurdish party at odds over alleged attack on leader
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Pro-Kurdish opposition leader Selahattin Demirtas asked Turkish prosecutors on Monday to investigate what he described as an assassination attempt on him, and his party rejected a police statement asserting damage to his …
Iran leader hosts Putin, says U.S. policies threaten Tehran, Moscow
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, said on Monday U.S. policies in the Middle East region were a threat to both countries and called for closer ties between Tehran and Moscow.
Stranded migrants block railway, call hunger strike
IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) – Moroccans, Iranians and Pakistanis on Greece’s northern border with Macedonia blocked rail traffic and demanded passage to western Europe on Monday, stranded by a policy of filtering migrants in the Balkans that has raised human rights concerns.
