Russia studies U.S. proposal for multi-lateral Syria meeting: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is considering a proposal from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for a meeting on Syria involving representatives from Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Jordan, Interfax news agency said on Monday, citing a source in Russia’s …
Philippine storm weakens after killing at least nine, leaving thousands stranded
STA. ROSA, Philippines (Reuters) – A typhoon swept across the northern Philippines killing at least nine people as trees, power lines and walls were toppled and flood waters spread far from riverbeds, but tens of thousands of people were evacuated in t…
Asylum seeker’s rape claims overshadow Australia’s bid for UN rights body
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s hardline immigration policies overshadowed the launch of its bid to join the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday, with the government and rights lawyers arguing bitterly over a pregnant Somali asylum-seeker who claims she…
French defense minister must resign if elected in Brittany: Hollande
PARIS (Reuters) – Jean-Yves Le Drian will have to resign as French defense minister if he wins the presidency of Brittany in December’s regional elections, French President Francois Hollande said on Monday.
Indonesia’s Aceh province tears down churches after religious violence
ACEH SINGKIL, Indonesia (Reuters) – Authorities in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Monday began tearing down several small Christian churches after hardline Muslims demanded their closure, citing a lack of building permits, and following reli…
Anti-immigration SVP wins Swiss election in swing to right
ZURICH (Reuters) – The anti-immigration Swiss People’s Party (SVP) won the biggest share of the vote in Sunday’s national parliamentary election, keeping pressure on Bern to introduce quotas on people moving from the European Union.
Roadside bomb kills two rangers in Thai south: military
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed two paramilitary soldiers and wounded five others in violence-plagued southern Thailand, where the military is fighting Malay Muslim insurgents rebelling against rule by the country’s Buddhist majority.
Venezuela’s president calls for prosecution of business leader Mendoza
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s president on Sunday urged legal action against billionaire businessman Lorenzo Mendoza over a phone call which airs the possibility of an international bailout for the OPEC nation’s ailing economy.
China graft watchdog probes three officials at state economic planner
BEIJING (Reuters) – The ruling Chinese Communist Party’s graft watchdog is investigating three officials at the powerful economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), for suspected corruption, officials said on Monday.
China graft watchdog raps top paper for covering up news
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-graft watchdog has criticized the ruling Communist Party’s official newspaper the People’s Daily for abuses at some of its subsidiaries and bureaus including covering up news in exchange for money and misusing governmen…
