Exclusive: Europe to hit Libyans with sanctions over peace impasse
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is preparing sanctions against five Libyans accused of blocking a U.N.-backed peace deal, Western diplomats told Reuters on Monday, after EU foreign ministers agreed to pressure all sides to negotiate.
Special Report: The man who cost Greece billions
ATHENS (Reuters) – Once again Alexis Tsipras was struggling to make a decision. For hours on July 13, the Greek prime minister and Europe’s leaders had been trying to thrash out a new deal to bail out bankrupt Greece and keep the country in the euro zo…
Greece reopens banks, starts repaying some debts
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece reopened its banks and ordered billions of euros owed to international creditors to be repaid on Monday in the first signs of a return to normal after last week’s deal to agree a tough new package of bailout reforms.
Nazi hunter wants Dane investigated over crimes at World War Two camp
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A leading Nazi hunter visited Copenhagen on Monday to request a police investigation into whether a Danish man was an accomplice in the murder of Jews at a camp in Nazi-occupied Belarus during World War Two.
In West Bank, Palestinians count down to their village’s demolition
SUSIYA, West Bank (Reuters) – Sitting under a fig tree to escape the searing sun, Jihad Nuwaja looks out on the only land he knows – the dry expanse of the Hebron hills in the southern West Bank. Within days, his home is set to be demolished and he, hi…
South Africa mines minister appeals for calm after protests in platinum belt
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s mines minister appealed for calm on Monday after protests around the town of Steelpoort, on the eastern edge of the platinum belt, disrupted mining operations in the area.
On eve of presidential election, Burundi opposition urges boycott
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s opposition has urged voters to follow their lead and boycott the presidential election scheduled for Tuesday, warning the vote would deepen political deadlock in a nation with a long history of political violence and eth…
Britain’s Cameron announces anti-militant plan, tells internet firms to help
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday that moderate Muslims in Britain should speak out against Islamist militants, saying it was wrong to deny any connection between their religion and acts of violence.
Spain’s Socialists up election ante with family support scheme
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s opposition Socialist party on Monday pledged nearly 6.5 billion euros annually ($7 billion) for vulnerable families if it wins a national election later this year in which economic factors will play a major role.
Obama meets with Nigeria’s Buhari on countering Boko Haram
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday at the White House and said the two planned to discuss cooperating to counter the extremist group Boko Haram, among other topics.
