Fire in Venezuela prison kills 17 people, prosecutor says
CARACAS (Reuters) – A fire at Venezuela’s central Tocuyito prison killed 17 people and injured 11 early on Monday, the state prosecutor said in a statement.
Japan nuclear power outlook bleak despite first reactor restart
TOKYO (Reuters) – The number of Japanese nuclear reactors likely to restart in the next few years has halved, hit by legal challenges and worries about meeting tougher safety standards imposed in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, a Reuters analysis s…
Islamic State destroys part of Syria’s Temple of Bel: monitors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The hardline Islamic State group has destroyed part of an ancient temple in Syria’s Palmyra city, a group monitoring the conflict said on Sunday.
Palestinians, Israeli soldier wounded during West Bank raid
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – At least five Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were wounded during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank late on Monday to arrest Islamist militants, Palestinian medical sources and Israeli media said.
Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks
VIENNA/MUNICH (Reuters) – Trainloads of migrants arrived in Austria and Germany from Hungary on Monday as European Union asylum rules collapsed under the strain of a wave of migration unprecedented in the EU.
U.S. military deploys drones to Latvia on training mission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has deployed two MQ-1 Predator reconnaissance drones and 70 airmen to Latvia on a training mission as part of U.S. efforts to reassure European allies the United States is committed to their security, the Pentag…
Ukraine guardsman killed in nationalist protest outside parliament
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others wounded by grenades hurled from a crowd of nationalist protesters on Monday as they were guarding parliament where lawmakers backed giving more autonomy to rebel-held areas…
Japan nuclear power outlook bleak despite first reactor restart
TOKYO (Reuters) – The number of Japanese nuclear reactors likely to restart in the next few years has halved, hit by legal challenges and worries about meeting tougher safety standards imposed in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, a Reuters analysis s…
Colombia peace talks have advanced significantly: President Santos
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s peace talks with Marxist rebels have advanced more in recent weeks than they have in previous months, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday, as the country continues efforts to end more than five decades of war.
Car bomb damages Italy’s ENI joint venture office in Libyan capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A car bomb went off in Libya’s capital Tripoli on Monday in front of the headquarters of Mellitah, an oil and gas joint venture between Italy’s ENI and Libyan state oil firm NOC, witnesses said.
