NATO helps Afghans fighting to prevent Taliban taking opium-growing Helmand town
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – U.S. forces are back helping Afghan troops repel Taliban insurgents from the strategic opium-growing town of Musa Qala in Helmand province, where in 2007 British and U.S. soldiers waged one of the emblematic battles…
Brazil to cut government ministries, costs to show austerity
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government announced on Monday it will slash the number of ministries and reduce its spending, in an effort to show commitment to austerity that could be politically costly for President Dilma Rousseff.
Merkel condemns ‘disgusting’ message of hate toward refugees
HEIDENAU, Germany (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned on Monday violent protests against refugees that erupted over the weekend in eastern Germany, blaming them on far-right extremists who were bent on spreading a “disgusting” message of hat…
U.S. judge says Palestinian Authority must post bond in terror support case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday ordered the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization to post $10 million in cash or bond while they appeal a jury’s finding that they supported militant attacks in Israel.
Islamic State’s destruction of Roman temple in Syria is war crime: UNESCO
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State’s demolition of an renowned ancient Roman temple in the Syrian city of Palmyra is a war crime that targeted an historic symbol of the country’s diversity, the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO said on Monday.
Soldiers killed in clashes near Azerbaijan’s breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region
BAKU (Reuters) – Clashes erupted between troops from Azerbaijan and the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region at the weekend, the two sides said on Monday, giving conflicting death tolls and disputing who was to blame.
Russia’s Lavrov says U.S. signals it wants to mend ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the United States has been sending “signals” that it wants to start mending ties with Moscow, badly strained over the past year and a half by the conflict in Ukraine.
Colombia decries increase in deportations by Venezuelan government
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Venezuela has intensified deportations of Colombians since President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of two border crossings last week, Colombia’s migration office said on Monday, in some cases separating children from their paren…
UK says Iran sanctions could be lifted next spring
TEHRAN (Reuters) – International sanctions on Iran could start to be lifted as early as spring next year, Britain’s foreign minister said on Monday, as Tehran and the West rebuild their ties and potentially open up billions of dollars of trade deals.
Britain, reopening Tehran embassy, says to tread carefully with Iran
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain must remain cautious in its relations with Iran, foreign minister Philip Hammond said on Monday, after he reopened the British embassy in Tehran nearly four years after it was stormed by protesters.
