U.S. calls for restraint on all sides in Jerusalem violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Monday voiced concern about violence at the compound surrounding Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque, an area revered by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and by Jews as the Temple Mount.
Thailand says key bomb suspect in Turkey, three held in Malaysia
BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A key suspect in the plotting of last month’s deadly bombing in Bangkok was last tracked via multiple flights to Turkey, Thai police said on Monday, and Malaysia announced it had made three arrests related to the attack…
Former aide to Canada PM goes on trial, adding to scandal
OTTAWA (Reuters) – A former aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper went on trial for influence-peddling on Monday, adding to the scandal that has helped undermine the ruling Conservatives ahead of an October election.
Ten killed in air strike on Sanaa as fighting starts in central Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – Ten people were killed in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a suburb in the capital Sanaa on Monday, medical sources and residents said.
Italy’s Grillo sentenced for slander, compares himself to Mandela
ROME (Reuters) – Beppe Grillo, the leader of Italy’s second largest political party, said on Monday a court had sentenced him to a year in jail for slandering a science professor and compared himself to late South African leader Nelson Mandela.
Turkey lifts curfew in southeast city of Diyarbakir
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey lifted a 36-hour curfew in two districts of Diyarbakir, the largest city in the mainly Kurdish southeast, on Monday after an apparent lull in violence between militants and security forces.
Arab coalition in Yemen sees victory ‘no matter what’
SAFER, Yemen (Reuters) – Gulf Arab coalition forces fighting Houthi militia in Yemen are advancing on the capital in a two-pronged offensive, generals told reporters on Monday at a desert oil compound they have turned into a military base.
Coalition partners warn Congo’s Kabila not to cling to power
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Leading parties in Democratic Republic of Congo’s ruling coalition told President Joseph Kabila on Monday that actions by his allies had given the impression that he intends to violate the constitution by hanging onto power beyond …
Two car bombs kill at least 26 people in eastern Syrian city: monitor, state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two car bomb blasts killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens more in the mostly Kurdish-controlled eastern Syrian city of Hasaka on Monday, a monitor and state media reported.
North Korea says readying satellite, suggesting long-range missile launch
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s space agency is close to developing a new satellite and readying it for launch, state media said on Monday, suggesting it will fire a long-range rocket around a national anniversary next month.
