Japanese PM Abe makes ritual offering at Yasukuni shrine
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday sent a ritual offering to a controversial Tokyo shrine for war dead, Jiji news agency said, a day before he makes remarks at an international summit that will be watched for his stance on …
Migrants’ bodies brought ashore as EU proposes doubling rescue effort
CATANIA, Italy/LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union proposed doubling the size of its Mediterranean search and rescue operations on Monday, as the first bodies were brought ashore of as many as 900 people feared killed in the deadliest known shipw…
Argentine prosecutor dismisses case against president
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine prosecutor on Monday dismissed allegations that President Cristina Fernandez tried to derail an inquiry into the bombing of a Jewish center in 1994, likely marking the end of the case.
Canada to issue passport to jailed Al Jazeera journalist Fahmy
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government said on Monday it is now able to issue a passport to Mohamed Fahmy, the Al Jazeera journalist and naturalized Canadian who had been jailed in Egypt and is awaiting retrial there.
U.S. fears new Greek law may ease guerrilla’s jail terms
ATHENS (Reuters) – The United States expressed concern on Monday over a government-backed bill that paves the way for a member of Greece’s most lethal guerrilla group to be released from jail.
Obama, Abu Dhabi crown prince discuss need for military equipment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama met for more than an hour with Abu Dhabi’s crown prince on Monday and discussed the conflicts in Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Libya, and the United Arab Emirates’ need for military equipment, the White House said…
U.S. says might talk to Iran about regional stability, cites Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Monday it might talk with Iran about promoting regional stability, noting it had been open to including Iran in past efforts to achieve a Syrian peace deal if Tehran had altered its policy.
U.S. Navy sends more warships near Yemen in security move
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy has sent an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile cruiser into the waters near Yemen, officials said on Monday, heightening the U.S. maritime security presence as concerns mount over Yemen’s escalating conflict.
Spy agency sees sharp increase in Canadians joining Islamic State
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The number of Canadians leaving to join militant groups in Iraq and Syria such as Islamic State has increased 50 percent in the past few months, a senior security official said on Monday.
Vehicle blast injures two in Israeli criminal incident: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An explosion in a parked vehicle in southern Israel on Monday wounded at least two people in a suspected criminal incident, police said.
