Austrian minister says Minsk accord best chance to solve Ukraine crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Minsk agreement to end fighting in eastern Ukraine is the biggest chance to solve Ukraine crisis peacefully and European leaders should not declare it has failed, Austria’s foreign minister said on Monday.
Houthis lift house arrest on Yemeni prime minister, cabinet: government spokesman
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s dominant Houthi militia group on Monday released Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and all his cabinet ministers after nearly two months under house arrest, government spokesman Rajeh Badi said.
China says deliberation on draft anti-terrorism law goes ahead
BEIJING (Reuters) – Deliberation on a controversial Chinese anti-terrorism law is going on and it will be formulated based on national security needs, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, after a senior U.S. official suggested the legislation had been …
Monks plan to sue Myanmar minister for using chemicals to end protest
YANGON (Reuters) – – Buddhist monks have prepared a lawsuit against Myanmar’s interior minister, accusing police of using poisonous chemicals to break up a protest in 2012, the monks and a human rights organization said on Monday.
After Saudi feud, Sweden debates a ‘feminist’ global role
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – In a few months, Sweden’s minority government has managed to antagonize both Israel and the Arab world, while also angering business leaders at home as Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom steadfastly pursues human rights and feminis…
Myanmar tries to placate China but again blamed for border deaths
YANGON/BEIJING (Reuters) – – Myanmar expressed “deep sorrow” on Monday for the deaths of five people across the border in China’s Yunnan province that it has been blamed for, while Beijing said it was clear Myanmar’s air force was responsible.
China displaces Germany as world’s third largest arms exporter: report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has surpassed Germany to become the world’s third largest arms exporter, a Stockholm-based think tank said in a report on Monday.
PM Cameron’s plan for EU treaty change is ‘mission impossible’: EU’s Tusk
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to get changes to European Union treaties as part of his renegotiation of Britain’s ties with the bloc is “mission impossible”, European Council President Donald Tusk told the Guardian newspaper.
Leader of Britain’s anti-EU party says to step down if fails to win seat
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) has said he will step down if he fails to win a seat in the Westminster parliament in the May 7 election.
UK teens suspected of trying to join Islamic State arrested
ANKARA (Reuters) – Three male British teenagers suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in Syria have been arrested by London police after being deported from Turkey, officials said.
