Close to power, Finnish populists tone down anti-Athens policies
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s eurosceptic Finns Party has the best chance of power in its 20-year history after coming second in Sunday’s election, but its calls to throw Greece out of the euro zone may take a back seat to fixing the economy at home.
South Korea’s prime minister offers to quit amid political scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s prime minister, who has denied an allegation that he took illegal funds from a businessman who committed suicide, has offered to resign, Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday.
Boy detained after Barcelona school killing
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – A Spanish schoolboy armed with a crossbow and a knife killed a teacher and wounded four other people in an attack at a Barcelona high school on Monday, police said.
Iran still respecting terms of interim nuclear deal: U.N. report
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has continued to meet its commitments under an interim nuclear agreement with six world powers, a confidential United Nations nuclear agency report seen by Reuters showed on Monday.
China vice president says 2017 vote wish of most Hong Kong people
BEIJING (Reuters) – The planned 2017 election for Hong Kong’s top official is what most people in the Chinese territory want, Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao said on Monday, despite demonstrations by thousands last year against the way it will be co…
South Africa’s Zulu king wants end to ‘vile’ xenophobic attacks
DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) – South Africa’s influential Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini described recent anti-immigrant attacks as “vile” on Monday, defending himself against claims previous comments he made about foreigners sparked the unrest.
Turkey’s top cleric calls Pope ‘immoral’ for Armenia comments
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s top cleric on Monday described comments by Pope Francis that the 1915 mass killing of Armenians was genocide as immoral and said the Vatican should look to its own history before leveling accusations of casting stones.
Shi’ite militia hands over suspected body of former top Saddam aide
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The body of a man believed to be Ezzat al-Douri, top aide to Iraq’s executed president Saddam Hussein, was handed over to the Iraqi government by a Shi’ite militia on Monday, live video from the scene showed.
Serbia quashes talk of landmark visit by Kosovo ex-guerrilla
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia has informed its former Kosovo province that Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci will be arrested if he tries to attend a conference in Belgrade this week in what would have been a landmark visit by the former guerrilla commander….
U.S., allies stage 36 air strikes against Islamic State: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies launched 36 air strikes targeting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria since early Sunday, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operations said on Monday.
