Taiwan appoints military official as new China affairs chief
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A military official and former deputy minister of foreign affairs was named on Monday as the head of Taiwan’s China policy-making body. The previous chief announced his resignation last week.
Heavy shelling hits Ukraine town where rebels reject ceasefire
VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – A government-held town in east Ukraine sandwiched between two rebel-controlled areas came under heavy shelling on Monday, a day after the start of a ceasefire that Russian-backed separatists say does not apply there.
Gunmen stage deadly raid on Mali army post; U.N. peacekeepers hurt in blast
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Gunmen killed two Malian soldiers in an attack on an army post 460 km (300 miles) from the capital Bamako and four U.N. peacekeepers were wounded in an explosion deeper into the restive desert northeast over the weekend.
Boko Haram insurgents attack Cameroon army base, several wounded
MAROUA, Cameroon (Reuters) – Nigerian Boko Haram insurgents attacked a Cameroon military camp near the town of Waza in the north of the country on Monday, wounding several soldiers, an army spokesman said.
Kenyan police say arrest four separatists in Mombasa house raid
MOMBASA (Reuters) – Kenyan police arrested four suspected separatists on Monday that they believe were planning an attack in the coastal region popular with tourists.
Iran bans weekly for criticizing government ‘concessions’ in nuclear talks: ISNA
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran has shut down a hardline conservative weekly for criticizing the government’s nuclear negotiations with six major powers aimed at ending a decade-old standoff, the Students News Agency ISNA reported on Monday.
India seals nuclear energy pact with Sri Lanka, hopes to push back Chinese influence
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India sealed a nuclear energy agreement with Sri Lanka on Monday, its first breakthrough with the new government of the tiny Indian Ocean island where China has been building ports and highways in a diplomatic push in recent years…
Thai students the ‘last group standing’ in protesting army coup
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai student protesters billing themselves as the “last group standing” in seeking to end military rule said on Monday they would openly defy what one leader called a tyrannical regime nine months after the army seized power.
Kazakh ruling party wants to extend Nazarbayev’s 26-year reign
ALMATY (Reuters) – The ruling party of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said on Monday it wanted the veteran leader to extend his term in an early election this year, in a sign the oil-rich nation’s elite sees no apparent successor after his 26-ye…
South Africa opposition wants inquiry into parliament ‘censorship’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s main opposition party has called for an investigation into why mobile telephone reception was cut in parliament ahead of President Jacob Zuma’s chaotic State Of The Nation address last week.
