EU seeks to bolster Middle East Quartet via Arab involvement
JERUSALEM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – High-level discussions are underway on increasing involvement of Arab powers to reinvigorate a four-member group overseen by Britain’s Tony Blair that has been seeking to mediate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since …
Brazil truckers continue some roadblocks after crackdown
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Striking truck drivers resumed some roadblocks in Brazil on Monday even as the government cracked down on protesters and promised to implement a law to lower toll costs and give other benefits to the transport sector.
Myanmar president hosts rare Suu Kyi talks amid constitution debate
YANGON (Reuters) – – Myanmar President Thein Sein had a rare meeting on Monday with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss constitutional changes and the first election under the country’s new democratic system, a minister said.
Nemtsov’s shaken girlfriend says she didn’t see killer
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Boris Nemtsov’s girlfriend has broken her public silence on the murder of the Russian opposition activist, saying she did not see the killer who gunned him down as they strolled across a bridge near the Kremlin.
Kerry rebukes U.N. Rights Council as ‘obsessed’ with Israel
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accused the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday of being obsessed by allegations of Israeli abuses and said the United States would defend Israel against efforts to isolate it.
U.S. ambassador meets Yemen’s Hadi in Aden
SANAA (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Yemen visited President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in Aden on Sunday, their first public meeting since Washington closed its embassy in Sanaa last month after Houthis took full control there.
Jordan cabinet reshuffle solidifies PM Ensour’s mandate
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour announced a cabinet reshuffle on Monday that will solidify his mandate to accelerate economic reforms seen as crucial to meet the U.S.-allied country’s challenges.
U.S. agriculture delegation visits Cuba, protests embargo
HAVANA (Reuters) – The most important U.S. agricultural delegation to visit Cuba in more than a decade began three days of meetings on Monday, hoping to find potential business partners and urge the U.S. Congress to lift the trade embargo against the C…
Toronto tunnel mystery solved, builders cite ‘personal reasons’
TORONTO (Reuters) – A mysterious tunnel discovered in Toronto near one of the venues for this summer’s Pan American Games was build for “personal reasons” by two men who had no criminal intent, police said on Monday.
Fidel Castro finally meets the Cuban Five, spies turned heroes
HAVANA (Reuters) – Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, 88, finally met with all five of the Cuban spies who returned home as heroes after serving long prison terms in the United States, 73 days after the last of them were freed in a prisoner swap.
