Kerry says Syrian transition would have to be negotiated with Assad
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States would have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a political transition in Syria and was exploring ways with other countries to pressure him i…
Bahrain arrests Iraq returnee with bomb-making materials: interior ministry
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahraini security forces have arrested a wanted man bearing bomb-making materials after he returned from Iraq, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
Somali Islamists kill at least one in attack in north Kenya
ISIOLO, Kenya (Reuters) – Somali Islamist militants killed at least one man and wounded three others in the northern Kenyan town of Mandera on Sunday, the second deadly attack in the area in three days, an official and the Islamist group said.
Venezuela’s Maduro given decree powers for rest of 2015
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s parliament granted President Nicolas Maduro decree powers on Sunday for the rest of 2015 in a move he says is to defend the country from U.S. meddling but opponents decry as evidence of autocracy.
Thousands in Hungary use holiday to rally against government
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands of Hungarians rallied against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government on Sunday, venting anger over allegations of corruption and a secretive nuclear deal with Russia, Hungary’s former communist overlord.
Yemen militia leader says holding indirect talks with Saudi Arabia
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi militia leader said on Sunday the group was engaged in indirect talks with neighbor Saudi Arabia, Yemeni state news agency Saba reported.
Iraqi offensive on Tikrit stalls, Kurds say Islamists used chlorine
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters traded sniper fire and mortar rounds with Iraqi troops and allied Shi’ite militia forces on Sunday in the city of Tikrit amid further reports the militants had obtained chlorine for possible use as a chemical …
Disgraced former top Chinese officer dies of cancer: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – One of the most senior Chinese military officers to be accused of corruption has died of cancer, the state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, sparing the government what could have been an embarrassing trial.
Paper says Austrian doctor treating Putin for back problems
VIENNA (Reuters) – An Austrian newspaper reported on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was suffering from back problems, and that a Viennese orthopedic expert had traveled to Moscow to treat him.
Bus plunges off cliff in Brazil, 54 killed
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government on Sunday said 54 passengers died when a bus plummeted over a cliff in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
