U.N. Security Council demands aid access for Syria’s Yarmouk camp
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Monday demanded all parties to the Syrian civil war allow humanitarian aid to reach without obstruction the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus, a site that Islamist mili…
Pope condemns killings of Ethiopian Christians in Libya
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis condemned the “continuing martyrdom” of Christians on Monday after 30 Ethiopians were shown being shot and beheaded in Libya on a video purportedly made by Islamic State militants.
Britain’s John Major warns of a Labour-SNP deal: The Times
(Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister John Major will urge voters on Tuesday to reject a “weak and unstable” Labour government subjected to a “daily dose of political blackmail” by the Scottish National Party (SNP), the Times reported.
Bomb explodes at Spanish embassy in Libyan capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A bomb exploded in front of the Spanish embassy in the Libyan capital late on Monday, residents said, the latest in a string of attacks on foreign missions in the North African country.
Mexico says to investigate reports of police killings
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government said on Monday it would investigate reports that federal police killed 16 unarmed people in two attacks in January, the latest allegations to raise the specter of abuses by Mexican security forces.
Japanese PM Abe makes ritual offering at Yasukuni shrine
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday sent a ritual offering to a controversial Tokyo shrine for war dead, Jiji news agency said, a day before he makes remarks at an international summit that will be watched for his stance on …
Migrants’ bodies brought ashore as EU proposes doubling rescue effort
CATANIA, Italy/LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union proposed doubling the size of its Mediterranean search and rescue operations on Monday, as the first bodies were brought ashore of as many as 900 people feared killed in the deadliest known shipw…
Argentine prosecutor dismisses case against president
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine prosecutor on Monday dismissed allegations that President Cristina Fernandez tried to derail an inquiry into the bombing of a Jewish center in 1994, likely marking the end of the case.
Canada to issue passport to jailed Al Jazeera journalist Fahmy
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government said on Monday it is now able to issue a passport to Mohamed Fahmy, the Al Jazeera journalist and naturalized Canadian who had been jailed in Egypt and is awaiting retrial there.
U.S. fears new Greek law may ease guerrilla’s jail terms
ATHENS (Reuters) – The United States expressed concern on Monday over a government-backed bill that paves the way for a member of Greece’s most lethal guerrilla group to be released from jail.
