North Korea says unworried by ICC threat because it’s not guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – North Korea said on Monday it is not worried about a threat to refer the country to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, because it is not guilty and wants to attend a U.S. meeting on its rights situation t…
Japan to provide $15.5 million in Middle East-Africa counter-terrorism aid
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will provide $15.5 million in aid to support counter-terrorism efforts in the Middle East and Africa, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday, doubling the figure pledged last month.
Defiant Danes march after gunman attacks Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Danes gathered at torch-lit memorials around the country on Monday, commemorating victims of deadly attacks on a synagogue and an event promoting free speech that shocked a nation proud of its record of safet…
Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire
VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on the verge of collapse…
Honduras suspends cops assigned to U.S. embassy over missing drug cash
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – More than 20 police officers assigned to the U.S. embassy in Honduras have been suspended pending an investigation into their alleged involvement in skimming part of $12.5 million seized in a drug cartel bust, a government spoke…
Church sexual abuse crisis far from over, U.S. cardinal says
ROME (Reuters) – The U.S. cardinal who heads the Vatican’s commission on sexual abuse of children by clergy warned his fellow Roman Catholic bishops on Monday not to behave as if the problem had passed.
Under Xi, China’s defense budget seen defying economic slowdown
BEIJING (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping is expected to authorize robust defense spending for this year despite China’s slowing economy, determined to strengthen the country’s armed capabilities amid growing unease in Beijing at Washington’s renewed fo…
Egypt bombs Islamic State targets in Libya after 21 Egyptians beheaded
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian jets bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, a day after the group there released a video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians, drawing Cairo directly into the conflict across its border.
Prostitutes in Strauss-Kahn sex trial withdraw damages claim
LILLE, France (Reuters) – Lawyers for the four prostitutes who participated in sex parties organized for Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Monday they were giving up their claim of damages, saying it would be too hard to prove the pimping charge against t…
Israeli election chief puts curbs on Netanyahu speech to Congress
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The head of Israel’s election commission acted on Monday to limit any pre-election boost Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may get from a March 3 speech to the U.S. Congress, in which he will warn of the threat from Iran’s nuclear…
