Blood near the Kremlin: Russia’s media fight back
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A corpse on a bloodstained bridge, with the Kremlin’s red stars glowing behind: the perfect symbolic backdrop, Russian media say, for the West to step up a campaign to vilify President Vladimir Putin.
Iran’s Guards increase monitoring of social media: state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran monitored 8 million Facebook accounts with new software and will watch other social media sites for content that contravenes the Islamic Republic’s moral codes, state television reported on Monday.
Police in Britain charge 10 in child sex exploitation investigation
LONDON (Reuters) – Police in Britain said on Monday they had charged 10 men with sexual offences against children and adults, part of a wider investigation into child sexual exploitation in the northern English town of Rochdale.
Vatican on alert for Islamist attack, but no plot: security chief
ROME (Reuters) – The Vatican is on alert in case of an attack by Islamist militants against the city-state or Pope Francis, but officials are not aware of any specific plot, the head of Vatican security said in a rare interview.
Tanzania albinos decry politicians as police halt protest over killings
DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tanzanian police banned a demonstration on Monday to protest against attacks and murders of albinos, fuelling concerns that authorities are not committed to ending violence against albinos whose body parts are highly valued in witchcraft.
Pro-Russian rebels train for more fighting despite Ukraine truce
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – A ceasefire is broadly holding at last on the front line in eastern Ukraine, but fighters in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk are training for another round of clashes against government troops.
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.
