Indonesian court rejects last-ditch appeal by Australian death-row convicts
JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian court rejected on Monday a last-ditch challenge by two Australian drug convicts facing execution by firing squad, but lawyers for the state and defense were divided over whether legal avenues remained for them to avoid…
Syrian Islamists exchange 25 women and children prisoners for commander
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamist militants and fighters loyal to the Syrian government have made a rare prisoner swap, with insurgents releasing 25 women and children in exchange for one of their commanders, a monitoring group said on Monday.
Modi says India to strike own path in climate battle
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signaled on Monday he would not bow to foreign pressure to commit to cuts in carbon emissions, instead pledging to use more clean energy and traditional methods to lead the fight against climate…
Briton among those held following Istanbul prosecutor attack: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A British citizen was among those arrested in an operation against a far-left militant group in Turkey after its members last week took hostage a prosecutor who died when armed police tried to free him, local media said on Monday.
Truce monitors find Philippine police, rebels violated ceasefire
MANILA (Reuters) – Malaysian-led peace monitors have found that both the Philippine police and Muslim rebels were at fault for violating a ceasefire in a January clash in which 65 people were killed, the government’s chief negotiator said on Monday.
Dozens killed in fighting near Yemen’s Aden port
ADEN (Reuters) – Houthi fighters and allied army units clashed with local militias in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Sunday, and eyewitnesses said gun battles and heavy shelling ripped through a downtown district near the city’s port.
Islamic State blows up Syrian church: state news agency
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents blew up an 80-year-old church in Syria’s northeastern province of Hassaka on Easter Sunday, Syrian state news agency SANA said.
Greece moves to quell default fears, pledges to meet ‘all obligations’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Sunday that Greece “intends to meet all obligations to all its creditors, ad infinitum,” seeking to quell default fears ahead of a big loan payment Athens owes the IMF later this we…
Saudi policeman killed during raid in oil-rich Eastern province
(Reuters) – A Saudi policeman was shot dead and three were wounded during a raid which devolved into a gun battle in the eastern Saudi city of Awamiya on Sunday, state news agency SPA said.
North Korea declares no-sail zone, missile launch seen as possible: reports
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has declared a no-sail zone for its ships off its east coast, South Korean media reported on Monday, suggesting more missile launches are possible before the U.S. defense chief visits Seoul this week.
