One killed in Bahrain blast, second bomb in two days
MANAMA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – A bomb explosion killed a Bahraini citizen and wounded an expatriate man on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said, the second fatal attack in the Gulf Arab state in as many days.
Iran, Iraq, Syria to continue cooperation against IS
ANKARA (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Iran, Syria and Iraq met in Tehran on Tuesday, saying that they would carry on working together to battle radical Sunni Muslim militants, Syrian and Iranian state media reported.
Merkel wins overwhelming party backing to fend off German left
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Germany’s conservatives confirmed Angela Merkel as party leader on Tuesday for the eighth time, giving her overwhelming support to fend off a growing challenge from the left and fuelling talk that she will seek a fourth ter…
Moldova detains seven suspected of uranium smuggling
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Police in Moldova said on Tuesday they had detained seven people suspected of smuggling radioactive Uranium-238 on a train from Russia, a substance they said could have been used to make a “dirty bomb”.
EU-Cuba talks delayed by dispute over cultural event
BRUSSELS/HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba has delayed negotiations towards an accord with the European Union aimed at opening up the Communist-ruled island, citing a dispute over an EU cultural event in Washington, people close to the matter said on Tuesday.
Dutch to begin assembling MH17 wreckage for investigation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Crash investigators will try to reconstruct the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July from wreckage that was brought by truck to a Dutch air force hangar on Tuesday.
Markets tumble as Greek PM takes big gamble on presidential vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek stocks suffered their steepest daily fall in more than a quarter century on Tuesday and its bond yields jumped after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras brought forward a presidential election in a gamble over his, and the country’s…
U.S. citizen indicted in Israel on weapons charges
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen has been indicted in Israel on weapons charges and told investigators he had been weighing the possibility of attacking Muslim holy sites, the Israeli domestic security service Shin Bet said on Tuesday.
U.S. says reduced defense role for atom bombs, Britain against ban now
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it is relying less on nuclear weapons as part of its defense planning, but Britain argued against banning such arms now.
Hong Kong braces for clearance of final Occupy protest zones
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police announced plans to clear away the last of the “Occupy” protest encampments that have blocked key roads in the financial hub for over two months, setting up what could be a final showdown with pro-democracy activis…
