Storm forces Turkey to shut Dardanelles to tankers, cancel flights
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey shut its Dardanelles Strait to tankers and its flag carrier canceled some domestic and international flights in and out of Istanbul due to a storm.
Fire damages Swedish mosque in second suspected arson attack
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Fire ripped through a Swedish mosque early on Monday in the second suspected arson attack on a Muslim center in four days in a country caught up in a fierce debate on immigration.
Russia’s Lavrov sees chance to solve Ukraine crisis in 2015: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sees a real opportunity to solve the Ukraine crisis in 2015, Interfax news agency quoted him as saying on Monday.
Gmail blocked in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Google Inc’s Gmail was blocked in China after months of disruptions to the world’s biggest email service, with an anti-censorship advocate suggesting the Great Firewall was to blame.
Rise of Spanish populists overturns two-party system
MADRID (Reuters) – The sudden rise of a new anti-establishment party has transformed Spanish politics a year before a general election, forcing the center-right government to veer away from austerity and the left-leaning opposition to scramble for new …
Amid hacking tensions, South Korea proposes resuming talks with North
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea proposed on Monday to resume stalled talks with North Korea, an overture that comes amid heightened diplomatic tension after Seoul’s key ally the United States blamed the North for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainm…
Hopes dim Egypt to release Australian Al Jazeera journalist soon
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hopes are fading for the release of Australian journalist Peter Greste, who has been in jail in Egypt for a year, after Cairo sent mixed signals about his case, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
In U.S.-Cuba prisoner swap, mystery surrounds the unnamed 53
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s most prominent dissidents say they have been kept in the dark by U.S. officials over a list of 53 political prisoners who will be released from jail as part of a deal to end decades of hostility between the United States and C…
Hundreds still awaiting airlift on stricken Italian ferry
ATHENS/ROME (Reuters) – Italian and Greek helicopter crews worked into the night to airlift passengers off a burning ferry adrift in the Adriatic Sea, battling darkness and bad weather that hampered rescue efforts by other ships throughout Sunday.
Mexico calls for larger, more diverse U.N. Security Council
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico on Sunday called for an overhaul of the United Nations Security Council, envisaging more member countries across a wider geographical swathe, as the government steps up efforts to raise its profile on the global stage.
