Turkey’s first nuclear plant delayed, ‘not ready before 2022’
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s first nuclear power plant is unlikely to be ready before 2022, energy officials said on Monday of the $20-billion project that has been beset by regulatory hurdles and complicated by Russia’s financial woes.
Yemeni forces fight off Shi’ite militia heading for Aden: sources
ADEN (Reuters) – Soldiers loyal to Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi fought off dozens of Shi’ite Houthi militiamen heading for the Sunni leader’s seat of power in the southern city of Aden, militia sources and a local official told Reuters.
Erdogan’s lobbying exposes fractures in Turkey’s ruling party
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Anyone watching the multitude of Turkish television stations broadcasting President Tayyip Erdogan’s speeches on an almost daily basis might be forgiven for thinking he was the one standing in a June election.
Indonesian president says China’s main claim in South China Sea has no legal basis
JAKARTA/TOKYO (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said one of China’s main claims to the majority of the South China Sea had no legal basis in international law, but Jakarta wanted to remain an “honest broker” in one of Asia’s most thorny terr…
Obama, Iraqi prime minister to meet April 14 in Washington: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi will meet in Washington on April 14, the White House said in a statement on Monday.
U.S. not speaking at U.N. rights debate on Israel, Palestinians
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States will not take the floor at the main U.N. human rights forum on Monday during the annual debate on violations committed in the Palestinian territories, as part of a previous agreement not to speak.
One Tunisian soldier killed, two wounded in landmine blast
TUNIS (Reuters) – One Tunisian soldier was killed and two wounded in a landmine blast late on Sunday in a central region bordering Algeria where security forces have been fighting Islamist militants, authorities said.
Israel’s Steinitz says world powers, Iran likely to agree bad nuclear deal
PARIS (Reuters) – Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Monday it was “probable” world powers and Iran would agree a “bad deal” over Iran’s nuclear programme, but he would continue to lobby to toughen any accord before talks resume…
Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hits off east coast of Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hit off the east coast of Taiwan, the island’s Central Weather Bureau said Monday.
Russia will not ask for early repayment of Ukraine debt: Finance Ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will not request early repayment of debt owed by Ukraine, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said on Monday.
