Islamist group criticizes Egypt over arrest warrant for cleric
DOHA (Reuters) – A group of Islamist scholars criticized Egypt on Monday for seeking an Interpol arrest warrant for their leader, a Qatar-based cleric whose outspoken support for the Muslim Brotherhood contributed to a diplomatic rift between Gulf Arab…
Abe coalition secures big Japan election win with record low turnout
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, brushing aside suggestions that a low turnout tarnished his coalition’s election win, vowed on Monday to stick to his reflationary economic policies, tackle painful structural reforms and pursue his…
Hong Kong police clear last pro-democracy protest sites
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities arrested several pro-democracy activists on Monday as they cleared the last of three protest sites, marking the closure of demonstration camps in the city that have blocked streets for more than two months.
Yemen security forces kill prominent separatist leader
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni security forces shot dead a prominent leader in the southern separatist Herak Movement in Aden on Monday, residents said, ratcheting up tensions in the city where residents have been observing a weekly protest to push for indepe…
Around 1,300 killed in Ukraine since ceasefire: U.N.
KIEV (Reuters) – Around 1,300 people have been killed in Ukraine’s separatist conflict since a September ceasefire, according to a U.N. report that said many living in the country’s rebel-held east were struggling to survive.
China exonerates teen executed 18 years ago for rape, murder
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday exonerated a teenager executed more than 18 years ago for the rape and murder of a woman, drawing approval from judicial reform advocates who saw his death as a symbol of the miscarriage of justice in capital punishm…
About 300 Chinese said fighting alongside Islamic State in Middle East
BEIJING (Reuters) – About 300 Chinese people are fighting alongside the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, a Chinese state-run newspaper said on Monday, a rare tally that is likely to fuel worry in China that militants pose a threat to security.
Philippines files murder charges against U.S. Marine
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine prosecutors on Monday filed murder charges against a U.S. marine over the death of a transgender Filipino outside a former U.S. Navy base, in a case that could test the close security ties between the two allies.
Islamist rebels kill 10 Somali soldiers in attack on base
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Rebels from the Islamist al Shabaab group attacked a military base in southern Somalia early on Monday, killing at least 10 soldiers and burning two military vehicles, officials said.
Moscow shifts to tougher economic relationship with Ukraine: PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moving closer to the European Union offers no panacea for Ukraine’s financial problems and will mean big losses in economic ties with Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an article published on Monday.
