North Korea halts U.N. charm offensive over human rights record
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A rare diplomatic charm offensive by North Korea appears to be over after it failed to halt a European and Japanese push for the United Nations General Assembly to support referring the hermit state to the International Crimi…
Obama urges China to be partner in ensuring world order
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday a successful China was in the interests of the United States and the world but Beijing had to be a partner in underwriting international order, and not undermine it.
U.S. says Iran has ceased controversial nuclear practice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran has stopped a controversial practice that could allow it to enrich uranium faster, the United States said on Monday, ceasing an activity one expert saw as violating an interim nuclear deal.
Cameron says Britain should not stay in EU ‘come what may’
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday that Britain should not be willing to stay in the European Union “come what may”, as his main political rival said the promise of a referendum on membership of the bloc was creating uncerta…
Sudan military role during mass rape investigation raises doubts
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The heavy presence of Sudan’s military during an investigation by international peacekeepers of an alleged mass rape incident in Sudan’s western Darfur region has raised serious concerns at the Security Council, Australia’s U…
Israeli soldier and woman stabbed to death by Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli soldier and a woman were stabbed to death by Palestinians in Tel Aviv and the occupied West Bank on Monday, extending a surge in violence fuelled by strife over access to Jerusalem’s holiest site.
China’s Xi, Japan’s Abe hold landmark meeting
BEIJING (Reuters) – After an awkward handshake, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held formal talks on Monday for the first time since the two leaders took office, a breakthrough in efforts to improve ties between the …
Syria’s Assad says U.N. envoy’s local ceasefire bid ‘worth studying’: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday that a proposal by an international peace mediator to implement local ceasefires starting in the northern city of Aleppo was “worth studying”, state media said.
Sudanese minister meets rival Libyan factions in mediation bid
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti flew to the Libyan cities of Tobruk and Tripoli in a bid to mediate between rival governments based at opposite ends of the country, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Ukraine’s currency plunges as ceasefire fears grow
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s currency lost nearly 5 percent of its value on Monday after a weekend that saw the heaviest shelling in a month hit the main rebel stronghold in the east and signs that Moscow had dispatched troops and tanks t…
