Euro zone, Greece face off as markets take fright
ATHENS/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Greece and its euro zone partners engaged in brinkmanship on Monday, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisting his country would not extend its reform-linked bailout and Germany saying it would get no more money w…
Obama says extending deadline for Iran nuclear deal not useful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday extending the March deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran would not be useful if Iran does not agree to a basic framework that assures world powers it is not pursuing nuclear arms.
Ex-IMF head Strauss-Kahn testifies in French sex ring trial
LILLE, France (Reuters) – Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief who was tipped to become French president before being accused of sexual assault by a New York maid in 2011, will testify to a criminal court on Tuesday over his alleged role in sex…
Boko Haram launches twin attacks in Niger and Cameroon
NIAMEY/YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Islamist Boko Haram insurgents from Nigeria bombed a Niger border town, killing five people, and carried out attacks in neighboring Cameroon, kidnapping a bus full of passengers, military and local sources said on Monday.
Obama says still weighing decision on arming Ukraine forces
WASHINGTON/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama signaled on Monday he will wait for the results of high-stakes talks on Ukraine before deciding whether to arm the Kiev government, saying diplomacy and sanctions remain his preferred …
Malaysia’s Anwar faces final judgment in sodomy case
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s highest court will deliver a decision on Tuesday on an appeal against a sodomy conviction by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, with a ruling against him likely meaning a five-year prison term that would stymie his pol…
Libyan army says has retaken main camp in Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan special forces said on Monday they had retaken the main military base in Benghazi from Islamist fighters that they have been battling since October, part of a wider struggle four years after the ousting of autocrat Mu…
Malaysia’s Anwar faces final judgment in sodomy case
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s highest court will deliver a decision on Tuesday on an appeal against a sodomy conviction by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, with a ruling against him likely meaning a five-year prison term that would stymie his pol…
Twenty-nine migrants die of cold on Italian coast guard boats
ROME (Reuters) – Twenty-nine migrants died of hypothermia aboard Italian coast guard vessels on Monday after being picked up from a boat adrift near Libya, reigniting criticism of the government’s decision to end a full-scale search-and rescue mission …
U.S. envoy urges Congo to set date for presidential election
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo should promptly set a date for a presidential election in 2016, a senior U.S. envoy said on Monday, increasing international pressure on President Joseph Kabila to step down at the polls next year.
