Kerry holds security talks in Pakistan after school massacre
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held talks in Pakistan on Monday during a visit intended to press the government to do more to crack down on militant groups after last month’s massacre of 134 children by Taliban gunmen.
Greek anti-bailout party Syriza holds 4.5 point lead before vote: poll
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s anti-bailout Syriza party held a steady lead over Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ conservative party ahead of a Jan. 25 snap election, a poll showed on Monday.
Divers retrieve AirAsia ‘black box’, explosion theory questioned
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian navy divers retrieved the black box flight data recorder from the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet on Monday, a major step towards unraveling the cause of the crash that killed all 162 people on …
Pope heads to Sri Lanka at rare moment of island harmony
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Pope Francis arrives in Sri Lanka on Tuesday for a visit expected to add to a new harmonious atmosphere in the Buddhist-majority nation that last week elected a government promising increased respect for long-suffering religious min…
Merkel says Islam ‘belongs to Germany’ ahead of Dresden rally
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday Islam “belongs to Germany”, in a clear repudiation of anti-immigration protesters gathering in Dresden and other cities.
Egyptian activist once fired up by Arab Spring abandons politics ahead of polls
ZAGAZIG, Egypt (Reuters) – When protests erupted in Cairo in 2011, liberal activist Hassan El-Erian quickly mobilized demonstrations in his hometown of Zagazig, risking arrest, or worse, to push for democracy. 
Ukraine’s Yanukovich wanted for embezzlement: Interpol
KIEV (Reuters) – Interpol has put ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich and two members of his former government on the international wanted list at the behest of Ukraine, according to a notice on its website on Monday.
Exclusive: Ukraine tensions keep Putin away from Auschwitz anniversary
WARSAW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to join world leaders gathering at the site of the Auschwitz death camp this month because distrust caused by the conflict in Ukraine has cast a pall on arrangements to commemorate the Hol…
Boko Haram attacks town in north Cameroon, killing one
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Boko Haram attacked a town in northern Cameroon on Monday, killing at least one person, an army source said, less than a week after the group issued threats against the Central African country.
Poll gives UK Cameron’s Conservatives rare lead before national election
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives are 6 percentage points ahead of the opposition Labour party four months before a national election, an opinion poll suggested on Monday.
