Honduras breaks tradition, names general as security minister
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras on Monday appointed an active army general as security minister for the first time, to assist in battling violent drug gangs that have helped to make it the world’s most murderous country.
South Korea to report ex-Korean Air exec to prosecutors over role in flight delay
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s transport ministry said on Tuesday it would report to prosecutors a former Korean Air Lines executive who delayed a flight earlier this month because she was unhappy about how she was served nuts.
Three injured in knife attack in China’s restive Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – Police in the capital of China’s unruly far western region of Xinjiang have detained a man after three people were injured in a knife attack, state media said, in the latest incident of violence there.
Israel seeks U.S. block of Palestinian statehood drive
ROME (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday sought assurances from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that Washington would block efforts by Palestinians and Europeans on Palestinian statehood.
Greek Syriza poll lead narrows ahead of key presidential vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s anti-bailout Syriza party is more popular than Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ New Democracy but its lead has narrowed, an opinion poll showed early on Tuesday, a day ahead of the first round of a crucial presidential vote.
Ukrainian PM appeals to EU for immediate financial aid
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk appealed to the European Union for urgent financial aid on Monday, saying the government was doing all it could to fix a shattered economy but needed help.
White House has not yet decided on Russia sanctions bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday that President Barack Obama had not yet decided how to respond to a bill authorizing new sanctions against Russia over its activities in Ukraine, although some lawmakers said they expected he would …
Police storm Sydney cafe to end hostage siege, three dead
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early on Tuesday morning and freed a number of hostages being held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which three people including the attacker were killed…
Anti-immigration protests grow in Germany
DRESDEN, Germany (Reuters) – A new grass-roots movement that assails the German government for ignoring its fears of being overrun by Muslims and other immigrants attracted a record 15,000 marchers on Monday in the eastern city of Dresden.
Israel seeks U.S. block of Palestinian statehood drive
ROME (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday sought assurances from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that Washington would block efforts by Palestinians and Europeans on Palestinian statehood.
