U.S., Iran eye progress in next round of nuclear talks: Kerry
GANDHINAGAR, INDIA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that he and his Iranian counterpart would seek at their meeting on Wednesday to lay the ground for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program to make greater progress.
France mobilizes 10,000 troops at home after Paris shootings
PARIS (Reuters) – France will have more than 10,000 soldiers mobilized on home soil by Tuesday after 17 were killed in attacks carried out by Islamist militants in Paris last week, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday.
China slams Philippines for criticizing island project in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday hit back at the Philippines for criticizing Beijing’s ongoing reclamation project in the disputed South China Sea, saying that its actions were within the scope of Chinese sovereignty.
Kerry, departing India, unhurt in motorcade shunt, says U.S. official
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was unhurt on Monday in a minor accident involving his motorcade as it headed to the airport at the end of his visit to India, his spokesperson Jen Psaki said.
Police in China shoot dead six in restive Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – A group of “mobsters” on Monday tried to set off an explosive device in a business district in China’s troubled western region of Xinjiang, prompting police to shoot six of them dead, the local government said.
Nusra Front threatens action against Lebanese soldiers after prison raid: Twitter account
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front threatened on Monday action against members of the Lebanese security forces it holds as captives after police stormed a wing of the country’s largest prison where Islamist militants are detained.
Dozens of children among 98 Rohingya smuggling victims found in Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Dozens of children were among 98 suspected Rohingya trafficking victims from Myanmar discovered in pickup trucks in southern Thailand, police said on Monday, as more checkpoints were set up in the region to combat the trade.
Hungary PM Orban says immigration a threat, must be stopped
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Immigration to Europe should be largely halted, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said late on Sunday, demanding a robust EU response to last week’s killings in France.
Pakistan intelligence chief meets Afghan leader as relations thaw
KABUL (Reuters) – Pakistan’s intelligence chief met Afghanistan’s new president to discuss ways to boost coordination in fighting militant attacks in the region, an official said Monday, in a sign of improving ties between the often uneasy neighbors.
Pakistani children anxiously return to school a month after massacre
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Children streamed back to school across Pakistan on Monday in an anxious start to a new term following last month’s massacre of 134 students at an army-run school in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar.
