Saudi prince says Iran deal risks nuclear proliferation: BBC
RIYADH (Reuters) – Any terms that world powers grant Iran under a nuclear deal will be sought by Saudi Arabia and other countries, risking wider proliferation of atomic technology, a senior Saudi prince warned on Monday in a BBC interview.
China investigates auto executive, Yunnan official for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – The chairman of one of China’s top state-owned automakers, FAW Group Corp, and a senior provincial official are being investigated for “violating party discipline”, the Communist Party said on Sunday, employing its usual euphemism f…
Nearly a million protest Brazil’s president, economy, corruption
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Close to a million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across Brazil on Sunday to protest a sluggish economy, rising prices and corruption – and to call for the impeachment of left-wing President Dilma Rousseff.
Three Goldcorp miners found dead in troubled Mexico state
IGUALA (Reuters) – Three employees of Canadian miner Goldcorp Inc were found dead, family members said, after they were believed to have been abducted in restive southwestern Mexico.
Islamic State claims Tripoli attack, car bomb in Misrata
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Militants loyal to Islamic State claimed a bomb attack on a police checkpoint in the Libyan capital on Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks in Tripoli.
Prevent ‘left-wing’ government, Netanyahu tells campaign rally
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, trailing in opinion polls two days before a parliamentary election, on Sunday implored right-wing voters to turn out and “stop a left-wing government from coming to power.”
Kerry says Syrian transition would have to be negotiated with Assad
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States would have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a political transition in Syria and was exploring ways with other countries to pressure him i…
Tony Blair to step back from Middle East Quartet: FT
(Reuters) – Tony Blair is relinquishing his post as the envoy for the Middle East Quartet to take a different role in the peace negotiations, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people it said were familiar with the matter.
West hopes for Iran concessions in nuclear talks
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Western powers are hoping for concessions from Tehran that could help clinch a political agreement in nuclear talks this week after the United States and European powers voiced a willingness to compromise on suspending…
Islamic State militants claim attack on checkpoint in Libya’s capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Militants loyal to Islamic State claimed an attack at a checkpoint in a suburb of the Libyan capital on Sunday, according to a statement on social media, days after a similar attack on a police station.
