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.
Netanyahu considering changes to Congress speech after criticism
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli officials are considering amending the format of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned address to the U.S. Congress next month to try to calm some of the partisan furore the Iran-focused speech has provoked.
EU threatens sanctions against ‘spoilers’ of Libyan peace talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers threatened sanctions on Monday against “spoilers” who obstruct efforts by the United Nations to halt fighting in Libya.
Two parties quit resumed Yemen crisis talks citing Houthi threats
SANAA (Reuters) – Two parties walked out of resumed talks on Yemen’s political crisis on Monday after saying they had received threats from the country’s dominant Houthi movement.
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…
Gunmen fire on Marseille police as PM Valls visits city
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Gunmen fired on a police car in Marseille on Monday in what local officials said was a drug-related incident, just hours before a visit by Prime Minister Manuel Valls to hail a drop in crime in France’s second city.
U.S. derails amendment to toughen nuclear safety pact: diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States has derailed a proposal to toughen nuclear safety standards by amending a global atomic treaty, diplomats said, with opponents of the move arguing it would get mired in lengthy parliamentary ratification.
