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.
Parts of Zurich airport shut after unspecified threat
ZURICH (Reuters) – Zurich airport was partially closed on Monday evening after receiving an unspecified threat, a spokeswoman said.
France urges closer regional collaboration against Nigeria’s Boko Haram
DAKAR (Reuters) – France’s defense minister on Monday called for Nigeria and its neighbors to set up a military liaison committee to better coordinate their response to the growing regional threat posed by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
More air strikes near eastern Libyan oil port and border to Tunisia
RAS JDIR/BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Libya’s recognized government conducted air strikes against rival government forces trying to seize major oil ports in the east and against targets in the west on Monday, witnesses said.
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.
U.N. says forces in Sudan’s Darfur won’t leave amid rising violence
DAKAR (Reuters) – A joint United Nations-African Union (UNAMID) peacekeeping mission in Darfur is unlikely to bow to Sudan’s request to leave the region when the situation there appears to be worsening, the head of the U.N. peacekeeping forces said on …
Venezuela’s Maduro slams ‘insolent Yankees,’ ‘murderer’ Aznar
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro let rip at the U.S. government on Monday over sanctions against Venezuelan officials and branded ex-Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar a “murderer.”
