Nordic countries summon Russian ambassadors over military jet incident
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden and Denmark protested to Moscow on Monday over a Russian military jet Stockholm said had shut down one of its location instruments and flown too close to a Swedish civilian airliner.
One in 500 people living with no nationality: report
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – One in 500 people globally has no nationality, experts said on Monday, a far higher estimate than that used by the United Nations which last month launched a major campaign to eradicate statelessness in a decade.
Iran’s Rouhani says will try to clinch nuclear deal as talks with U.S. resume
GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that he would try to clinch a nuclear deal with world powers despite opposition from some quarters in Iran.
Germany says will help finance four new Israeli warships
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans to finance part of the cost of four new corvette warships for the Israeli navy made by German firm Thyssen Krupp under a deal struck with the Jewish state in November, the government said on Monday.
Rights group calls for ICC probe of Nigerian presidential candidate
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Nigerian human rights group on Monday asked the International Criminal Court to bring charges against Nigerian presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari for post-election violence in 2011.
Thai King continues to recover in hospital, palace says
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, continues to recover in hospital following surgery to remove his gallbladder and treatment for an intestinal infection, the palace said in a statement on Mond…
Listening devices found in Oslo, prompting spying investigation
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian police are investigating a possible spying operation by a foreign power after electronic devices designed to intercept telephone conversations were discovered near government buildings.
Syrian army recaptures territory north of Aleppo in fierce fighting
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s army seized an area north of Aleppo on Sunday and killed insurgents as fierce battles raged over the strategic territory, a group monitoring the war and state media reported.
Austria to close Saudi school for not naming teachers
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria is to close a Saudi school in Vienna for failing to provide the names of its teachers and director and is also looking into allegations that it used anti-Semitic books, Vienna’s school board said on Monday.
U.N. Sahel envoy says Libya turmoil could destabilize neighbors
DAKAR (Reuters) – The United Nations special envoy to the Sahel region said on Monday talks to resolve a crisis in Libya had stalled and warned several countries in the region risked being destabilized unless it was resolved quickly.
