U.N. Libya envoy says new peace talks start next week, not Tuesday as planned before
Tripoli (Reuters) – The United Nations will postpone the start of talks to end Libya’s political crisis until early next week, its special envoy said on Monday.
Uber banned from operating in Indian capital after rape accusation
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. online ride-hailing service Uber has been banned from operating in the Indian capital after a female passenger accused one of its drivers of rape, a case that has reignited a debate about the safety of women in the South Asia…
Israel’s parliament votes to dissolve itself and set March 17 election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament voted on Monday to dissolve itself in preparation for an early general election on March 17, after a crisis set in motion by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of two ministers.
Denmark compensates suspected pirates for overly long detention
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark has compensated nine Somalis suspected of trying to hijack a Danish ship in 2013 because they were detained too long before being brought before a judge, the public prosecutor’s office said on Monday.
U.S. allies to send about 1,500 troops to Iraq: commander
KUWAIT CITY (Reuters) – U.S. allies have committed to send about 1,500 forces to Iraq to help train and advise Iraqi and Kurdish soldiers battling the Islamic State, which increasingly appears on the defensive, the top U.S. commander guiding the coalit…
Greek government brings forward key presidential vote to this month
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s government on Monday brought forward a crucial presidential vote by two months, in a surprise move after securing a two-month extension of its bailout program.
EU, Turkey need greater alignment to face Islamic State: Mogherini
ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Union and Turkey have drifted apart on foreign policy and need greater “alignment” to tackle threats including Islamic State, the EU’s foreign policy chief said on Monday.
Libya peace talks may be doomed by meddling powers: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has little faith in U.N.-backed peace talks in Libya because Middle Eastern countries are defying requests to end their war by proxy in the oil-rich North African nation, senior U.S. officials said.
Guantanamo ex-inmates are ‘free men’ in Uruguay: defense minister
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Uruguay will treat the six detainees it has taken in from the U.S. camp holding suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay as “totally free men” who do not represent any security threat, the country’s defense minister told Reuters on…
‘Day of Silence’ aims to rebuild Ukraine truce but talks in doubt
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine plans a “Day of Silence” on Tuesday to try to rebuild a ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists that has all but disintegrated, but accompanying peace talks — the first in three months — look likely to be delayed.
