Israelis quietly expand enclave in Palestinian district of Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli guards quietly occupied two purchased residential buildings in a Palestinian district of East Jerusalem on Monday, expanding a Jewish settler project in defiance of U.S. criticism.
Al Qaeda attacks kill at least 33 people in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 33 people were killed in a suicide bombing and gun attacks in central Yemen, tribal sources and medics said on Monday, as al Qaeda fighters seized a Yemeni city in a new challenge to the central government.
U.N. questions Israel on Palestinians’ rights
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. experts questioned Israeli officials on Monday over alleged rights abuses ranging from the demolition of Palestinian houses and the expansion of Jewish settlements to limited Palestinian access to water and their farmland.
Swedish ‘Cold War’ thriller exposes Baltic Sea nerves over Russia
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – It has all the makings of a Cold War thriller — an emergency military deployment with stealth ships and helicopters hunting for a foreign submarine in the Stockholm archipelago. Grainy photographs of a mysterious vessel. Sighting…
U.S. calls ban on entry by six Hungarians a warning to clean up
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday six Hungarians had been banned from entering the U.S. as a warning to Budapest to reverse policies that threatened to undermine democratic values.
UKIP, 5-Star welcome Polish radical to save EU voting bloc
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The UK Independence Party and Italy’s 5-Star Movement formed an alliance in the European Parliament on Monday with a right-wing Polish libertarian in order to reconstitute a formal Eurosceptic bloc in the EU legislature.
Saudi inmate to stay at Guantanamo, another cleared for transfer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Saudi inmate with links to al Qaeda will remain at the Guantanamo Bay prison and a second Saudi man has been cleared for transfer home, a U.S. national security panel said on Monday.
Iran acts to comply with interim nuclear deal with powers: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran is taking further action to comply with an interim nuclear agreement with six world powers, a monthly U.N. atomic agency report showed, a finding the West may see as positive ahead of a November deadline for clinching a long-ter…
Uruguay’s roll-out of marijuana experiment faces election risk
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Uruguay is struggling to roll out the commercial production and sale of marijuana and its ground-breaking experiment could be dropped or watered down if an opposition candidate wins this month’s presidential election.
EU’s Ashton to stay on until end of Iran nuclear talks
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Monday she will continue leading nuclear negotiations with Iran until a deal is reached but is determined to meet a November deadline for an accord.
