U.N. Syria envoy pitches Aleppo truce plan to rebels in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The United Nations peace envoy to Syria is holding talks with the Syrian opposition in Turkey to promote a cease-fire proposal for the northern city of Aleppo, opposition sources said on Monday.
Indonesia security forces shoot violent Papua protesters, four dead
JAKARTA (Reuters) – At least four people were killed in Indonesia’s volatile Papua region in clashes between protesters and security forces on Monday, according to the police and the chief security affairs minister.
UK’s Cameron to fly to Turkey to discuss IS foreign fighter problem
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron will travel to Turkey on Tuesday to meet President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss how to stop Britons crossing into Syria and Iraq to join up with Islamic State (IS) fighters via the Turkish border, his spokes…
Syrian refugees in Lebanon stranded by U.N. food aid cut
QAB ELIAS, Lebanon (Reuters) – Syrian refugees who had their food aid cut when a U.N. agency ran out of money last week say that without it they will be unable to feed themselves, educate their children or warm their tents in the freezing winter.
Afghan war rages as foreign forces go out the door
KABUL (Reuters) – An attack on a police headquarters and a drone strike that killed six Taliban fighters were sharp reminders of the problems facing Afghanistan’s fledgling military as the joint command of foreign forces disbanded on Monday.
Jordan charges top Brotherhood figure over anti-UAE comments
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan on Monday charged a top member of the Muslim Brotherhood with “souring ties with a foreign country” by criticizing the UAE after it designated his group as a terrorist organization.
Merkel government says no plan to make immigrants speak German at home
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government distanced itself on Monday from a much-ridiculed proposal by Bavarian conservatives that immigrant families should be obliged to speak German at home if they wanted to remain in the countr…
Greek police investigate beating of handcuffed protester
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police on Monday said they had begun an internal investigation after video footage from weekend protests showed a riot policeman punching and kicking a handcuffed protester.
UK governing parties stress economic differences before election
LONDON (Reuters) – The two parties in Britain’s governing coalition clashed on Monday over their plans for the economy as they tried to differentiate themselves in voters’ eyes before a national election due next May.
Amazon Indians report more death threats after activists slain
LIMA/SAO PAULO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indians on the Peru-Brazil border say they continue to receive death threats from loggers after the murder of four local chiefs in a remote forest region overrun by illegal felling.
