With an eye on economy and defense, India’s Modi expands cabinet
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi beefed up his cabinet on Sunday, appointing a separate defense minister to spur military modernization and free Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to focus on the budget and reforms to revive the ec…
Syrian air force raids kill 21, wound at least 100 in north: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 21 people were killed and around 100 wounded overnight when Syrian government war planes bombed a town in northern Syria controlled by Islamic State militants, a group monitoring the war said on Sunday.
Japan’s Abe urges Putin to ensure Ukraine ceasefire holds
BEIJING (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to play a constructive role in ensuring that a shaky ceasefire in Ukraine holds.
Iran, U.S., EU nuclear talks in Oman seen going to second day
MUSCAT (Reuters) – Iran, the United States and European Union will hold an unscheduled second day of talks on Monday on disagreements blocking resolution of a dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program, a U.S. official and Iranian state media said.
Israeli ministers approve applying Israel law to West Bank settlers
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A ministerial committee approved a proposed bill on Sunday that would ensure the wholesale application of Israeli law to Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, a move sponsored by legislators who want Israel to annex part of t…
UK’s Miliband warns businesses of PM Cameron’s EU exit gamble
LONDON (Reuters) – British opposition leader Ed Miliband will on Monday attack Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans to hold a European Union membership referendum, seeking to shift the political agenda away from questions over his own future.
Italy’s president may resign early in coming months: commentators
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano, who reluctantly agreed to a second term in 2013 at a time of political crisis, may step down in January, five years before the end of his term, political commentators said on Sunday.
One dead in Kenya’s Mombasa after riots over killing
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – One person was killed in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Sunday after youths rioted to protest against the killing of an alleged Islamist militant.
Bomb explodes in Libyan town as U.N. envoy meets PM Thinni
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – A bomb exploded on Sunday in an eastern Libyan town where a U.N. special envoy was due to meet Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni, but there were no casualties, officials said.
Xi calls for China, Taiwan to set aside differences
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Taiwan on Sunday to set aside their differences after a rocky patch in ties that saw Beijing rebuke the island for supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
