Russia says agreement reached on aid to Ukraine but not on ceasefire
BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia on Monday said all objections to it sending a humanitarian convoy to Ukraine had been resolved but said no progress had been made in Berlin talks toward a ceasefire between government and rebel forces in the east of the countr…
National Guard called in after second night of chaos in Ferguson, Missouri
FERGUSON Missouri (Reuters) – Missouri’s governor said on Monday he would send the National Guard into the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson to restore calm after authorities forcibly dispersed a crowd protesting last week’s fatal shooting of an unarmed bla…
Malaysia’s opposition steps back from brink in state crisis
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s three-party opposition alliance has averted a damaging split by agreeing to support the wife of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as the next chief minister of Selangor, an industrial hub that is the country’s richest …
Aquino says Chinese survey ships seen in Philippine waters
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino said two Chinese survey vessels had been sighted in a gas-rich area of its exclusive economic zone, raising concerns of heightened tensions in the disputed South China Sea.
Australia’s Tony Abbott signals compromise on tough budget
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott signaled on Monday he is open to compromises with opposition lawmakers on his unpopular budget, a major concession to help push the austere savings plan through a hostile Senate.
Policeman killed in attack at checkpoint in northern Egypt: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – One Egyptian policeman was killed and another wounded in an armed attack at a checkpoint in the northern province of Gharbiya on Monday, state news agency MENA said.
Japan checking whether citizen captured by Islamic State in Syria
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is investigating information that one of its citizens has been captured in northern Syria by the Islamic State militant group, the foreign ministry said, as evidence emerged that the captured man appeared to be a self-styled sec…
Thirteen tourists found alive, two still missing after Indonesia ship sinks
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Bad weather was hampering a desperate search on Monday for two foreign tourists still missing after a boat traveling between two Indonesian islands sank at the weekend, although 13 more people had been plucked from the water alive, …
Ukraine says its troops make breakthrough in rebel stronghold
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag over a police station in the city of Luhansk that was for months under rebel control, Kiev said on Sunday, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine’s efforts to crush p…
Netanyahu says undeterred by Hamas warnings
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday any deal on Gaza’s future had to meet Israel’s security needs, warning Hamas it faced “harsh strikes” if it resumed firing into the Jewish state.
