U.S. sanctions aimed at changing power, Russian envoy says
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior Russian diplomat accused the United States on Monday of trying to bring down President Vladimir Putin with the sanctions it has imposed on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine.
Bomb wounds Lebanese man in border town-official
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A bomb wounded a Lebanese man in the town of Arsal near the border with Syria on Monday in an attack that appeared to be linked to a local rivalry, a Lebanese security official said.
Obama, Prince William chat amiably during White House visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama met with Britain’s Prince William at the White House on Monday as part of the prince’s short visit to the United States.
Indians ask what has changed since Delhi gang rape as Uber driver accused
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The alleged rape of a woman by a taxi driver in India’s capital, just days before the city marks the second anniversary of a notorious gang rape on a Delhi bus, has sparked debate over whether security for India…
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.
