Germany tries Iranians charged with smuggling drone engines as jet ski parts
BERLIN (Reuters) – Two Iranian men charged with smuggling dozens of German-made engines capable of powering drones into Iran by declaring them as jet ski engines went on trial at a Frankfurt court on Monday.
Venezuela bus crash kills 20, wounds 10
CARACAS (Reuters) – At least 20 people were killed and 10 were wounded early on Monday when a bus driving toward the Venezuelan capital of Caracas crashed after the driver lost control, a state official said.
Colombia’s Santos re-elected, tells rebels it’s time for peace
BOGOTA (Reuters) – President Juan Manuel Santos vowed to bring peace to Colombia after winning re-election on Sunday, telling Marxist rebels his victory shows that voters demand an end to five decades of war.
Israel expands West Bank hunt for missing teens, Palestinian killed
RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli armed forces swept through half a dozen Palestinian towns on Monday and arrested more Hamas officials, expanding a search for three teenagers into a crackdown on the Islamist group accused of abducting them.
At least four killed in ethnic clashes in eastern Nigeria: police
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – At least four people were killed and houses torched in ethnic clashes between rival groups in Nigeria’s eastern Taraba state, police said on Monday, the latest violence to flare up in the country’s volatile “Middle Belt”.
India’s Modi secures support from Bhutan in neighborhood push
THIMPHU (Reuters) – Bhutan promised on Monday it will not allow its territory to be used against India, an early success for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s region-wide drive to shore up diplomatic relations with neighbors in return for stronger …
Egyptian PM to launch new government after Sisi’s election
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s prime minister will meet members of his new government later on Monday, the cabinet spokesman said, finalizing an appointment process following the inauguration last week of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Cameron’s ‘Stop Juncker’ drive seen as lose-lose strategy
LONDON (Reuters) – Like a poker player, Prime Minister David Cameron prefers to hold his cards tight to his chest when it comes to clawing back powers from the European Union, lest he blow his bargaining position, aides are fond of saying.
U.S. Navy ship with 550 Marines on board entering Gulf: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The USS Mesa Verde with 550 Marines on board entered the Gulf on Monday to support possible U.S. action to help Iraq’s Shi’ite-led government combat a Sunni Islamist insurgency that has overtaken large areas of the country’s nort…
China deports Australian artist after Tiananmen remarks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China deported a well-known Chinese-born Australian artist on Monday after he was detained following his comments on the 25th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
