Ex-French PM accuses Hollande aide of lying over Sarkozy legal case claims
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French prime minister Francois Fillon accused President Francois Hollande’s chief of staff of lying on Sunday after a media report accused Fillon of asking him to accelerate a legal case against his rival Nicolas Sarkozy.
Worst east Ukraine shelling for month; ceasefire looks in doubt
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummeled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armored column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow ha…
Hungarians protest against corruption, want tax chief sacked
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands of Hungarians demonstrated against alleged corruption at the country’s tax authority and for wider democratic freedoms in Budapest on Sunday in the latest protest to rock the country’s politics.
Egyptian rights groups fear government crackdown looms
CAIRO (Reuters) – Some Egyptian human rights groups shredded documents on Sunday and instructed their staff to stay home as a government deadline approached for them to register under a Hosni Mubarak-era law they say seeks to eliminate them.
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.
