Workers at Brazil stats body IBGE go on strike; GDP on schedule
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Workers at Brazil’s statistics agency, IBGE, went on strike on Monday for better pay and benefits, an action that could hinder research for many economic indicators but will not affect the release of gross domestic product da…
In death as in life, General Jaruzelski divides Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland was split on Monday over where to bury General Wojciech Jaruzelski, the Communist leader who for years helped the Kremlin suppress dissent behind the Iron Curtain before finally allowing democratic rule.
Renegade former Libyan general says PM must go, vote must wait
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A renegade former Libyan general says the country’s new prime minister is not capable of restoring stability in the major oil producer and has called for a postponement of parliamentary elections planned for June.
New Libyan PM says to focus on fighting militants, securing borders
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s new premier said on Monday his government will focus on fighting militants, securing borders and strengthening the military with the help of the international community to stabilize the OPEC oil-producing country.
Gunmen kill prominent Libyan journalist in Benghazi
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead well a prominent Libyan journalist and critic of Islamists in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday, security officials said.
Turkish court seeks military arrests of Israelis over ship killings
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court has issued arrest warrants on Monday for four former Israeli military commanders who are on trial in absentia over the 2010 killing of nine Turks on a Gaza-bound aid ship, Turkish media reports said.
Suspected militants kill two Kenyan soldiers near Somali border
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Two Kenyan soldiers transporting food supplies into Somalia were shot dead in a gunfight near the countries’ border, a senior police official said on Monday.
Despite nuclear probe progress, IAEA access to key Iran site elusive
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog appears no closer to finding out what happened at a military site at the center of its investigation into suspected atom bomb research by Iran, despite signs Tehran is becoming more cooperative.
Jordan expels Syrian ambassador over critical comments
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. ally Jordan said on Monday it was expelling the Syrian ambassador and giving him 24 hours to leave after comments accusing the kingdom of abetting the West against Damascus.
Filipino ex-senators ask court to scrap new U.S. defense pact
MANILA (Reuters) – Two former senators, who voted to evict two large U.S. military bases from the Philipiines in 1991, asked the Supreme Court on Monday to declare unconstitutional a new defense pact clinched with Washington, the first legal challenge …
