Israel’s Netanyahu: Iran poses greater threat than Islamic State
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday tried to shift the spotlight away from the Islamic State militant group and back to Iran, warning the United Nations that a nuclear-armed Tehran would pose a far greater th…
Kuwait revokes citizenship of opposition activist
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait revoked the citizenship of a prominent opposition activist on Monday, something he said was a political move by a government that has vowed to crack down on people deemed to be undermining state stability.
Afghanistan swears in new leader amid dispute, violence
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan inaugurated its first new president in a decade on Monday, swearing in technocrat Ashraf Ghani to head a power-sharing government just as the withdrawal of most foreign troops presents a crucial test.
Spanish court suspends Catalonia independence vote
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Constitutional Court suspended on Monday an independence referendum called by Catalonia for November, although political forces in the wealthy north-east region forged ahead with a political campaign ahead of their planned vo…
At least 36 feared dead on Japanese volcano, search called off
TOKYO (Reuters) – At least 36 people are feared to have died after a Japanese volcano erupted without warning at the weekend, raining ash and stones on hikers, but the search for victims was abandoned on Monday because of fears of toxic gases.
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel attack, straining ceasefire
KIEV (Reuters) – Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed when separatist shelling hit their armoured vehicle near Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Monday, putting a fragile ceasefire under further strain.
India arrests 140 for religious clashes as Modi tours U.S.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Police in western India have arrested 140 people after two men were stabbed during violence between Hindus and Muslims that left more than a dozen injured and was triggered by an image posted on Facebook, officials said on Monday….
Prosecutors call Karadzic ‘driving force’ behind Bosnian genocide
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – War crimes prosecutors concluding their case against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on Monday called him the “driving force” in a genocidal campaign to rid Bosnia of its non-Serbian population.
Man admits to killing, pleads not guilty, in Canada dismemberment trial
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The trial of a Canadian man accused of murdering and dismembering a Chinese student in Montreal in 2012 began on Monday with the prosecutor alleging the crime was planned six months in advance.
Five in critical condition after Dutch stunt truck accident
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Five spectators remained in critical condition on Monday, a day after they were injured when a giant pick-up truck spun out of control during a stunt show in a Dutch town, killing three people, local officials said.
