U.S. presses on with Middle East talks rescue attempt
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. efforts to save Middle East peace talks from collapse showed little sign of progress on Monday amid threats from Israel to retaliate for what it saw as unilateral Palestinian moves towards statehood.
Valls seeks reform boost with French confidence vote
PARIS (Reuters) – New Prime Minister Manuel Valls will test France’s political will to reform on Tuesday in a confidence vote that will determine whether the government can push ahead with a competitiveness drive.
Two foreign U.N. workers killed in Somalia
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) – A Briton and a Frenchman working for the United Nations were shot dead on Monday at an airport in north-central Somalia, officials said.
Egypt court upholds jailing of leading pro-democracy activists
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian appeals court on Monday upheld the jailing of three leading figures of the 2011 pro-democracy uprising, tightening a crackdown on secular activists opposed to the army-backed government.
Pro-Moscow protesters seize arms, declare republic; Kiev fears invasion
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Moscow protesters in eastern Ukraine seized arms in one city and declared a separatist republic in another, in moves Kiev described on Monday as part of a Russian-orchestrated plan to justify an invasion to dismemb…
Indonesia’s presidential favorite lacks only one thing – a policy platform
JAKARTA (Reuters) – In a sign Indonesians are coming to assume that the hugely popular Jakarta governor Joko Widodo will be their next president, even the outgoing leader is pressing him to be more explicit about his policies before he is in office.
Lufthansa, Austrian halt Libya flights; airport road blocked
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – German airline Lufthansa and its subsidiary Austrian Airlines have halted flights to Libya indefinitely due to security concerns after a bomb at Tripoli airport two weeks ago, a Lufthansa spokesman said on Monday.
Workers clash with guards and shots fired at Rio Park
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Workers building Rio’s 2016 Olympic Park fought with security guards on Monday but although shots were fired no one was injured in the melee, eyewitnesses said.
Iran hopes nuclear deal drafting can start by mid-May
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran said it hopes enough progress will be made with major powers this week to enable negotiators to start drafting by mid-May a final accord to settle a long-running dispute over its nuclear program.
Magnitude 5 earthquake felt in southeastern France
NICE, France (Reuters) – A magnitude 5 earthquake was felt in southeastern France on Monday, according to a provisional reading from the National Network for Seismic Monitoring.
