UK’s top diplomat William Hague resigns as Cameron shuffles pack
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced his surprise resignation on Monday night ahead of a closely-fought national election next May as part of Prime Minister David Cameron’s biggest ever reshuffle of top government jobs.
Kerry says has good talks with Zarif as deadline looms
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he held good and serious talks with his Iranian counterpart on Monday as the two sides raced to narrow wide gaps on Tehran’s nuclear programme less than a week before a July 20 deadline to reac…
Ukraine says Russian army officers fighting alongside rebels
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russian army officers on Monday of fighting alongside separatists in the east of the country and said Moscow was once more building up its troops on the joint border.
U.N. pulls staff out of Libya as clashes kill 13, close airports
BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI Libya (Reuters) – The United Nations on Monday pulled its staff out of Libya where at least 13 people have been killed in fighting in the eastern city of Benghazi and in Tripoli, forcing the closure of the international airport.
Rocket hits control tower at Tripoli airport: official
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Several Grad rockets hit the international airport of the Libyan capital on Monday, damaging the control tower, a Libyan official said.
Rocket launched from Lebanon strikes northern Israel: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – At least one rocket fired from Lebanon hit northern Israel on Monday and Israel responded by shelling the launch site, the Israeli military and Lebanese security sources said.
Bolivia’s president to seek third term to expand social reforms
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s President Evo Morales will run for re-election in October to press on with his promise of expanding social reforms in the Andean nation, the vice president of the ruling party said on Monday.
Shi’ite group hands back army camp to Yemeni government
SANAA (Reuters) – (This July 12, 2014 story was refiled to Fix typos in paragraphs 3 and 7)
Bodies found north of Baghdad as Sunni insurgents turn on each other
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Residents of a town north of Baghdad found 12 corpses with execution-style bullet wounds on Monday following fighting between rival Sunni insurgents that could eventually unravel a coalition which has seized much of northern and wes…
Exclusive: Iran nuclear negotiators under pressure after leader’s speech
VIENNA (Reuters) – A major speech by Iran’s Supreme Leader has limited the ability of the Iranian delegation at high-level nuclear talks to make concessions with six world powers and this could scuttle chances for Tehran to reach an accord to end sanct…
