Obama, China’s Xi pledge cooperation and joke about first lady
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged cooperation between their countries and chatted about first lady Michelle Obama’s recent trip to Beijing when they met prior to a nuclear summit on Monday.
Libyan port rebels demand tanker back before any negotiations
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan rebels who control three oil ports will not enter any talks with the government about ending their blockade unless Tripoli returns a tanker that loaded oil at one of its terminals but was recaptured by U.S. forces, th…
Paperless G7 summit not so smart for some
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The Netherlands launched the first “paperless” summit on Monday with a smartphone app at a nuclear security meeting in The Hague replacing the traditional imitation leather conference bag stuffed with handouts.
U.N. rights chief hits Israel over settlements
GENEVA (Reuters) – The building of Israeli settlements and attacks by settlers on Palestinians are a major source of much abuse of rights in the occupied territories, the United Nations’ top human rights official said on Monday.
Iran says one of five abducted border guards killed: Fars
DUBAI (Reuters) – Sunni Muslim militants have killed one of the five Iranian border guards they have been holding hostage for the past six weeks, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Monday.
Nine killed in further Central African Republic fighting
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least nine people died in new clashes over the weekend and on Monday in Central African Republic’s capital, Red Cross officials said, as the country marked a year since a rebellion and coup plunged it into chaos.
U.S. to help in ‘elimination’ of sensitive Japanese nuclear stockpile
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Japan will turn over hundreds of kilograms (pounds) of sensitive nuclear material of potential use in bombs to the United States to be downgraded and disposed of, the two countries’ leaders said as a nuclear security summit began …
Afghanistan says Pakistan behind deadly Kabul hotel attack
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan accused Pakistan’s intelligence service on Monday of staging last week’s attack on a hotel in Kabul in which nine people including foreigners were shot dead by militants.
Scottish islanders seek votes for own independence
LONDON (Reuters) – As the battle over Scottish independence heats up, residents of three groups of remote Scottish islands, some of which straddle oil and gas fields northeast of Britain, are calling for their own breakaway votes and greater autonomy.
Syrian forces battle rebels near Turkey border crossing
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops backed by war planes battled on Monday to dislodge Islamist rebels from a border crossing and northern town in the coastal province of Latakia, heartland of President Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite minority.
