Russia and Ukraine to mull gas dispute plan
DONETSK Ukraine/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine agreed on Monday to consider a proposal for Kiev to pay off a multi-billion-dollar gas bill that has soured relations between Moscow and Kiev, while fighting raged all day in eastern Ukraine.
Israeli troops kill Palestinian gunman in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian gunman who opened fire at them, wounding one of the troops under the cover of darkness early on Tuesday at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said.
Abbas swears in Palestinian unity government shunned by Israel
RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a Palestinian unity government on Monday in a reconciliation deal with Hamas Islamists that set Israel on a collision course with Washington over U.S. pledges to work with the new administ…
U.S. says to work with, fund Palestinian unity government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it plans to work with and fund the new Palestinian unity government formed after an agreement by the Fatah and Hamas factions, and Israel immediately voiced its disappointment with the U.S. decisi…
Syrian rebel rocket fire kills 50 in Aleppo: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebel rocket fire on government-controlled areas of Aleppo killed 50 people over the weekend, a monitoring group said on Monday, the eve of an election in which rebels have warned they will step up attacks on state targets.
U.S. says troop plan only guarantees NATO Afghan mission until end-2015
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s decision to reduce U.S. troop numbers in Afghanistan means a NATO plan to train Afghan security forces throughout the country is guaranteed to last only until the end of next year, the U.S. ambassador to NA…
Gunmen kill nine in northeast Nigeria church attack
MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) – Gunmen opened fire on a church service in a remote village in northeastern Nigeria, killing nine people as worshippers fled into the bush, police and a witness said on Monday.
Greek finance minister’s job discussed under pending reshuffle: sources
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will reshuffle his cabinet as early as this week in a bid to wrest back political momentum, and his widely respected finance minister could be among those set to depart, government officials told …
Hungary raids NGOs, accuses Norway of political meddling
BUDAPEST/OSLO (Reuters) – Hungarian government agents on Monday raided the offices of three non-government organizations that help distribute Norwegian grants in a conflict that has soured bilateral relations.
Afghan president fumes at prisoner deal made behind his back: source
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan president is angry at being kept in the dark over a deal to free five Taliban leaders in exchange for a captured U.S. soldier, and accuses Washington of failing to back a peace plan for the war-torn country, a senior source…
