U.S. says glad ‘noxious’ U.N. rights envoy for Palestine leaving
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Monday welcomed the imminent departure of a U.N. human rights investigator for the Palestinian territories whom Washington accused of being biased against Israel and spreading conspiracy theories about th…
Malaysia says jet crashed in sea; China wants evidence
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Monday that a missing jetliner had crashed into the Indian Ocean, an announcement that was greeted with hysteria by Chinese relatives of those on board and a demand by China that Kuala Lumpur share all the evid…
U.S. airlift support to bolster African hunt for violent warlord
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military is deploying four tilt-rotor transport planes to Uganda in response to African Union requests for airlift support in the hunt for the elusive leader of the violent Lord’s Resistance Army extremist group, the Pen…
Egyptian court sentences 529 Brotherhood members to death
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced 529 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death for murder and other offenses on Monday in a sharp escalation of a crackdown on the movement that is likely to fuel instability.
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.
