Italy’s Renzi cancels meeting with 5-Star over reforms
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s ruling Democratic Party (PD) on Monday cancelled a meeting with the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) to discuss fundamental reforms, with each side blaming the other for the failure to meet.
Hamas steps up rocket fire, Israel says ready for escalation
GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas stepped up rocket fire at southern Israeli towns and Israel called up reserve troops on Monday in anticipation of a possible escalation of hostilities with the Islamist group that dominates the Gaza Strip.
Quake rocks Guatemala, Mexico, newborn baby among five dead
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A strong earthquake shook the border between Guatemala and Mexico on Monday, killing at least five people, including a newborn boy, damaging dozens of buildings and triggering landslides.
Afghanistan’s Abdullah rejects election result as ‘coup’ against people
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah’s camp rejected preliminary results of last month’s run-off election on Monday as a “coup” against the people, putting him on a dangerous collision course with his rival, Ashraf Ghani.
U.S. ship begins neutralizing Syrian chemical weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. container ship Cape Ray began neutralizing chemical materials on Monday that were once part of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s weapons arsenal, the Pentagon said.
Rescue workers end search for eight trapped Honduran gold miners
SAN JUAN ARRIBA Honduras (Reuters) – Rescue workers on Monday gave up their search for eight missing miners trapped by a landslide at an illegal Honduran gold mine last week.
Kenyan families flee coastal areas after gunmen attacks
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – About 500 families in the northern coastal region of Kenya have fled to nearby camps or left the area after gunmen killed 29 people over the weekend, Kenya Red Cross said, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in Lamu Count…
Exclusive: CIA had role in Germany spy affair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Central Intelligence Agency was involved in a spying operation against Germany that led to the alleged recruitment of a German intelligence official and has prompted renewed outrage in Berlin, two U.S. officials familiar with…
Europe should accept more Syrian refugees, official says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A top European Union official appealed to the EU’s 28 member states on Monday to step up their efforts to resettle Syrian refugees, saying Europe must offer a legal alternative to migrants who risk their life to reach the continent…
Egypt’s Sisi: extremists destroying the region, threaten the world
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned world powers on Monday that Islamist militants are ravaging the Middle East and pose a threat to everyone’s security.
