Saudi Arabia replaces health minister amid MERS virus fears
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian King Abdullah removed Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabeeah from his post on Monday as the kingdom grapples with a worrying surge of new cases of the SARS-like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
Finland’s Vapaavuori moves to become next prime minister
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s economy minister Jan Vapaavuori will seek to become leader of his party, he said on Monday, a move that would enable him to take over as prime minister from Jyrki Katainen who plans to step down in June.
About 55 al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen air strikes on Sunday: interior ministry
SANAA (Reuters) – Some 55 al Qaeda militants were killed in air strikes in Yemen’s southern regions on Sunday, the interior ministry’s website reported on Monday.
Putin lets Russian airlines hire foreign pilots
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday that allows Russian airlines to hire foreign pilots, a move the Kremlin said was needed to end a shortage of pilots on civilian flights as passenger numbers grow.
Libya’s constitution-drafting body starts work
BAYDA, Libya (Reuters) – A special body to draft a new constitution for Libya convened in the volatile east on Sunday, a milestone in the bumpy transformation of the North African country since the 2011 ouster of Muammar Gaddafi.
Meteor lights up night sky in northern Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russians with smartphones and dashboard cameras captured footage of a meteor that flashed across the night sky near the Arctic Circle over the weekend.
Meteor lights up night sky in northern Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russians with smartphones and dashboard cameras captured footage of a meteor that flashed across the night sky near the Arctic Circle over the weekend.
Gaza rockets hit south Israel, army strikes back: officials
GAZA (Reuters) – Seven rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel during the Jewish Passover holiday on Monday, drawing retaliatory air strikes from the Israeli army, officials said, the first cross-border clash in several weeks.
Air strikes kill dozens in Syria’s Aleppo: monitor group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Dozens of people have been killed in air strikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, a monitoring group said on Monday, including at least 29 people in a single neighborhood.
Japan PM makes offering to Yasukuni Shrine, angers China, South Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, seen by critics as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism, angering both South Korea and China on Monday and putting regional ties under further strain…
