Amid new spy scandal, Kerry calls U.S. and Germany ‘great friends’
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, standing alongside Germany’s foreign minister, on Sunday stressed the strategic importance of relations between the two countries, which have been battered by new allegations of U.S. spying on Berl…
China’s Guangdong offers big rewards for terrorism informants
BEIJING (Reuters) – Police in China’s southern Guangdong province are offering up to $80,000 for tips about terrorism suspects and potential attacks, state media said on Sunday, announcing some of the biggest rewards yet in a nationwide “anti-terror” c…
Four bodies found in India’s volatile northeast, army deployed
GUWAHATI India (Reuters) – The bodies of four men have been recovered from a river in a remote part of northeastern India that saw sectarian violence in the run-up to the national election in May, police said on Sunday, raising fears of a fresh round o…
Boko Haram leader claims blast in Nigeria’s Lagos: AFP
ABUJA (Reuters) – Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for two explosions on June 25 at a fuel depot in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, AFP reported on Sunday, which, if true, would be the first recorded attack on the city by t…
Exclusive: Egyptians fear Islamist militants gathering on Libyan border
SALLOUM Egypt (Reuters) – A few days before he was elected Egypt’s president in May, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discreetly visited tribesmen living along the border with Libya. Tribal leaders there say Sisi, former head of the army, urged them to help Egypt confront what could be a security nightmare for the biggest Arab nation: Islamist militants operating just over the frontier in Libya.
One man killed as shell from Ukraine hits Russian border town: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian man was killed and two women were injured when shells fired from Ukrainian territory hit two houses in Russia’s Rostov region, Russian news agencies said on Sunday, an attack denied by the Ukrainian authorities.
Iraq headed for chaos unless politicians unite, U.N. says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi soldiers backed by Shi’ite militias fought Sunni rebels for control of a military base northeast of Baghdad on Saturday as a U.N. envoy warned of chaos if divided lawmakers did not make progress on Sunday towards naming a gove…
Sarkozy’s war with judges risks hurting French establishment
PARIS (Reuters) – In accusing magistrates of persecuting him, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is taking on an old enemy in a fight that could hurt both politicians and judges, fuelling a sense of public disenchantment with France’s ruling elite…
Iran sticks to ‘unworkable, inadequate’ stances in nuclear talks: U.S.
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has stuck to “unworkable and inadequate” positions in nuclear talks with six world powers despite a looming deadline for a deal to end sanctions against Tehran in exchange for curbs on its atomic programme, a U.S. official said …
Kerry arrives in Vienna for Iran nuclear talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Vienna on Sunday for talks with foreign ministers from the six powers negotiating with Tehran on its nuclear program.
