White House-Congress rift over Bergdahl deal deepens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A political storm over the trade of five Taliban inmates for a captured American soldier intensified on Monday when Obama administration officials told U.S. lawmakers that up to 90 people within the administration – but no member…
American detained in North Korea was on vacation tour, lawyer says
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – The U.S. citizen detained in North Korea, Jeffrey Fowle, 56, is a father of three with a passion for adventure who was in the country as part of a vacation tour, his lawyer said on Monday.
Insurgents in Iraq overrun Mosul provincial government headquarters
MOSUL Iraq (Reuters) – Insurgents overran the headquarters of the provincial government in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul late on Monday, making further gains in a fourth day of fighting in the country’s second-largest city.
Train carrying propane derails in Canada, cars intact
TORONTO (Reuters) – A regional train carrying propane derailed in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia, but none of the cars appeared to be damaged or leaking, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said on Monday.
Iran says six-month extension of nuclear talks may be necessary
GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s talks with global powers on curbing its nuclear program in exchange for an end to sanctions could be extended for another six months if no deal is reached by a July 20 deadline, a senior Iranian official said on Monday.
Saudi Arabia jails 33 for up to 30 years on terrorism charges
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A Saudi court sentenced 33 suspected Islamist militants on Monday to up to 30 years in prison, the official Saudi Press Agency said, eight years after their arrest on terrorism charges.
Ukraine sees ‘understanding’ with Russia on peace moves
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday it had reached a “mutual understanding” with Moscow on parts of a plan proposed by President Petro Poroshenko for ending violence in the east of the country.
Ukraine, separatists battle to control border with Russia
MARYNIVKA/LUHANSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian border guards stand grim-faced and nervous at the remote Marynivka checkpoint on the frontier with Russia, fearing an attack by pro-Moscow separatists at any time.
Dozen corpses found in pickup in gang-ridden Mexican state
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Authorities found 12 corpses dumped in the back of a pick-up truck on Monday in the restive northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, where violence has been on the rise since drug kingpin Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman was captured in Fe…
Egypt arrests seven men for harassing women during Sisi celebrations
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities have arrested seven men for sexually harassing women near Cairo’s Tahrir Square while thousands celebrated the inauguration of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
