Iran admits nuclear agency reshuffle to pave way for 5+1 talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani’s government confirmed rumors on Monday it had reshuffled the leadership of Iran’s atomic agency to sideline nuclear experts opposed to talks on its atomic program with the West.
Militants kill three before voting in India’s Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Militants killed three men in India’s restive Kashmir region on Monday, police said, in attacks that appeared intended to intimidate locals who are due to vote in a general election this week.
Ukraine peace deal falters as rebels show no sign of surrender
KIEV/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – An agreement to avert wider conflict in Ukraine was faltering on Monday, with pro-Moscow separatist gunmen showing no sign of surrendering government buildings they have seized.
Iran to cut gasoline subsidy this week, in test of Rouhani’s support
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will start cutting gasoline subsidies this week, an official said on Monday, a move that will test President Hassan Rouhani’s public support as higher petrol prices add to inflation in a country already squeezed by economic sanct…
Kidnapped UNICEF workers freed in Pakistan: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Two U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) workers kidnapped in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi have been freed, the United Nations said on Monday.
Independent Scotland’s last gasp forgotten in Panama jungle
CALEDONIA, Panama (Reuters) – A few years before giving up its independence, Scotland took a bold gamble to secure a brighter future, founding a colony on the isthmus of Panama to corner trade between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Hundreds of civilians killed in South Sudan ethnic massacre: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Rebels slaughtered hundreds of civilians when they seized the South Sudan oil hub of Bentiu, hunting down men, women and children who had sought refuge in a hospital, mosque and Catholic church, the United Nations said on Mon…
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.
