Exclusive: Brahimi to meet Syria sides separately – document
GENEVA (Reuters) – Mediator Lakhdar Brahimi will meet representatives of the warring sides in Syria separately for the first few days of a second round of talks that began on Monday, after the breaking of a local ceasefire set back peace efforts.
Journalist arrests show Jazeera ‘convenient target’ for Egypt: executive
DOHA (Reuters) – An executive of pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera said Egypt’s arrest of three of its journalists for allegedly assisting a “terrorist organization” shows Cairo is bent on suppressing all views other than its own.
London’s finance hub changes tactics in meeting militant threat
LONDON (Reuters) – British police announced new tactics to deter militant attacks on London’s financial district on Monday, relying on large-scale and unpredictable deployments at key points rather than static “Ring of Steel” checkpoints used in the pa…
More engaged Germany preparing to send troops to Somalia
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is preparing to contribute troops to a European Union training mission in Mogadishu, less than a year after security concerns led Berlin to abandon a similar training operation when it relocated from Uganda to the Somali capi…
Congo militia leader ordered rapes, massacres: prosecutor
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Congolese militia leader widely known as “the Terminator” led fighters, including child soldiers, in a campaign of ethnically-motivated rape and murder, the International Criminal Court was told on Monday.
Politician gunned down in Central African Republic capital
BANGUI (Reuters) – Gunmen murdered a politician outside his house in Central African Republic’s capital overnight, officials said, in a blow to the new president’s efforts to restore order in the divided nation.
Yemen agrees to become federation of six regions, south gets more autonomy
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemen’s president on Monday approved turning the country into a federal state made up of six regions, effectively giving the south more autonomy, state news agency Saba reported.
Nepal picks Koirala as new PM, but challenges remain
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s parliament picked a social democrat as its new prime minister on Monday after a last-minute power-sharing deal ended a deadlock that had lasted since an election two months ago.
Germany’s Merkel to visit UK as Cameron seeks EU reform backing
LONDON (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss the future of the European Union with Prime Minister David Cameron on a visit to London this month, as Britain seeks support for a sweeping overhaul of EU treaties.
Bahrain’s Gulf Air to resume flights to Tehran next month
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s Gulf Air will resume flights to the Iranian capital Tehran next month, almost three years after they were suspended, the national carrier said in a statement on Monday.
