China confirms attendance at U.S.-hosted naval exercises in June
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday confirmed that it will participate for the first time in a major U.S.-hosted naval drill this month, sending four ships including a destroyer and frigate, even as deep military distrust persists between the two count…
Ukraine’s Poroshenko plans new team to take on Putin, build ties with West
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s newly-installed President Petro Poroshenko is set to remake a governing team which will handle the crisis with Russia, with talks on gas prices on Monday providing an early test of his new relationship with Russia’s Vladimir …
Kosovo ex-rebel claims third term, turnout reflects frustrations
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo’s ruling party of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci claimed a third term on Sunday in an election marked by a low turnout among Kosovars frustrated with widespread poverty and corruption.
Pope says Israelis, Palestinians must seek peace ‘undaunted in dialogue’
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they “must respond” to their people’s yearning for peace “undaunted in dialogue” during an unprecedented prayer meeting among Jews, Christians and Muslims at the Vatican on Sund…
Five people dead in attack on airport in Karachi, Pakistan: police
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked one of Pakistan’s biggest airports in Karachi on Sunday, killing at least five people, police said.
Kosovo ex-rebel claims third term, turnout reflects frustrations
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo’s ruling party of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci claimed a third term on Sunday in an election marked by a low turnout among Kosovars frustrated with widespread poverty and corruption.
South African President Zuma discharged from hospital
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma was discharged from hospital on Sunday evening after being admitted the previous day for a routine health check, the President’s office said in a statement.
Nigeria’s ex-central bank governor takes throne as Muslim monarch
KANO Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s ousted central bank governor, Lamido Sanusi, was named Emir of Kano on Sunday, making an outspoken government critic one of the most influential leaders in the largely Muslim north.
U.S. deaths in Afghanistan may have only tenuous link to Bergdahl
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) – The frantic search for Bowe Bergdahl began the moment his comrades discovered he was no longer inside the fragile outpost in a rock-strewn valley in one of the most hostile corners of Afghanistan.
Egypt’s Sisi takes office to cool reception from West
CAIRO (Reuters) – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi promised to rule Egypt in an inclusive manner after he was sworn in as president on Sunday but gave no indication he would reconcile with the Muslim Brotherhood movement he removed from power nearly a year ago.
