Migrant boat carrying hundreds sinks south of Sicily, at least 14 dead
ROME (Reuters) – Italian naval and coast guard vessels recovered 14 bodies and rescued around 200 people after a migrant boat sank in the sea between Libya and southern Sicily, authorities said on Monday, a day after dozens were drowned in a similar in…
IAEA and Iran end nuclear talks, no word on outcome
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran ended a meeting on Monday without giving statements on the outcome, leaving unclear whether progress was made in efforts to help allay international concern over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Car bomb kills at least 12 people in Somalia: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A car bomb killed at least 12 people, including Somali soldiers and civilians, on Monday in a city that was once a stronghold of al Qaeda-linked rebels, police said.
Modi on course to be India’s next leader, exit polls show
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi is set to become India’s next prime minister, four major exit polls showed on Monday, with his opposition party and its allies forecast to sweep to a parliamentary majority in the world’s biggest ev…
Chad closes border with Central African Republic
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s President Idriss Deby said its border with Central African Republic had been closed pending an end to intercommunal violence there that has killed thousands and forced nearly one million people to flee their homes.
South Sudan’s president says 2015 election to be delayed
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan will postpone the 2015 presidential election to give warring factions time to reconcile, President Salva Kiir said on Monday, but his rival in a conflict that is threatening to tear apart the world’s newest nation said the …
Air strike kills five al Qaeda militants in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – An air strike killed five al Qaeda militants in Yemen on Monday, state media said, and army reinforcements were sent to two regions in an expanding offensive against Islamist insurgents posing a threat to oil-producing Saudi Arabia an…
European court orders Turkey to compensate Cyprus for 1974 invasion
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordered the Turkish government on Monday to pay 90 million euros ($124 million) in compensation to Cyprus over human rights abuses committed during and after Turkey’s invasion of the isla…
Leaders call for unity as independence debate divides Scotland
LONDON (Reuters) – Political leaders locked in a bitter fight over Scottish independence have urged all Scots to reunite whatever the outcome of a referendum in September as the national church voiced concerns over rifts in society.
Kuwaiti minister accused by U.S. over terrorism funding quits
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Justice and Islamic Affairs Minister has resigned, state news agency KUNA said on Monday, after a senior U.S. official said he had called for jihad in Syria and promoted the funding of terrorism.
