France tries mass DNA test in hunt for school rapist
BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) – French police took DNA samples from hundreds of male pupils and staff on Monday in the hope the mass test could help them find the assailant who raped a 16-year-old girl in the toilets of a school in western France last Sep…
Israel says close to forging new ties across Arab world
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is holding secret talks with some Arab states that do not recognize it, looking to establish diplomatic ties based on a common fear of Iran, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday.
Iran says oil barter deal with Russia very hard to seal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran and Russia will find it hard to agree any oil or gas trade deal because they are rivals in both markets, Iran’s deputy oil minister for international trade said on Monday.
Malaysia Airlines search heads deep underwater in new phase
SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy underwater drone will be deployed to scour the floor of the Indian Ocean for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, search officials said on Monday, launching a new phase of the operation after nearly six wee…
Nuclear export group debates ties with Israel: document
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States and three European allies want a global body controlling nuclear exports to consider whether to establish closer ties with non-members including Israel, despite its assumed atomic arsenal, a confidential document sh…
The woman who could be Poland’s next prime minister
WARSAW (Reuters) – When Polish deputy prime minister Elzbieta Bienkowska applied to study at a prestigious university in Warsaw, she was rejected after one of the interview panel questioned how she could study and raise a family as well.
Vietnam frees at least one more political activist
(Reuters) – Vietnam has freed at least one more political dissident, the second such release in the space of one week, as pressure increases on the communist government to cease arresting and jailing its critics.
Egypt battles energy crunch with ban on too-cold air conditioners
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt, grappling with an energy crunch, will enforce a ban on the production and import of air conditioners that can be set lower than 20 degrees Celsius, aiming to reassure citizens and industry hit with power cuts and fuel shortages…
Boy’s head found in home of convicted Pakistani cannibals
MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani police re-arrested a convicted cannibal on Monday after finding a young boy’s head in his home.
New attack by insider deals blow to PM during Indian election
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A new book accuses India’s prime minister of being weak and unable to stamp out corruption on his watch, the second recent attack by an insider that undermines the Congress party as it seeks re-election despite trailing in opinion…
