Ukraine protesters urge general strike as markets hit currency
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian protesters blockaded the main government building on Monday, seeking to force President Viktor Yanukovich from office with a general strike after hundreds of thousands demonstrated against his decision to abandon an EU integr…
Colombian president ‘optimistic’ about peace, to meet Obama Tuesday
MIAMI (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, bound for Washington on an official visit, said on Monday he remains cautiously optimistic about peace talks with Marxist FARC rebels taking place in Cuba.
Lebanese army to control troubled Tripoli for six months
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese government has told the army to take over security in the restive coastal city of Tripoli for six months, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday.
Myanmar looks abroad for investment in healthcare
YANGON (Reuters) – Yangon General Hospital was once the jewel in the crown of one of Southeast Asia’s best healthcare systems.
Honduras election authority to review disputed election tally
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ electoral authority said on Monday it would review polling booth tallies from last month’s presidential election after the second-place leftist candidate called the result fraudulent.
NATO says Karzai failure to sign pact would end Afghan mission
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO would have to pull all its troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014 if Afghan President Hamid Karzai does not sign a security pact with the United States, alliance chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday.
Ghana says Ivory Coast sent agents to kill exiles: U.N.
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ghana told a U.N. panel in July that Ivory Coast sent hit squads earlier this year to attempt to abduct or kill exiled supporters of ex-Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, the panel’s report has revealed.
Thai PM calls for talks, protest leader defiant
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Monday she would “open every door” to find a peaceful solution to a political crisis gripping Bangkok as police used rubber bullets against protesters seeking to topple her government….
Russia’s Putin faces protests as he woos Armenia
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Hundreds of people marched through the capital of Armenia on Monday to denounce visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin and protest against plans to join a Moscow-led customs union.
Witness to attack on Lee Rigby thought he would be shot, court hears
LONDON (Reuters) – A man who confronted two suspects accused of hacking to death a soldier in broad daylight on a London street was on the verge of tears in court on Monday as he described having a gun pointed at him by one of the men.
