Pope meets Putin, no discussion of church tensions
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Monday and discussed the Middle East and problems faced by Christians across the world, but did not touch on the strained relationship between the Vatican and the Orthodo…
Netanyahu sending security aide to U.S. for talks on Iran
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s top security adviser plans to go to Washington to discuss a comprehensive nuclear deal that the United States and five other powers hope to negotiate with Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
Honduras leftist disputes Sunday vote count, supporters march on streets
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Leftist Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro refused on Monday to accept partial official results that show her conservative rival on course to win Sunday’s election, and a group of her supporters took to the streets.
Libyan army clashes with Islamist militants, 9 killed
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan troops struggling to establish control across the country clashed with militants in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday and at least nine people were killed in the fighting, officials said.
Egypt police disperse first protest since new law passed
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces on Monday fired tear-gas to disperse university students who had defied a new law that restricts demonstrations, the state news agency reported.
EU observers and U.N. mission praise Mali legislative vote
BAMAKO (Reuters) – European Union observers and the United Nation’s mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Monday praised the West African nation’s weekend legislative election, despite low turnout and some voting abuses.
Two bombs outside Baghdad cafe kill 17 people
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two bombs exploded outside a cafe in Baghdad on Monday, killing 17 people and wounding 37, police and medical sources said, the latest in a series of attacks on the few social meeting places left open in the Iraqi capital.
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko launches hunger strike: lawyer
KIEV (Reuters) – Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has launched a hunger strike to push President Viktor Yanukovich to sign a landmark trade agreement with the European Union, her lawyer said on Monday night.
Bangladesh to hold election on January 5, opposition protests
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh will hold its national election on January 5, the Election Commission said on Monday, enraging the opposition, which took to the streets in protest and called for a blockade of roads, waterways and railways across the count…
Azerbaijan jails 29 people for plotting Islamist attacks
BAKU (Reuters) – An Azerbaijan court sentenced three members of a group it said was linked to al Qaeda to life in prison and 26 others to shorter jail terms after convicting them of plotting attacks on President Ilham Aliyev and other targets last year…
