Pope calls for renewed political will to end Syrian conflict
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Monday called for renewed political will to end the conflict in Syria and lamented a “general indifference” to the plight of refugees around the world.
Iraq’s Maliki to revive Sunni militia role against al Qaeda
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, in a striking change of course, is embracing the Sunni Muslim tribal fighters whose role in combating al Qaeda he had allowed to wither after U.S. troops left two years ago.
North Yemen strife has killed at least 210, Salafis say
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 210 people have been killed in two months of fighting between Shi’ite Muslim Houthis and ultra-conservative Sunni Salafis in northern Yemen, a Salafi spokesman said on Monday.
Two protesters killed in clash with South African police
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Two people were killed during a clash with South African police on Monday when residents of a village marched to a nearby town in North West province to protest about water shortages, police said.
Hungary PM to meet Russia’s Putin, nuclear deal likely
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Moscow on Tuesday, the Kremlin said on Monday, and a diplomatic source said they were likely to sign a nuclear cooperation deal.
Early morning bomb damages Budapest bank branch, no one hurt
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A bomb blew up at the Budapest branch of the Hungarian CIB Bank in the early hours of Monday morning, but police said no one was injured.
After North Korea, emotional Rodman urges no politics for a day
BEIJING (Reuters) – Retired U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman appealed on Monday for the world to set aside politics, if only for a day, as he arrived in China from North Korea where he sparked an outcry with comments over an American imprisoned there…
UK confirms debt pledge ahead of Scottish referendum
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government confirmed on Monday that it will take responsibility for all British government debt should Scotland vote for independence in September, a move it hopes will avoid jitters in bond markets ahead of the referendu…
India breaks free of polio in boost to global immunization drive
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Monday marked three years since its last reported case of polio, paving the way for it to be declared free of the crippling virus and boosting efforts to wipe out the disease globally, the Organization (WHO) said.
Insight: Gold mine stirs hope and anger in shattered Greece
OURANOUPOLI, Greece (Reuters) – A Canadian quest to mine for gold in the lush forests of northern Greece is testing the government’s resolve to prove Europe’s most ravaged economy is open again for business.
