Unravelling plot reveals tension at heart of Czech government
PRAGUE (Reuters) – It had all the elements of a spy thriller: a convoy of cars with tinted windows, a Baroque castle outside the Czech capital, a clandestine meeting of senior politicians.
Haitian protesters demand president resign, clash with police
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Thousands of Haitians took to the streets on Monday calling for President Michel Martelly to resign, and some protesters scuffled with police as international concern mounts over rising violence in the impoverished Caribbean …
Argentina’s Fernandez returns from surgery, names new economy minister
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez burst back on the scene on Monday after a five-week absence following surgery, naming as economy minister the government’s point man in its 2012 seizure of the country’s biggest oil compan…
Kerry presses Iran to prove its nuclear program peaceful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pressed Iran to finalize an agreement that can prove to the world its nuclear program is peaceful, but said he has “no specific expectations” for talks in Geneva this week between majo…
Protesters rally in Cairo’s Tahrir Square against security forces
CAIRO (Reuters) – About 1,000 people marched in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Monday night to condemn the actions of Egyptian security forces and some voiced rare criticism of the army chief, raising tension on the eve of planned mass protests.
U.S. to keep Patriot missiles in Turkey for up to another year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the Turkish foreign minister on Monday the United States would keep its two Patriot missile batteries in Turkey for up to another year, the Pentagon said.
Nine reported dead as storms hit Italian island of Sardinia
ROME (Reuters) – Nine people died and hundreds were evacuated when storms tore through the Italian island of Sardinia on Monday night, sweeping cars away and causing a bridge to collapse, local media reported.
Argentina’s Fernandez resumes work after surgery
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez resumed her duties on Monday and appeared for the first time on television after undergoing brain surgery five weeks ago.
Haitian protesters demand president resign, clash with police
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Thousands of Haitians took to the streets on Monday calling for President Michel Martelly to resign, and some protesters scuffled with police as international concern mounts over rising violence in the impoverished Caribbean …
Syria rebel chieftain killed; Assad forces bomb besieged town
AMMAN/ARSAL, Lebanon (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s forces fired rocket and artillery barrages on a besieged mountain town near Lebanon on Monday in a push to capture the strategic area following advances against rebels in Damascus and in the …
