Pakistan’s top judge, feared by some, to pass seat to gentle successor
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s pugnacious chief justice is due to retire on December 12 and wary government officials are counting the days until he hands over an invigorated Supreme Court to a more conciliatory successor.
Dramatic U.S. humanitarian effort in Philippines aids Asia ‘pivot’
MANILA/TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s response to the devastation wrought by one of the world’s most powerful typhoons has been breathtaking.
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…
Palestinians cast first-ever vote in U.N. General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A routine U.N. General Assembly vote held special significance for the Palestinian delegation on Monday as it cast a ballot for the first time, an act the Palestinian envoy said brought his nation a step closer to full U.N. m…
French president, in West Bank, urges Israeli settlement halt
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande called on Israel on Monday to halt settlement building on occupied territory, saying it hampered chances for a peace agreement with the Palestinians.
German prosecutor recommends U.S. man be charged with war killings
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German prosecutor investigating Nazi war crimes is recommending murder charges be brought against a 94-year-old who lives in the United States on suspicion he ordered his unit to attack a Polish village in 1944, killing about 40 ci…
EU urges Yanukovich to intervene to save Ukraine trade pact
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union urged Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Monday to intervene personally to end a stand-off over jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko that is threatening to derail an EU-Ukraine trade deal.
Colombia rebel deserters face new struggle as they seek to reintegrate
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Alfredo Usuga put up with 18 years of hunger, insomnia and fear before deserting Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels this year.
Police hunt gunman in Paris after newspaper, bank shootings
PARIS (Reuters) – Police were hunting a lone gunman on the loose in Paris on Monday after he opened fire with a shotgun at the offices of a left-wing newspaper and a major bank before hijacking a car to take him to the Champs-Elysees avenue.
U.N. preparing for possible Central African Republic peacekeeping force
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations is preparing to possibly deploy peacekeepers to Central African Republic, but if the crisis there worsens quickly before such a force is ready, it could redeploy troops from nearby U.N. missions, U.N. chief…
