IAEA gains more Iran access, but not enough for bomb probe
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s increased access in Iran to monitor a landmark agreement with world powers still falls short of what it says it needs to investigate suspicions that Tehran may have worked on designing an atomic bomb.
India anti-graft party shelves foreign supermarket entry into Delhi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The newly elected provincial government in India’s national capital on Monday barred foreign supermarkets from setting up shop, a blow to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s efforts to attract overseas investment and revive the econom…
Pakistan lawmaker arrested for private dungeon, attack on police
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani legislator has been arrested for running a private dungeon at his home in which five people were found chained up, two of them for several years, police said on Monday.
UAE premier: Egypt’s Sisi could run as a civilian
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates prime minister said on Monday Egypt’s army chief should not run as a military man for president, but if he stood as a civilian that would be a personal matter, the Gulf state’s official news agency reported.
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.
