Romania government agrees 2014 budget with IMF, EU
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s leftist government has agreed a budget plan for 2014 with the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission under an aid deal, introducing new taxes but raising the minimum wage, Prime Minister Victor Ponta sai…
After militant’s killing, Kerry says sensitive to Pakistan concerns
RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested on Monday an attack that killed the Pakistani Taliban leader was justifiable but added Washington was sensitive to Pakistan’s concerns, after Islamabad denounced the raid as a blow to peac…
NATO chief urges Pakistan to keep Afghan transit lines open
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged Pakistan on Monday to keep open supply lines to NATO forces in Afghanistan despite anger over a U.S. drone strike that killed the Pakistani Taliban leader.
NATO, EU condemn Kosovo poll violence, accord challenged
BRUSSELS/PRISTINA (Reuters) – NATO and the European Union on Monday condemned violence that took place during a weekend election in Kosovo that many had hoped would help end ethnic divisions but ended up underscoring the strength of Serb resistance ins…
Merkel says U.S. ties must not be put at risk
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel reaffirmed the importance of Germany’s ties to the United States on Monday, making clear a domestic debate over granting asylum to former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden must not be allowed to harm relations.
Four extra sites opened to search for U.S. troops missing in Vietnam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vietnam advised the United States at the start of high-level talks this week it would open four additional sites to investigators seeking the remains of American military personnel missing since the Vietnam War, a senior U.S. def…
Thousands of Russian nationalists rally in anti-immigrant protests
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of Russian nationalists rallied across the country on National Unity Day on Monday, in a sign of the growing strength of far-right political forces galvanized by an anti-immigrant agenda.
Murdoch executive tried to hide hacking evidence: prosecutor
LONDON (Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks, the former boss of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper arm, and her husband were involved in an elaborate but botched plan to hide computers and documents from police investigating phone-hacking, a London court heard o…
Iran Revolutionary Guards commander killed in Syria
DUBAI (Reuters) – A commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been killed in Syria after volunteering to defend a Shi’ite shrine in Damascus, the Iranian Mehr news agency said on Monday.
Congo army, rebels clash near border despite peace calls
MBUZI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Congolese troops and M23 rebels bombarded each other near the Ugandan border on Monday and international envoys called on both sides to cease fire and allow a peace deal to take hold.
