China berates foreign media for Tiananmen attack doubts
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday took a swipe at foreign media for suggesting there may have been social or ethnic motivations behind last week’s incident involving a car driven into pedestrians on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
Iran hardliners jab at Rouhani on embassy siege anniversary
DUBAI (Reuters) – Thousands of Iranians chanted “Death to America” on the anniversary on Monday of the 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy in a jab at moderate President Hassan Rouhani as he tries to ease tension with Washington and resolve the nuclear di…
French, Malian forces hunt suspects behind journalist killings
PARIS (Reuters) – French and Malian forces are questioning suspects in northern Mali to find a small group of militants who carried out the killing last week of two French radio journalists, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Monday.
Indonesian volcano erupts, forcing evacuation of hundreds
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A volcano erupted for the third time in as many months on the western Indonesian island of Sumatra, forcing hundreds of villagers to evacuate, officials said.
North Korea sailors killed when ship sinks during ‘combat duties’
SEOUL (Reuters) – At least 19 North Korean sailors were killed when a naval vessel sank during “combat duties” off the east coast last month, state media said, a rare admission by the impoverished and reclusive country.
Trial of ousted Egyptian president Mursi adjourned: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – The trial of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi was adjourned on Monday, state media reported.
Kerry, mending fences, lauds Saudi as senior Arab player
RIYADH (Reuters) – Calling Saudi Arabia “the senior player in the Arab world”, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met its foreign minister on Monday before talks with King Abdullah in the latest stop on a tour partly aimed at easing tensions with major…
Militants attack Nigeria wedding convoy, kill 30: government
ABUJA (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants fired on a convoy of people returning from a wedding party in northeastern Nigeria, killing 30 of them, including the groom, local government authorities said on Monday.
North Korea sailors killed when ship sinks during ‘combat duties’: state media
SEOUL (Reuters) – At least 19 North Korean sailors were killed when a naval vessel sank during “combat duties” off the east coast last month, North and South Korean media said.
Former Pakistan dictator Musharraf granted bail: lawyer
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, was granted bail on Monday in a case related to the killing of a cleric, taking him a step closer to freedom after months under house arrest and legal wrangling over his fate….
