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 …
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.
Al Qaeda members may be among migrants: Italy
BRUSSSELS (Reuters) – Al Qaeda members may be among thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean by boat from Africa to Europe, posing a potential security risk for the European Union, Italy’s Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said on Monday.
Briton and Frenchman arrested in Somalia’s Puntland region
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) – Two men, one British, one French, have been arrested in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region, accused of illegally collecting mineral samples, the local security minister said on Monday.
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…
