Italian unions to strike over coalition budget compromise
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s three main trade union confederations will hold strikes and protests against the government’s 2014 budget plan, they said on Monday, piling more pressure on Enrico Letta’s fragile coalition government.
NATO to advise Libya on strengthening security forces
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO agreed on Monday to a Libyan request to advise it on strengthening its security forces, lending support to a country where powerful militias have stoked fears of a slide into anarchy.
Saudi Arabia under fire at U.N. over women’s, migrant worker rights
GENEVA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s human rights record came under fire at the United Nations on Monday with critics accusing the kingdom of jailing activists without due process and abusing the basic rights of Saudi women and foreign workers.
Spain must free ETA militant: European rights court
MADRID (Reuters) – Europe’s top human rights court ordered Spain on Monday to release a Basque separatist militant, saying her extended detention was illegal, a ruling victims groups warned would let dozens of prisoners walk free.
Congo peace talks stall, government rejects amnesty proposal
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Talks to end a two-year-old insurgency in eastern Congo stalled on Monday after the government rejected calls for an amnesty for leaders of the M23 rebel movement, despite weekend statements suggesting a deal was close.
Bangladesh heads for ‘total deadlock’ ahead of scheduled polls
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s main opposition party on Monday refused a request from the prime minister to form an all-party government to oversee upcoming elections, setting the stage for a showdown this week that could delay or even derail the polls…
Two men charged under UK terror laws had ‘Bomb Making’ document
LONDON (Reuters) – Two men charged with terrorism offences in Britain were in possession of a document called “Bomb Making” contained on electronic memory cards, a London court heard on Monday.
Poland disappointed with European ruling over the 1940 Katyn massacre
WARSAW (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Monday it was incompetent to judge whether Russia’s investigation into the 1940 Katyn killings of Polish war prisoners was insufficient.
Europe warns Ukraine time running out for Tymoshenko solution
KIEV (Reuters) – The party of Ukraine’s jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko on Monday rejected President Viktor Yanukovich’s terms for her release and European envoys said time was running out to solve a row threatening agreements with the Europe…
Iran sees nuclear talks with powers finishing within year: official
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran believes it can wrap up negotiations with world powers over its disputed nuclear program in one year or less, Iranian media quoted its chief nuclear negotiator as saying.
