Analysis: Russia’s phantom pain to hurt Ukraine in EU pact
PARIS (Reuters) – When Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov was trying to warn former Soviet satellite Poland against joining the U.S.-led NATO military alliance in the 1990s, he laced gallows humor with veiled menace.
Italy PM urges Germany to move on growth
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta urged the next German government on Monday to push for more growth in Europe, saying it was in Berlin’s own interest to ensure that economies across the continent pulled out of recession.
British-educated woman speaks for Hamas government in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) – The Islamist Hamas group, long shunned by the West and increasingly isolated in the Middle East, has appointed its first spokeswoman, a 23-year-old who used to live in Britain and speaks with a Yorkshire accent.
Slovenian government to face confidence vote on Thursday
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia’s parliament will hold a vote of confidence on Thursday in the government of the small euro zone country which is trying to avoid an international bailout.
Syrian Kurds’ military gains stir unease
BEIRUT/ARBIL (Reuters) – With a string of military gains across northeastern Syria, a Kurdish militia is solidifying a geographic and political presence in the war-torn country, posing a dilemma for regional powers.
China to try Mongol herders in new crackdown in troubled region
BEIJING (Reuters) – Six herders will stand trial on Wednesday in China’s Inner Mongolia after trying to defend grazing land from expropriation by a forestry firm, in a case that will renew attention on rights abuses and the environment in the resource-…
Financier of Taliban-linked group shot dead in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The chief financier of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network militant group has been shot dead in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, militant sources told Reuters on Monday.
Special Report: Khamenei controls vast financial empire built on property seizures
(This is the first story in a three-part series, Assets of the Ayatollah: http://www.reuters.com/investigates/iran/)
Kerry says U.S. not in race to complete Iran talks
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday Washington was not engaged in a race to complete talks with Iran on its nuclear program and vowed to defend Washington’s regional allies against any threats.
For many Fukushima evacuees, the truth is they won’t be going home
IWAKI, Japan (Reuters) – For many of Japan’s oldest nuclear refugees, all they want is to be allowed back to the homes they were forced to abandon. Others are ready to move away, severing ties to the ghost towns that remain in the shadow of the wrecked…
