Hong Kong confirms first human case of bird flu
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong confirmed its first case of deadly H7N9 bird flu on Monday in a further sign that the virus is continuing to spread beyond mainland China’s borders.
South Africa charges Czech gold dealer with gangland violence
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A Czech gold and diamond dealer who has been evading police for eight years was charged with a gangland-style attempted murder and kidnapping in a South African court on Monday.
Syria death toll hits nearly 126,000: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The death toll in Syria’s civil war has risen to at least 125,835, more than a third of them civilians, but the real figure is probably much higher, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday.
Lawyers, families urge Pakistan to free Bagram detainees
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Family members and lawyers representing a group of Pakistani men released from a U.S. military prison but held by Pakistani authorities urged the government on Monday to free them or explain why they are still being kept …
Tunisian militant landmine blast kills soldier
TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian soldier was killed and another wounded in a landmine explosion near the Algerian border where security forces are pursuing Islamist militants, the army said on Monday.
British diplomat to visit Iran for first time in two years
DUBAI (Reuters) – Britain’s newly-appointed envoy will travel to Iran on Tuesday, the first diplomatic visit by a British official since its embassy in Tehran was stormed more than two years ago.
Insight: In Egypt, ideas of a radical Islamist make comeback
ALEXANDRIA/CAIRO (Reuters) – Young Egyptian Islamists seeking a way to confront the military-led state are turning to the ideas of a radical ideologue who waged the same struggle half a century ago and later became a source of inspiration for al Qaeda….
Somali prime minister voted out by lawmakers
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s parliament voted on Monday to sack Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, the speaker of parliament said, after a row with the president that has paralyzed the state and threatened a shaky recovery from war.
Hundreds of Gazans protest at sea over Israeli naval blockade
GAZA (Reuters) – Hundreds of Palestinian youth activists sailed from the shores of the Gaza Strip on Monday to protest at Israel’s restrictions on fishing in the seas off the Islamist-ruled enclave.
Putin faces protests as he woos Armenia
YEREVAN (Reuters) – About 500 people marched through the capital of Armenia on Monday to denounce visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin and to protest against plans to join a Moscow-led customs union.
