Merkel says U.S. ties must not be put at risk
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel reaffirmed the importance of Germany’s ties to the United States on Monday, making clear a domestic debate over granting asylum to former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden must not be allowed to harm relations.
Four extra sites opened to search for U.S. troops missing in Vietnam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vietnam advised the United States at the start of high-level talks this week it would open four additional sites to investigators seeking the remains of American military personnel missing since the Vietnam War, a senior U.S. def…
Thousands of Russian nationalists rally in anti-immigrant protests
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of Russian nationalists rallied across the country on National Unity Day on Monday, in a sign of the growing strength of far-right political forces galvanized by an anti-immigrant agenda.
Murdoch executive tried to hide hacking evidence: prosecutor
LONDON (Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks, the former boss of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper arm, and her husband were involved in an elaborate but botched plan to hide computers and documents from police investigating phone-hacking, a London court heard o…
Iran Revolutionary Guards commander killed in Syria
DUBAI (Reuters) – A commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been killed in Syria after volunteering to defend a Shi’ite shrine in Damascus, the Iranian Mehr news agency said on Monday.
Congo army, rebels clash near border despite peace calls
MBUZI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Congolese troops and M23 rebels bombarded each other near the Ugandan border on Monday and international envoys called on both sides to cease fire and allow a peace deal to take hold.
Foreign workers stay home to escape Saudi visa crackdown
RIYADH (Reuters) – The streets of the Saudi capital Riyadh were unusually quiet on Monday as many expatriates stayed at home to avoid the start of a government crackdown on illegal foreign workers.
India’s ruling party seeks opinion poll curbs after gloomy ratings
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ruling Congress party has supported calls to ban electoral opinion polls in the world’s largest democracy in what the opposition said is an attempt to suppress bad news during a busy election season starting next week.
Arab League backs Syria peace talks, urges opposition to go
CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab states formally endorsed proposed peace talks to end the Syrian civil war that have been delayed by disputes between world powers and divisions among the opposition.
Kenya charges four men with aiding shopping mall attackers
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan court charged four Somali men on Monday with terrorist offences for helping al Qaeda-linked militants carry out an attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi that killed 67 people.
