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…
Palestinians cast first-ever vote in U.N. General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A routine U.N. General Assembly vote held special significance for the Palestinian delegation on Monday as it cast a ballot for the first time, an act the Palestinian envoy said brought his nation a step closer to full U.N. m…
French president, in West Bank, urges Israeli settlement halt
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande called on Israel on Monday to halt settlement building on occupied territory, saying it hampered chances for a peace agreement with the Palestinians.
German prosecutor recommends U.S. man be charged with war killings
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German prosecutor investigating Nazi war crimes is recommending murder charges be brought against a 94-year-old who lives in the United States on suspicion he ordered his unit to attack a Polish village in 1944, killing about 40 ci…
