Protests erupt in Maldives after outgoing president stays on
MALE (Reuters) – Maldives police clashed with hundreds of protesters on Monday after outgoing President Mohamed Waheed said he would remain in power after his term ended, defying the opposition-led parliament and throwing the country deeper into crisis…
Sunni-Shi’ite tension biggest threat to world security, Iran says
DUBAI (Reuters) – Tension between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims is the biggest threat to world security, Iran’s foreign minister said in comments published on Monday, accusing Sunni Arab countries of “fanning the flames” of sectarian conflict.
Iran deputy industry minister shot dead in Tehran
DUBAI (Reuters) – An unidentified attacker shot dead an Iranian deputy minister of industry in Tehran on Sunday, the state news agency IRNA reported, in what appeared the first reported killing of a senior central government official in years.
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.
Thailand braces for any backlash over world court’s temple ruling
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hundreds of villagers along Thailand’s border with Cambodia have fled their homes and built bunkers ahead of a world court ruling on a turf dispute that could set off a military confrontation and inflame political tension in Bangkok…
Venezuela arrests looters, store bosses in ‘economic war’
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s government announced arrests of both store managers and looters on Sunday as part of what it calls an “economic war” in Venezuela between the socialist state and unscrupulous businessmen.
South Korea air force asks for stealthier jets; boosts F-35 chances
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s air force has asked for enhanced stealth capability for fighter jets set to be purchased, a government source briefed on the matter said on Monday, further bolstering the chances of Lockheed Martin winning the tender wit…
Greek government survives confidence vote, kicks out one deputy
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s conservative-led coalition defeated, as expected, an opposition-sponsored motion to topple the government on Monday, but lost one lawmaker who was expelled after backing the opposition.
Philippines storm kills estimated 10,000, destruction hampers rescue efforts
TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) – Rescue workers struggled to reach ravaged towns and villages in the central Philippines on Monday as they tried to deliver aid to survivors of a powerful typhoon that killed an estimated 10,000 people and displaced mor…
U.S. lawmakers seek tighter Iran sanctions before any deal
WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers said on Sunday they aimed to tighten sanctions on Iran to prevent Washington giving away too much in a deal on Tehran’s nuclear program that diplomats said was still possible despite the failure of high-leve…
