Chemical weapons deal wins time for Syria’s Assad but at a cost
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons bargain with Russia and the United States offers another political and military lifeline to the Syrian president, just two years after he was dismissed in Washington as a “dead man walking”.
North and South Korea restart idled joint factory park
PAJU, SOUTH KOREA (Reuters) – South Korean workers crossed into North Korea on Monday as the joint Kaesong industrial zone restarted operations five months after being shuttered by rising military tensions and threats of war.
Suicide bomber kills three police in Russia’s Chechnya
GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) – Three police were killed by a suicide bomber who detonated a bomb in a car outside a police station in Russia’s Chechnya region on Monday, an national anti-terrorism body said.
Australia’s new PM Abbott unveils cabinet, promises economic stability
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s new conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott unveiled his first cabinet on Monday, appointing experienced lawmakers and promising a return to stable government after three years of often tumultuous minority center-left r…
Analysis: Europe, waiting for Germany, could be disappointed
PARIS (Reuters) – European policymakers have higher hopes than expectations of change in German policies after a general election next Sunday that has kept much European business on hold for months.
Impounded Chinese cruise ship released, bond paid after passengers flown home
SEOUL/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A Chinese cruise boat impounded in South Korea over a commercial dispute with another Chinese firm was due to be released and depart on Monday, an official at the South Korean port of Jeju told Reuters.
Boeing moves closer to South Korean fighter jet deal
SEOUL (Reuters) – Top decision makers in South Korea’s 8.3 trillion won ($7.64 billion) fighter jet tender have briefed the president on the outcome of an assessment process and told her that Boeing Co’s F-15 Silent Eagle was the sole eligible bid, a s…
Assad government hails ‘victory’ in arms deal, troops attack
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s government hailed as a “victory” a Russian-brokered deal that has averted U.S. strikes, while President Barack Obama defended a chemical weapons pact that the rebels fear has bolstered their enemy in the civil war.
Romanian gold miners end underground protest after PM’s visit
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian gold miners who staged a five-day protest underground against plans to halt development of the site ended their sit-in on Sunday after the prime minister went into the pit to meet them.
Bombings and shootings across Iraq kill at least 36 people: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A wave of car bombs and shootings across Iraq killed at least 36 people on Sunday, police sources said.
