Triumphant Merkel starts tough task of seeking coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel began trying to persuade her centre-left rivals to keep her in power on Monday, after her conservatives notched up their best election result in more than two decades but fell short of an absolute majority.
U.S. examines Kenya information about foreigners in mall attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are urgently looking into information given by the Kenyan government that foreigners were among armed militants who attacked a Nairobi shopping mall over the weekend, killing at least 62 people, U.S. security sou…
Britain’s Labour leader woos squeezed voters before 2015 poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Labour leader Ed Miliband will stake his claim to replace Prime Minister David Cameron at the 2015 election on Tuesday with an attack on government cuts that he blames for the longest fall in living standards in more than a…
Greece investigates police links to far-right party after killing
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece suspended several senior police officers on Monday and launched an investigation into possible police links with a far-right party, after the killing of an anti-racism rapper raised concerns about the force.
Time for Iran statements to be matched with action: UK’s Hague
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Monday welcomed recent statements from Iran’s new government that it wants to improve relations with the West and ease concerns about its nuclear program but said words alone would n…
Hezbollah denies receiving chemical weapons from Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah denied on Monday that his group had received chemical weapons from Syria.
Mexican border city attack kills 10, including child
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A group of gunmen shot dead 10 people, including a six-year-old girl, on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, a troubled Mexican city on the U.S. border that has been wracked by violent drug traffickers.
U.S. says ready to work with Iran if Rouhani is serious
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States is ready to work with Iran’s new centrist president, Hassan Rouhani, if his administration engages seriously in efforts to resolve the long-running standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program, the U.S. State Department…
Angola frees anti-government protesters on bail
LUANDA (Reuters) – Seven Angolans arrested at a demonstration against President Jose Eduardo dos Santos last week were released on bail on Monday, as human rights groups complained about assaults on protesters and journalists who cover such events.
Putin says Syria violence could hit ex-Soviet bloc
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned ex-Soviet allies on Monday that Islamist militancy fuelling the war in Syria could reach their countries, some of which have Muslim majorities.
