Greek teachers call strikes against public sector layoffs
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek teachers will kick off the school year with rolling strikes to protest public sector layoffs and forced transfers demanded by the country’s international lenders, labor unions said on Monday.
Berlusconi keeps Italy on edge as Senate committee meets
ROME (Reuters) – A close ally of Silvio Berlusconi warned on Monday that his party could pull out of Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s government if a Senate committee refuses to delay a decision on whether to expel the media mogul from parliament.
Gunmen shoot at car of Egypt’s anti-Mursi protests leader: statement
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gunmen on Monday opened fire on the car of the co-founder of a movement that helped bring down Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
Kerry tells Russia his Syria comments were not meant as a proposal
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov his comments about Syria averting a U.S. military strike by turning over its chemical weapons within a week were rhetorical and not meant to be a proposal, a sen…
Guatemalan bus plunges off cliff, killing at least 38
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – At least 38 people were killed and dozens injured on Monday when a bus went off a cliff on a hairpin bend in rural Guatemala, tumbling some 200 meters (660 feet) into a river at the bottom of a ravine, officials said.
Obama makes push on Syria, to examine Russian proposal on chemical weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Monday turned up the pressure on a skeptical Congress to support U.S. military action in Syria but said it would closely examine a Russian proposal to put Syria’s chemical weapons under international c…
France says Assad must accept international control of chemical arms
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Monday that a Russian proposal to have Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hand over his chemical weapons arsenal was acceptable only if it came after a U.N. Security Council resolution spelling out consequences if he fail…
Norway’s center-right projected to win election
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s center-right opposition was on track to win Monday’s election after promising tax cuts and improved welfare to voters weary of eight years of center-left rule, an official projection showed as polling closed.
Thousands rally behind Putin foe to challenge ‘rigged’ Moscow vote
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of cheering supporters answered a call by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday to rally in protest against a Moscow election he said was rigged to hand victory to an ally of President Vladimir Putin.
U.S. to look at Russia’s idea, but says must keep pressure on Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will take “a hard look” at Russia’s proposal to put Syria’s chemical weapons under international control, but Congress should still approve a military action to keep pressure on Damascus, a top White House aide …
