Iran says 80 prisoners freed ahead of Rouhani’s U.N. visit
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian authorities have pardoned 80 prisoners ahead of President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to the United Nations in New York this week, Iranian media reported on Monday.
Crime makes Marseille springboard for French far-right’s ambitions
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Gangland killings in broad daylight on the streets of Marseille, and the apparent inability of authorities to do anything about it, have handed France’s National Front a dream springboard from which to launch its far-right…
Kenya’s economy seen resilient to mall attack, tourism apart
NAIROBI/MOMBASA (Reuters) – Security worries are nothing new in Kenya and so the country is unlikely to see long-term investors pull money out after the deadly attack on a Nairobi shopping mall, analysts say.
China’s Xi stamps authority on party with Bo verdict
BEIJING (Reuters) – With ousted senior politician Bo Xilai jailed for life, Chinese President Xi Jinping has stamped his authority on the Communist Party by effectively warning he will not tolerate dissent as he seeks to push through tough economic ref…
Uganda steps up security after Kenya mall attack: army
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda, which like Kenya has sent troops to fight Islamist militants in Somalia, said on Monday it had stepped up security after a raid by Somali-linked gunmen on a Kenyan shopping mall that killed at least 68 people.
Iran to join six-power talks at U.N. this week: EU
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will join the five permanent U.N. Security Council members and Germany later this week to discuss the crisis over Iran’s nuclear program, European Union foreign policy chief Cathe…
Tunisia’s Islamists resist proposal to step down
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s ruling Islamists rejected on Monday a proposal under which they would step down pending elections, a decision likely to deepen confrontation with secular opponents demanding their immediate resignation.
Britain’s Labour plans increase in bank taxes to fund welfare
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour party said on Monday it would increase taxes on banks’ balance sheets and introduce a levy on bankers’ bonuses to pay for spending on childcare and job guarantees if it won the 2015 election.
Challenges in Europe await Merkel after resounding victory
BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – Once Angela Merkel has savored her third and biggest general election victory, the small issue of Europe awaits.
Prominent Cuban dissident economist Oscar Espinosa Chepe dead at 72
HAVANA (Reuters) – Oscar Manuel Espinosa Chepe, the dissident Cuban economist whose work was censored by the government, died in Spain on Monday at age 72 after battling chronic liver disease and cancer, his wife announced on Facebook.
