Ukraine leader seeks cash at Kremlin, Kiev protest planned
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president could secure loans from Russia on Tuesday when he meets Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin – money that could help fend off economic crisis as anti-government protests continue in Kiev.
EU offers ‘unprecedented’ aid to help Israeli-Palestinian talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union promised Israel and the Palestinians better access to European markets and “unprecedented” political and economic aid as an incentive to push them into resolving their decades-old conflict.
At least 21, including a baby, killed in Congo’s east
KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least 21 people, including women and a baby, were killed over the weekend in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. peacekeeping mission there said on Monday.
Russian navy ready to escort Syrian chemical weapons: Lavrov
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday its navy was ready to escort ships removing Syria’s deadly chemical stockpile, which is due to be destroyed at sea under an international deal.
Turkish courts reject requests to free Kurdish lawmakers
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish courts on Monday rejected bids by five Kurdish lawmakers to be released from lengthy detention while on trial, a move that could undermine confidence in a fragile peace process with Kurdish militants.
In echo of Bush, UK’s Cameron says mission accomplished in Afghanistan
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday that British troops could leave Afghanistan next year with a sense of having accomplished their mission, despite worries about the ongoing Taliban insurgency, drug cultivation and human rig…
Ex-senior security official surrenders after Congo gunbattle
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Republic of Congo’s former deputy intelligence chief was arrested on Monday following an intense gun battle that killed at least seven people in the capital Brazzaville, a senior police official and a witness said.
U.N. seeks $6.5 billion for Syria crisis in 2014
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations appealed for a record $6.5 billion for Syria and its neighbors on Monday to help 16 million people, many of them hungry or homeless victims of a conflict that has lasted 33 months with no end in sight.
Russia says kills leader of Caucasus militant group, three others
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian security forces have killed four militants including the leader of a group suspected of carrying out attacks on tourists and ski facilities in the North Caucasus, a government agency said on Monday.
Italy could be racked by violent unrest, president warns
ROME (Reuters) – President Giorgio Napolitano warned on Monday that Italy could be plunged into violent social unrest unless the government swiftly introduced reforms to help struggling citizens, following a week of protests in cities across the countr…
