Rise of British anti-EU party threatens PM’s re-election: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s hopes of being re-elected in 2015 suffered a setback on Sunday when a poll showed an anti-European Union party had split the center-right vote in dozens of decisive constituencies.
Kerry reassures Israel on bid to rid Syria of chemical arms
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry assured Israel on Sunday a U.S.-Russian deal to remove Syria’s chemical weapons would be effective, addressing concern that a lack of resolve would embolden Iran in its nuclear drive.
Egypt secures Gaza border, presses Sinai campaign
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian army is clearing buildings deemed a security threat at a distance of up to one km (0.6 miles) from the Gaza border, an army spokesman said on Sunday, accusing groups in the Hamas-run territory of mounting joint attacks wi…
Back to school in Syria as threat of U.S. strike subsides
(This article was reported by a journalist in Damascus whose name is withheld for security reasons)
Yemen jails three Qaeda members for plot to kill president
SANAA (Reuters) – A Yemeni court sentenced three al Qaeda members to jail on Sunday for plotting to kill President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and target foreign diplomats, including the U.S. ambassador to Sanaa.
Syrian minister calls chemical weapons deal a Russian-won ‘victory’ over U.S.
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syria’s Minister for National Reconciliation said on Sunday that the chemical weapons agreement between Russia and the United States was a “victory” for Damascus, won by its Russian allies, and had taken away the pretext for war.
U.S.-Russia deal has ‘full ability’ to strip Syria of chemical weapons
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry assured Israel publicly on Sunday the deal he reached with Russia’s foreign minister on Syria’s chemical weapons was capable of removing its deadly arsenal.
Taliban bomb kills Pakistani general, two other soldiers
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed a Pakistani general and another officer on Sunday near the border with Afghanistan, the Pakistani army said, rare high-ranking casualties in Pakistan’s war against militants.
French far-right targets local, EU election wins
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – France’s far-right National Front, buoyed by improving poll numbers, is aiming for big gains in municipal elections next year and the top spot in the European parliament ballot, its leaders said at the party’s annual conve…
Analysis: Quebec separatists play to core voters with headscarf, turban ban
(Reuters) – Quebec’s separatist government is betting on broad popular support with a proposal that prohibits public workers from wearing headscarves, skullcaps and other religious symbols, yet it is dividing the movement that advocates independence fr…
