Iran’s Khamenei blames outsiders for Middle East’s woes
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed countries outside the Middle East on Monday for the region’s turmoil and the Shi’ite cleric said regional states backing radical Sunni Islamists would be damaged by conflict.
U.N. experts enter alleged poison gas attack site, test wounded: medic
BEIRUT (Reuters) – United Nations chemical weapons experts entered a Damascus suburb hit by an apparent chemical weapons attack and are now testing the victims, a doctor in the rebel-held town of Mouadimiya said on Monday.
Tens of thousands of Filipinos protest “pork barrel” funds
MANILA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Filipinos angry at official corruption marched through the center of Manila and other cities to demand the abolition of a misused fund for legislators’ pet projects, the biggest protest aimed at Benigno Aquino’s …
Syria blames ‘terrorists’ for firing on U.N. inspectors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria blamed rebel forces for the attack on a U.N. team trying to enter the site of an alleged poison gas strike, state television said on Monday, after the United Nations said the inspectors were fired at by unidentified assailants….
UK’s Cameron cuts short holiday to chair Syria meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron is cutting short his holiday to chair a meeting of Britain’s National Security Council to discuss how best to respond to a reported chemical weapons attack in Syria, a government source said on Mo…
Israeli troops kill three Palestinians in predawn raid: hospital
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot dead three Palestinians and wounded about a dozen in an early morning raid on Monday to arrest a suspected militant in a refugee camp near Jerusalem, Palestinian medical sources told Reuters.
Syria’s Assad says U.S. military will fail if it intervenes
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned Washington in an interview published on Monday in Russia that any U.S. military intervention in Syria would fail and denied that his forces had used chemical weapons.
As Bo trial ends in China, prosecutor demands severe punishment
JINAN, China (Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors demanded a heavy sentence for ousted top politician Bo Xilai as his divisive, dramatic trial ended on Monday, saying his “whimsical” challenge to charges of bribery, graft and abuse of power flew in the face…
China supports U.N. investigation in Syria, urges caution
BEIJING (Reuters) – China supports an independent and objective investigation by U.N. experts into allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, China’s foreign minister said on Monday, while urging a cautious response and political resolution t…
Thousands of Bahrainis march peacefully for democratic reforms
MANAMA (Reuters) – Thousands of Bahrainis were allowed to march peacefully outside Manama calling for democratic reforms on Friday, 10 days after police cracked down on scattered protests organized by an online group inspired by recent demonstrations i…
