French Muslims fear surge in attacks by far-right militants
PARIS (Reuters) – Muslim leaders in the French city of Lyon said on Monday they feared a surge in attacks on mosques in the style of one averted last week in which a soldier was arrested on suspicion of planning a shooting during an Islamic feast holid…
Afghan President Karzai to visit Pakistan to discuss peace with Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai will travel to Pakistan this month in the hope of breathing life into moribund peace process with the Taliban and mending a frayed relationship between the neighbors, Afghan officials said on Monday.
Disgraced British ex-energy minister lands job with U.S. firm
LONDON (Reuters) – Former British minister Chris Huhne has taken up a senior job at a U.S. renewable energy firm, less than three months after he was released from prison where he was serving time for lying to the authorities about a speeding offence.
Family of murdered Briton seeks up to $8.2 million compensation in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – The family of a British citizen murdered in China, whose death triggered the nation’s biggest political scandals in decades, is seeking compensation of up to $8.2 million from his convicted killer, the wife of former top leader Bo X…
Latest volcanic eruption shows challenge to Indonesia from its ‘ring of fire’
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A deadly lava flow at the weekend that killed five people and sent hundreds fleeing illustrates the formidable challenges Indonesia faces in coping with the constant threat of eruptions from the world’s largest number of active volc…
Philippines hit by year’s strongest typhoon; 13 missing
MANILA (Reuters) – The most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines this year triggered landslides and floods on Monday, disrupting power and communication links to leave one man dead and 13 fishermen missing, weather and disaster officials said.
Rouhani defends cabinet choices as Iran parliament starts debate
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday he had chosen a cabinet to overcome Iran’s economic crisis and diplomatic isolation as parliament began debating whether to approve his proposed ministers.
Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes Peru
LONDON (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 78 miles west of Piura, Peru, on Monday at a depth of 7 miles, U.S. Geological Survey data showed.
Syrian rebel commander visits front in Assad’s home province
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The head of the rebel Free Syrian Army has visited the coastal province of Latakia, according to video footage, a show of force in President Bashar al-Assad’s family’s home province.
Hungarian man, 98, dies awaiting trial for Nazi-era crimes
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A 98-year-old Hungarian man has died awaiting trial on charges of torturing Jews and helping send them to Auschwitz in World War Two, his lawyer said on Monday.
