India’s Sonia Gandhi unwell, taken to hospital: TV
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, widely seen as the country’s most powerful politician, was led out of parliament on Monday by her son and colleagues after she felt unwell, television channels said.
French government commissions 10-year action plan for reforms
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Socialist government has commissioned experts to produce a 10-year gameplan for overhauling areas such as public spending and education in keeping with its strategy of pursuing gentle, incremental reforms.
French government nears deal with unions on pension reform
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s government neared a deal with trade unions on Monday to overhaul the pension system through a slight lengthening of people’s working lives that should rein in a spiraling deficit, union chiefs said.
Analysis: Gulf Islamists irked as monarchs back Egypt’s generals
RIYADH (Reuters) – A scuffle broke the reflective atmosphere of Friday prayers in Riyadh’s al-Ferdous mosque after the imam deplored the recent bloody crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood protesters by the military in nearby Egypt.
Mexico identifies remains of 10 youths abducted in capital
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities have identified the remains of 10 out of 12 youths abducted from a Mexico City club in May and dumped in a mass grave, a government official said on Monday, a crime that stoked fears drug gang violence is cre…
Syrian opposition says peace talks off the table after Damascus attack
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An international peace conference on Syria, planned to be held in Geneva, is off the table for now following an alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus, a senior member of Syria’s opposition coalition said on Monday.
Opposition criticizes Indian government over gang rape cases
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s opposition criticized the government on Monday for failing to deal swiftly and harshly enough with sex offenders, after a gang rape in Mumbai revived a national debate over women’s safety in a society undergoing rapid soci…
Syria chemical evidence fades as U.N. team under fire
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – As U.N. weapons inspectors came under fire in Syria on Monday, the evidence of an apparent large-scale chemical weapons attack they are seeking is already fading from the scene.
Croatia clashes with EU over extradition law
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Zagreb could face legal action for failing to apply EU extradition law, the European Commission said on Monday, weeks after Croatia became the bloc’s newest member.
Iran adds to atom capacity, holds down stockpile growth: diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) – A report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog is expected to show that Iran is pressing ahead with its nuclear program by further increasing its capacity to enrich uranium, diplomats said on Monday.
