Myanmar to grant U.N. nuclear watchdog wider access
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog will gain wider inspection powers in Myanmar under an agreement to be signed this week, in a further sign of the formerly army-ruled Asian state opening up to the outside world.
U.S., France, UK, seek tough U.N. Syria resolution: France
PARIS (Reuters) – France, Britain and the United States agreed at three-way Paris talks on Monday to seek a “strong and robust” U.N. resolution that sets precise and binding deadlines on removal of chemical weapons, the office of French President Franc…
Greek police scuffle with school guards, teachers kick off strike
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police fired teargas to disperse school guards trying to enter the Administrative Reforms Ministry in central Athens on Monday as teachers began a strike against public sector layoffs and forced transfers.
Chemical weapons deal wins time for Syria’s Assad but at a cost
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons bargain with Russia and the United States offers another political and military lifeline to the Syrian president, just two years after he was dismissed in Washington as a “dead man walking”.
Chemical weapons deal wins time for Syria’s Assad but at a cost
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons bargain with Russia and the United States offers another political and military lifeline to the Syrian president, just two years after he was dismissed in Washington as a “dead man walking”.
North and South Korea restart idled joint factory park
PAJU, SOUTH KOREA (Reuters) – South Korean workers crossed into North Korea on Monday as the joint Kaesong industrial zone restarted operations five months after being shuttered by rising military tensions and threats of war.
Suicide bomber kills three police in Russia’s Chechnya
GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) – Three police were killed by a suicide bomber who detonated a bomb in a car outside a police station in Russia’s Chechnya region on Monday, an national anti-terrorism body said.
Australia’s new PM Abbott unveils cabinet, promises economic stability
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s new conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott unveiled his first cabinet on Monday, appointing experienced lawmakers and promising a return to stable government after three years of often tumultuous minority center-left r…
Analysis: Europe, waiting for Germany, could be disappointed
PARIS (Reuters) – European policymakers have higher hopes than expectations of change in German policies after a general election next Sunday that has kept much European business on hold for months.
Impounded Chinese cruise ship released, bond paid after passengers flown home
SEOUL/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A Chinese cruise boat impounded in South Korea over a commercial dispute with another Chinese firm was due to be released and depart on Monday, an official at the South Korean port of Jeju told Reuters.
