Italian bus plunges off viaduct, 38 people killed
MONTEFORTE IRPINO, Italy (Reuters) – Thirty-eight people were killed and at least 18 injured when a bus plunged 25 meters (80 ft) off a viaduct in Italy, in the second major transport disaster in southern Europe in less than a week.
Islamist party office attacked as Libya violence surges
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Assailants attacked an Islamist party office in Tripoli and a soldier was killed in fighting in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, officials said, in a wave of unrest since the killing of a political activist last week.
Israel convicts six Arab citizens in Jewish gunman’s killing
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – An Israeli court convicted six Arab citizens on Monday in connection with the mob killing in 2005 of a Jewish gunman after he went on a lethal shooting rampage on a bus in their town.
White House condemns Egyptian military crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House condemned the Egyptian military’s bloody weekend crackdown on demonstrators on Monday but took no immediate steps to suspend U.S. military assistance to Egypt.
Russia should use own electronics in defense industry: deputy PM
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) – Russia’s defense industry is cutting down on its use of foreign electronics as a result of leaks by ex-U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, a Russian government official said on Monday.
Tunisian prime minister says aiming for December election
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said on Monday the Islamist-led transitional government would continue working despite mounting efforts to dissolve it, and, for the first time, proposed a date for fresh elections later this year…
Looted Cannes gems worth $136 million, official says, record jewel heist
NICE, France (Reuters) – An armed robber stole gems worth $136 million (102 million euros) in a weekend jewelery heist in the French Riviera resort of Cannes, making it the country’s biggest gem theft.
Colombia’s ELN rebels pledge to free Canadian captive soon
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian rebel group the National Liberation Army said on Monday it would soon free a Canadian citizen it seized six months ago after his employer, gold miner Braeval, decided it would no longer mine in the area where he was kidnapp…
Obama welcomes Middle East talks, says hard choices remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama welcomed Israeli-Palestinian talks starting in Washington later on Monday but cautioned that a tough path lies ahead.
Zimbabwe campaign ends with PM pushing Mugabe to retirement
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai vowed to pack entrenched President Robert Mugabe off into retirement at a thunderous final campaign rally on Monday, capping a high-spirited election race that has gone down to the wire.
