UK says ‘no progress’ in Assange talks with Ecuador
LONDON (Reuters) – Talks between Britain and Ecuador ended with no breakthrough over Julian Assange, the British Foreign Office said on Monday, nearly a year after the WikiLeaks founder fled to the Ecuadorean embassy in London to avoid extradition to S…
Ashton says to keep urging Iran on nuclear program
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Monday she will continue to urge Iran to build confidence in its nuclear program after the election of moderate cleric Hassan Rohani as its new president.
Indonesian parliament could pave way Monday for fuel price hikes
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament debated measures on Monday to open the way for a jump in fuel prices after months of delay that have undermined confidence in the government and the ability of Southeast Asia’s biggest economy to continue rapi…
Greek PM faces allies, court on state TV closure
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras faced a double challenge on Monday from coalition partners furious over the shutdown of state broadcaster ERT and a court hearing that could put the shuttered station back on air.
Obama urges youth to make Northern Ireland peace permanent
BELFAST (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday urged young people in Northern Ireland to finish making “permanent peace” and set an example to other parts of the world stricken by religious conflict, violence and war.
Germany’s Merkel ‘appalled’ by Turkey’s response to protests
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was shocked at Turkey’s tough response to anti-government protests but she stopped short of demanding that the European Union call off accession talks with the candidate country.
Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
AMMAN/LONDON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the U.S. decision to send weapons to Syria’s rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat hu…
Three bombings kill at least 12 in Iraq: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 12 people were killed in three bomb attacks in Iraq on Monday, police and medics said.
Czech ruling party seeks replacement for ousted PM
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic’s main ruling party was due to meet on Monday to search for a candidate to succeed Prime Minister Petr Necas who quit on Sunday after a spying and bribery scandal that centered on his closest aide.
Afghan women lose political power as fears grow for the future
KABUL (Reuters) – A legal requirement that women make up at least a quarter of all provincial elected officials was quietly removed by conservative male parliamentarians, officials said, the latest in a series of decisions undermining advances in women…
