IAEA concerned about finding nothing at Iran site after ‘clean-up’
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.N. nuclear investigators may no longer find anything if granted access to Iran’s Parchin military site, their chief said on Monday, in view of suspected Iranian efforts to remove any traces of illicit atomic activity there.
Kurdish rebels clash with Turkish army during withdrawal
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Kurdish militants opened fire on Turkish troops in southeast Turkey near the border with Iraq on Monday, slightly wounding one soldier, the military said, the first such clash since the rebels began withdrawing from Turkey under a …
EU entry to shine harsh light on Croatia’s finances
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Croatia may have to go straight into an EU disciplinary procedure when it joins the bloc in July and face an even tougher haul than its ex-Communist peers in adapting to free market pressures.
NATO to discuss training Libyan security forces: U.S. official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO defense ministers concerned about the growing presence of al Qaeda-linked rebels in southern Libya will this week discuss the possibility of training Libyan security forces, U.S. defense officials said on Monday.
Israel says it has struck deal to resettle Eritrean migrants
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An unidentified country has agreed to take in Eritrean illegal immigrants living in Israel, according to Israeli court documents.
EU potential for social unrest is world’s highest: ILO
GENEVA (Reuters) – The potential for social unrest in European Union countries is higher than anywhere else in the world and the already yawning gaps between rich and poor, a major trigger, are likely to widen globally, the International Labour Organis…
Guinea media set strike after government shuts opposition radio
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinean media called a 24-hour strike for Thursday in protest at the government’s closure of an opposition-owned radio station for one month before the June 30 election after a listener called on the air for an uprising.
UK’s Labour vows iron discipline on budget
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour party sought to convince voters on Monday it is fit to run the economy by promising “iron discipline” on spending and announcing cuts to some welfare benefits if it wins the 2015 election.
Iraqi Kurd leader says Baghdad talks last chance
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdistan will be forced to seek a “new form of relations” with the central government in Baghdad if negotiations fail to resolve their disputes over oil and land, the president of the autonomous region said.
Lebanese gunmen kidnap eight Syrians, demand hostage exchange
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Gunmen kidnapped eight men from Syria’s Alawite minority as they crossed into northern Lebanon on Monday, residents and security sources said, in a bid to gain the release of a Sunni Muslim man believed to be held by Syrian…
