Italian priest missing in Syria may be alive: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Italian Jesuit priest who disappeared last month in eastern Syria may still be alive, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday, almost a week after it said he had been killed by al Qaeda-linked rebels.
Booming Gibraltar fears new era of sour relations with Spain
GIBRALTAR (Reuters) – The people of tiny Gibraltar – a wealthy British enclave perched on a rocky outcrop near Spain’s southern tip – have a tradition of griping about their big neighbor, which claims the territory as its own.
Kuwait to deport nine Egyptians over protest against Cairo crackdown: source
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait plans to deport nine Egyptians who demonstrated against the Egyptian army crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that has killed hundreds of people, a security source said on Monday.
Kurdish militants in war of words with Turkey over withdrawal
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Kurdish militant group said on Monday it was keeping its side of the bargain in a peace process with Turkey to end a 29-year-old insurgency, rejecting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s accusation it had failed to withdraw most of i…
Lawyer expects Egypt’s Mubarak to be freed this week
CAIRO (Reuters) – Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president overthrown in an uprising in 2011, will be released from jail in the next 48 hours after a prosecutor cleared him in a corruption case, his lawyer Fareed El-Deeb told Reuters on Monday.
Philippines’ Cebu declares calamity as sunken ferry leaks oil in pristine waters
CORDOVA, Philippines (Reuters) – The central Philippine province of Cebu, famous among divers around the world for its clear waters and coral reefs, declared a state of calamity on Monday as an oil slick from a ferry that sank late last week spread to …
More than 20,000 Syrian refugees cross into Iraq: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 20,000 Syrian refugees have entered northern Iraq since Thursday in one of the largest crossings in the more than two-year-old conflict and the influx is continuing, the United Nations said on Monday.
Indian train kills at least 34 crossing track, triggers protest
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A train killed at least 34 people crossing a railway track in eastern India on Monday, triggering a protest by passengers who beat the driver unconscious, attacked other staff and torched a carriage, officials and media said.
Heavy rain brings floods to Philippines; markets, offices shut
MANILA (Reuters) – Heavy rain in the Philippine capital forced the closure of government offices, schools, banks and most private companies on Monday, and residents in parts of the city and nearby provinces had to flee from their homes because of flood…
Militants kill at least 24 policemen in Egypt’s Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 24 Egyptian policemen were killed and three wounded in an ambush by Islamist militants on Monday near the north Sinai town of Rafah, medical and security sources said.
