Egyptian army steps in to demand political truce
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army stepped in to a deepening political crisis on Sunday to demand that the Islamist government and its opponents settle their differences and warned that it would act to stop violence spinning out of control.
Fifteen killed in Montenegro bus crash, 31 injured
PODGORICA (Reuters) – Fifteen people were killed and 31 injured when a passenger bus with Romanian licence plates fell into a deep river gorge in central Montenegro on Sunday, officials said.
Japan nuclear safety upgrades dazzle, mask industry woes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s nuclear utilities face shareholders this week promising restarts of idled plants as soon as next month after costly safety upgrades, plans that look wildly optimistic given they are yet to secure either regulatory or local app…
South Korea’s Park set to charm China, show up the North
SEOUL (Reuters) – When the presidents of China and South Korea meet in Beijing this week, they will likely use a rapport that blossomed eight years ago to find common ground on North Korea as well as seek ways to boost already vibrant economic ties.
Kerry urges climate change action on eve of India talks
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged fast-growing India to work with Washington to tackle climate change and develop green technologies, on the eve of talks on trade and regional security.
Thirteen killed in Montenegro bus crash, 33 injured
PODGORICA (Reuters) – Thirteen people were killed and 33 injured when a passenger bus with Romanian licence plates fell into a deep river gorge in central Montenegro on Sunday, the interior minister said.
EU’s Barroso ‘fuelling’ far-right: French minister
BORDEAUX/PARIS (Reuters) – Outspoken French Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg accused European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Sunday of fueling far-right groups across Europe as France’s National Front made gains in a parliament by-elect…
EU’s Barroso ‘fuelling’ far-right: French minister
BORDEAUX/PARIS (Reuters) – Outspoken French Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg accused European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Sunday of fueling far-right groups across Europe as France’s National Front made gains in a parliament by-elect…
Gunmen kill nine foreign tourists, two locals in northern Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a mountaineering base camp in northern Pakistan on Sunday and shot dead nine foreign trekkers and a Pakistani guide as they rested during an arduous climb up one of the world’s tallest peaks, police said.
Erdogan defends riot police tactics in Turkey protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan piled ridicule on activists behind weeks of protests against his government during a rally on Sunday and defended riot police who fired water cannon at crowds in Istanbul a day earlier.
