At least 37 dead as Central African Republic gold mine collapses
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 37 gold miners died in Central African Republic when a pit in which they were operating collapsed after heavy rains, the country’s presidency said on Monday.
Eight soldiers killed in India’s Kashmir, attacks escalate
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Eight soldiers were killed and six others injured in rebel attacks in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state, an army spokesman said on Monday, in a sign of escalating violence ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to the …
In Britain, attempts to cut spending fuel angst over cherished state
LONDON (Reuters) – When the chief enforcer for Britain’s finance ministry suggested that the army should cut spending further because it had more horses than tanks, he provoked an indignant response from one of his own colleagues in the cabinet.
South Sudan’s army holds, beats civilians: HRW
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – South Sudan’s army has detained some 130 civilians without charges in a central state since February, beating some of them severely, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
U.S. hopes to get Taliban peace talks ‘back on track’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is still hoping to have peace talks with the Taliban and Afghan officials but is not sure it will be possible, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Monday.
Russia will have to optimize spending: Medvedev
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian government, facing an economic slowdown, will have to focus its spending efforts on priority areas, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.
Italy’s 5-Star ends losing streak to elect mayor in Sicily
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement got some rare good news on Monday, when it upset expectations to elect its candidate as mayor in the Sicilian city of Ragusa after weeks of in-fighting and declining support in polls.
Car bombs kill 39 in Iraqi capital Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Ten car-bomb explosions killed at least 39 people across the Iraqi capital on Monday, police and medical sources said.
Jews tell pope of concern over moves to make Pius XII a saint
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A Jewish leader expressed concern to Pope Francis on Monday over attempts to make a saint of World War Two-era Pope Pius XII, who has been accused of turning a blind eye to the Holocaust.
South Africans resigned over ‘critical’ Mandela
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africans adopted a mood of sombre resignation on Monday to the inevitability of saying goodbye to former president Nelson Mandela after the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader’s condition in hospital deteriorated to critica…
