China, EU lambast United States for miring WTO in crisis
The United States came under fire from China and the European Union on Monday, accused by both major trading partners of taking protectionist measures and bringing the World Trade Organization (WTO) to its knees.
Colombia’s ELN rebels call ceasefire for festive period
Colombia’s largest active rebel group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), on Monday called a 12-day unilateral ceasefire for the holiday period, while reiterating its intention to seek a negotiated solution to the armed conflict.
Brexit: Chaotic exit, referendum or last-minute deal?
The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union has been plunged into disarray by Prime Minister Theresa May’s failure to find a divorce deal the British parliament will approve.
Fire breaks out at Mumbai hospital, rescue ops under way
More than 24 people have been rescued from a government hospital in a suburb of India’s financial capital Mumbai after a major fire raged through the building, fire and police officials said on Monday.
Afghan Taliban to meet U.S. officials, militants say, as peace efforts intensify
Afghan Taliban representatives and U.S. officials were due to meet in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, the militants’ main spokesman said, amid diplomatic moves toward establishing the basis for talks to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan.
Factbox: What do British politicians say about another referendum on Brexit?
The crisis in Prime Minister Theresa May’s government over her plans to leave the European Union has stirred interest in the possibility that Britain may hold a second vote on whether to end decades of membership of the world’s largest trading bloc.
Lockerbie marks 30 years since deadly attack
Memorial services in the Scottish town of Lockerbie will this week mark the 30th anniversary of the bombing of a Pan Am jumbo jet that killed 270 people.
Turkey revives ghosts of Gezi protests as elections loom
Three years after she was acquitted over her role in Turkey’s Gezi Park protests, Mucella Yapici was called in last month by police to face more questions about the unrest that had posed a direct challenge to the authority of President Tayyip Erdogan.
Indian opposition leader jailed for life over bloody anti-Sikh riots in 1984
An Indian court on Monday jailed for life a leader of the main opposition Congress party for his role in anti-Sikh riots that erupted after the 1984 murder of the then prime minister, Indira Gandhi, and killed nearly 3,000 people.
Rejecting other Brexit options, Britain’s May sticks by her deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May is pressing on with her deal to leave the European Union, her spokesman said on Monday, rejecting calls for a second referendum or to test support for different Brexit options in parliament.
