German parties inch closer to coalition with deal on skilled immigrants
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s would-be coalition partners have reached agreement on a law to attract skilled immigrants, German media reported on Tuesday, suggesting the parties are edging closer to a decision to open formal coalition negotiations.
North Korea tells South it will not discuss nuclear arms in future talks
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said after its first talks with South Korea in more than two years that it would not discuss its nuclear weapons with Seoul because they were aimed only at the United States, not its “brethren” in South Korea.
‘Farce’ – no new start for Britain’s May with reshuffle
LONDON (Reuters) – A government reshuffle by British Prime Minister Theresa May was dismissed even by some of her allies on Tuesday as a failure that one said left her attempt to reassert her authority in “smoke and wreckage”.
Tourists airlifted from snowbound Swiss ski resort
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss Alpine resort of Zermatt airlifted guests by helicopter on Tuesday after heavy snow and a power cut stranded thousands of visitors.
German court halts deportation of Turk convicted of Islamist support
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s highest court on Tuesday halted the deportation of a Turkish citizen convicted of supporting an Islamist militant organization, saying authorities should first ensure he wouldn’t face torture or inhumane prison conditions i…
North Korea says it will not discuss nuclear arms in talks with South
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it would not discuss its nuclear weapons in coming talks with Seoul because they were aimed only at the United States, not its “brethren” in South Korea.
Iran has foiled plot to use protests to overthrow system, leader says
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran has foiled attempts by its foreign enemies to turn legitimate protests into an insurgency to overthrow the Islamic Republic, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday.
Seven killed, 23 injured in Pakistan blast aimed at police truck
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A bomb went off in the center of the Pakistani city of Quetta, capital of the province of Balochistan, killing seven people and wounding 23 on Tuesday, police and hospital officials said.
U.S. won’t sent Americans back to Embassy in Havana yet: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The government will not send American staff back to the U.S. Embassy in Havana yet, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday amid concerns over what Washington calls attacks that have sickened two dozen diplomats.
Greece, FYROM to make new effort to resolve name dispute
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) agreed on Tuesday to make a renewed effort to settle a dispute over the latter’s name which has been dragging on for decades and holding up its aspirations of joining the E…
