Iran foreign minister encourages closer business ties with Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on Wednesday for closer business ties with Germany after talks with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Turkish president believes EU visa liberalization can be agreed
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he believed it was possible to achieve a positive outcome on EU visa liberalization, which would take into account Turkey’s stance on fighting terrorism.
Iran files complaint with ICJ to recover $2 billion frozen in U.S.
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran has filed a formal complaint with the International Court of Justice to recover nearly $2 billion in assets frozen in the United States, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday.
France threatens ban on union protests after ‘unbearable violence’
PARIS (Reuters) – French leaders told the hardline CGT labour union on Wednesday it would be denied permission for further street rallies unless it rooted out troublemakers, a day after violent battles between masked youths and police during protest ma…
Hindu teacher assaulted in latest attack on Bangladesh minorities
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Hindu college teacher was seriously injured on Wednesday when he was assaulted by suspected Islamists, police said, the latest in a string of attacks on minority members and liberal activists in the mainly Muslim nation.
U.S. signals accommodation of Israeli terms on defense aid
WASHINGTON/HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) – The Obama administration is prepared to incorporate missile defense funds in a new long-term agreement on military aid for Israel, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, accommodating in principle a key request by it…
Iran accuses British-Iranian woman of trying to ‘overthrow’ government
(Reuters) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guard accused a British-Iranian aid worker who has been detained since early April of trying to “overthrow” the government in a statement published on Wednesday.
Croatia Deputy PM resigns, seeks new parliamentary majority
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Karamarko resigned on Wednesday and said his HDZ party, the biggest in the ruling center-right coalition, aimed to form a new government after a scheduled vote of no-confidence set for Thursday…
China spy ship shadows U.S., Japanese, Indian naval drill in Western Pacific
OKINAWA, Japan (Reuters) – A Chinese observation ship shadowed the U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis in the Western Pacific on Wednesday, the carrier’s commander said, as it joined warships from Japan and India for drills close to waters Beijing co…
Exploitation, child labor found in Indonesia palm oil linked to PepsiCo: charities
JAKARTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Food and beverage giant PepsiCo’s affiliate in Indonesia has been linked to child labor, worker exploitation, unethically low wages and hazardous working conditions, activists said.
