Sanctions lifted, Iran’s Rouhani heads to Europe to drum up business
PARIS/ROME (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani brings the case to Europe this week for Iran as a potential investment bonanza, after the lifting of financial sanctions brought his country of 80 million people back into the world of global commerce.
Hong Kong police arrest Chinese suspect in L.A. double murder
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police said on Sunday they had arrested a Chinese national sought by U.S. authorities on suspicion of murdering two people and attempting to murder a third person in Los Angeles.
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition will join work on new constitution
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) said on Sunday it would take part in a parliamentary commission charged with drafting a new constitution and would challenge the ruling AK Party’s plans for a strong executive pres…
Former spy seeks to show UK knew of Guantanamo torture: Sunday Times
LONDON (Reuters) – A former senior British intelligence officer wants to give evidence that the country’s security services knew about the torture of inmates at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, a newspaper reported.
Germany’s Schaeuble wants to foster Mideast strategy with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe needs to make a greater contribution to stabilizing the Middle East and should think about developing a joint strategy with Russia to reduce tensions between regional powers Iran and Saudi Arabia, German Finance Minister Wolfg…
Syrian pro-government forces retake key town in west ahead of planned talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian pro-government forces recaptured a key rebel-held town in coastal Latakia province on Sunday, building on battlefield advances in the area ahead of planned peace talks this week in Geneva between Damascus and Syria’s oppositio…
Britain may take in unaccompanied children fleeing Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain might take in refugee children who have been displaced by the war in Syria and have traveled to other countries in Europe, a government minister said on Sunday.
U.S. says following events in Poland ‘very closely’ after EU probe launched
WARSAW (Reuters) – The United States is scrutinizing developments in Poland, the U.S. trade czar said on Sunday when asked if Washington was concerned about the European Union’s rule of law inquiry into Poland and Standard and Poor’s cut to Warsaw’s cr…
U.S.-led coalition conducts 23 strikes on Islamic State militants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition led by the United States conducted 16 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq on Saturday, and also targeted the jihadist group seven times in Syria, according to a U.S. military statement.
Taliban demands prisoner release to rejoin Afghan peace talks
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban demanded the release of political prisoners as one of the conditions that they said on Sunday would need to be met before they consider rejoining peace talks aimed at ending the 15-year war.Taliban forces have st…
