Erdogan ally takes key position in Turkish parliament
ANKARA (Reuters) – A close ally of President Tayyip Erdogan, who will look to parliament for support to expand the powers of the presidency, was elected assembly speaker on Sunday.
Argentina’s opposition takes on mighty Peronists in run-off vote
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentines voted in a run-off election on Sunday that hands the center-right opposition, led by Mauricio Macri, its best chance in more than a decade to wrest the presidency from the populist Peronists and set the economy on a …
Colombia to free 30 jailed FARC rebels as peace talk gesture
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government said on Sunday it will free 30 jailed members of the Marxist FARC rebel group as a gesture of goodwill as the two sides negotiate an end to more than five decades of war.
Jordan’s King Abdullah to discuss war on Syria militants with Putin
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. ally Jordan’s King Abdullah will hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on how to tackle “terror groups” led by Islamic State in Syria, an official source said.
Five dead in Burundi violence, police deny attack on presidency
NAIROBI (Reuters) – At least five people were killed in overnight clashes in Burundi, police said on Sunday, denying residents’ reports of shelling late at night at the president’s office in the capital Bujumbura.
Russia serious about solution in Syria, German minister says
BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia feels increasingly under threat from developments in the Middle East and appears to be serious about cooperating with western countries to resolve the war in Syria, Germany’s foreign minister said on Sunday.
New U.N. envoy pushes Libya factions to sign peace deal
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The new United Nations envoy to Libya on Sunday urged warring factions to sign up to a previously negotiated agreement for a unity government, saying there could be consultations but no changes to the draft.
Swiss right-wing SVP’s Blocher ready to compromise on EU immigration: paper
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) might be ready to compromise on immigration quotas adopted in a referendum last year that have led to tensions with the European Union, SVP figurehead Christoph Blocher said in a ne…
Conditions worsen for migrants denied passage across the Balkans
GEVGELIJA, Macedonia (Reuters) – Conditions for hundreds of migrants stuck on Balkan borders worsened on Sunday as temperatures dropped and a first smattering of snow fell.
German coalition clash escalates as Merkel marks decade in power
BERLIN (Reuters) – The parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government exchanged insults at the weekend in an escalating clash over refugee policy that has left the German leader looking more vulnerable than at any time during her decade in …
