Iran plans to attend next round of Syria peace talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will attend the next round of Syria peace talks, a top advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Saturday, a week after Tehran threatened to withdraw from the process.
Britain’s EU wish list – be careful what you wish for
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Sometime this week, Britain’s prime minister will send a wish list to European Union partners, launching a formal negotiation that could lead to the UK’s exit from the 28-nation bloc or subtly change the nature of the union if it s…
Sierra Leone celebrates end of Ebola epidemic
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Residents of Sierra Leone’s capital held a candlelit vigil and celebrations to mark the end of an Ebola epidemic that has killed almost 4,000 people including more than 220 health workers since it began last year.
Taiwan opposition says only democracy can decide future
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Only the people of Taiwan can decide its future and will do so in elections in January, the island’s opposition leader and presidential frontrunner said on Sunday, as China’s top newspaper warned peace was at risk if it opted…
U.S. navigation moves in South China Sea will continue: Carter
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) – The United States will conduct freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea again, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a speech on Saturday, although he gave no timeline for any such actions.
Sanctions fears choke nascent U.S. trade with Myanmar
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK/YANGON (Reuters) – Western banks are cutting trade finance in Myanmar after learning that part of the country’s main port is controlled by a man blacklisted by Washington, threatening to stop nascent U.S. economic ties with the Southeast Asian nation in their tracks.
Row over refugees’ status reopens divisions in German government
BERLIN (Reuters) – Just two days after resolving a coalition row over how to handle a record influx of refugees, Germany’s ruling parties are embroiled in another spat over whether to limit the asylum rights of refugees from Syria.
UK’s Cameron to give strongest warning over possible EU exit: media
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron will give his strongest warning this week that he might back Britain leaving the EU unless other European leaders agree to his demands for reform of the bloc, media reported on Saturday.
Voting starts in Myanmar’s first free election in 25 years
YANGON (Reuters) – Voting began on Sunday in Myanmar’s first free nationwide election in quarter of a century, after a campaign that was marred by concerns about irregularities and religious tensions.
Myanmar prepares for first free vote in 25 years
YANGON/MANDALAY, Myanmar (Reuters) – Myanmar goes to the polls on Sunday, taking its biggest stride yet in a journey to democracy from dictatorship, but the legacy of military rule means opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi cannot become president even if …
