Croatia’s small kingmaker party halts talks on new government with leftist bloc
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia’s small reformist Most party on Tuesday renounced coalition talks with the outgoing Social Democrats (SDP), saying it was trying to poach some of its members, in the second month of squabbling since an inconclusive election.
Brazil’s Rousseff says opponents lack legal basis to impeach her
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday that her opponents’ bid to impeach her has no legal basis since there are no charges against her.
Catalan separatists trigger fresh headache for Spain’s government
MADRID (Reuters) – Pro-independence parties in the Spanish region of Catalonia struck a deal on Tuesday to form a government, reviving a separatist drive just as Spain faces weeks of uncertainty at a national level following an inconclusive general ele…
Iraq denies responsibility for abduction of Qatari hunters
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Iraq’s foreign minister denied on Tuesday that his government had anything to do with the kidnapping of a group of Qatari hunters in the south of the country this month.
Putin says Russia ‘to continue efforts’ to settle trade ties with Ukraine, EU
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will continue making efforts to iron out existing disputes in its trade relations with the European Union and Ukraine, Russian news agencies quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying on Tuesday.
Ghana president bans first class travel for public officials
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s President John Mahama has banned public officials from first class air travel in a renewed effort to cut wasteful spending as the West African nation implements an IMF aid deal to revive state finances, the government said on …
Tear gas thrown into Palestinian home, Jewish militants suspected
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Tear gas grenades were thrown into a Palestinian home on Tuesday in what Israeli police believe was an attack by Jewish militants angered by the detention of comrades suspected of killing a Palestinian toddler and his parents in J…
Syrian refugees farm cannabis in Lebanon
BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon (Reuters) – Inside a garage in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley filled with green dust and piles of cannabis, stand a woman and a 13-year-old boy, sifting through the twigs and buds of the recent harvest.
U.S. leads 25 strikes against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition staged a fresh round of strikes on Monday against Islamic State with 17 in Iraq and eight in Syria, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement.
Turkey’s Davutoglu condemns Russia for strikes on Syria’s Idlib
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday condemned an attack on the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib, believed to have been carried out by Russian jets, and said Syria will not be part of “Russian imperialist goals”.
