New EU Commission to be unveiled, draft line-up offers clues
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany and Belgium could hold two of the most powerful posts in the next European Commission, taking on trade and antitrust regulation respectively, according to a draft version of the line-up for the new EU executive seen by Reut…
Ex-French economy minister, weeks after ousting, snipes at Hollande
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s ex-economy minister Arnaud Montebourg – ousted just two weeks ago from his Socialist government – criticized President Francois Hollande on Tuesday as having constantly erred in policy and been “too brutal” in cutting a publi…
Iran says IAEA nuclear inquiry not stalled, will address concerns
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it would still address concerns about its nuclear program, even though it missed a deadline last month for providing information about its suspected atomic bomb research.
Egypt to host Gaza reconstruction conference on October 12
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will host a donors conference on the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip on October 12 in Cairo following the recent conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas, the Egyptian foreign minister said on Tuesday…
Sweden’s Reinfeldt says open to deals with opposition parties
NYKOPING Sweden (Reuters) – Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Tuesday he was ready to strike deals with the opposition if neither wins a majority in Sunday’s general election, countering fears of political stalemate.
Wife of China dissident appeals to Obama and Kerry to aid reunion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The wife of a prominent Chinese dissident appealed to U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday to make a public call for her husband to be allowed to travel to the United States, saying he was in “alarmingly poor health” and needed…
Greece tightens anti-racism rules amid series of attacks
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill toughening anti-racism laws and making Holocaust denial a criminal act, as it cracks down on a wave of xenophobic attacks that have come amid the country’s worst-ever peace-time financial cris…
Malaysia: Dutch report suggests MH-17 shot down from ground
THE HAGUE/GRABOVO (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to impact from a large number of fragments, the Dutch Safety Board said on Tuesday, in a report that Malaysia’s prime minister and several experts said suggested i…
Ex-president’s son wounded as Nigeria battles militants
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian ground forces backed by warplanes on Tuesday battled Islamist Boko Haram militants in a second day of heavy fighting around a northeast town, in which the officer son of former president Olusegun Obasanjo was wounded, a senio…
Gun battle in Yemeni capital after soldiers kill four Shi’ites
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni soldiers traded gunfire with Shi’ite Muslim rebels near a military base at the southern entrance to the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, residents said, hours after soldiers killed at least four Shi’ite protesters outside the cabinet …
