Japan, fresh from Australia pact, says U.S. trade talks ‘difficult’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan, fresh from clinching a trade deal with Australia, said on Tuesday it hoped for a similar result in negotiations with the United States and also for a broad regional trade pact, but said the talks would be difficult.
France says Assad survival would be ‘total impasse’ for Syria
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Tuesday Syrian President Bashar al Assad had a policy to “wipe out” his people in his bid to stamp out a three-year uprising, but this would leave Syria at a total impasse.
Libya parliament wants new government, cabinet demands more power
TRIPOLI, April 8 (Reuters) – Libya’s parliament asked Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni on Tuesday to form a new government within a week after the cabinet demanded more powers to tackle the disorder crippling the OPEC country.
Drought could push millions more Syrians into hunger: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – A looming drought in Syria could push millions more people into hunger and exacerbate a refugee crisis caused by years of civil war, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Italy’s Renzi says he has found funding for tax cuts
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Tuesday he had found ways to fund a pledged 7 billion euro tax cut this year, moving to reassure sceptics and European officials that Italy does not plan to upend its public finances to fuel …
Fourteen killed in bomb blast on Pakistani train
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Fourteen passengers were killed and about 50 wounded on Tuesday when militants bombed a train in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province, hospital sources and officials said.
Pistorius breaks down as he recounts Steenkamp’s death
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius sobbed in the witness stand on Tuesday as he described how, gripped by fear, he shot dead his girlfriend through a locked toilet door thinking she was an intruder.
Tit-for-tat gestures would replace Middle East talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – If Middle East peace talks collapse this month, lawfare rather than warfare looks likely to fill the void, with the Palestinians set to confront Israel on the diplomatic stage rather than in any popular uprising.
U.S. defense chief gets earful as China visit exposes tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) – Tensions between China and the United States were on full display on Tuesday as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel faced questions in Beijing about America’s position in bitter territorial disputes with regional U.S. allies.
Libya cabinet calls for new government within week, turmoil deepens
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s parliament has urged Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni to form a new government within a week, an assembly spokesman said on Tuesday, apparently rejecting a cabinet request for more powers to tackle the disorder crippling th…
