Renzi poised to form Italian government, promises rapid change
ROME (Reuters) – Italian centre-left leader Matteo Renzi received a mandate on Monday to form a new government, promising rapid tax, labor and institutional reforms to revive a deeply troubled economy.
Burundi army won’t intervene in political crisis: minister
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s national army said on Monday it would not intervene in the worst political crisis to grip the east African country since a 12-year civil war ended nearly a decade ago.
Iran seen honoring nuclear deal but stockpile may grow: diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) – A monthly update by the United Nations atomic watchdog is expected to show later this week that Iran is complying with last year’s landmark nuclear agreement with six world powers, diplomats said on Monday.
Co-pilot hijacks Ethiopian plane to Geneva, exits cockpit by rope
GENEVA/ ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A co-pilot who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines flight to seek asylum in Switzerland on Monday surrendered to police at Geneva airport after jumping out of a cockpit window and scrambling down an emergency rope.
German foreign minister tries new tone to court Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – While others in Europe debate how best to contain Vladimir Putin, Germany’s foreign minister is on a mission to revive damaged ties with Moscow with a combination of public flattery and behind-the-scenes diplomacy.
Syria peace talks failure spurs U.S.-Russia recriminations
JAKARTA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States accused Damascus on Monday of paralyzing Geneva peace negotiations, while Russia denied that and said nations backing Syrian rebels were leaning toward trying to end the civil war on the battlefield rather t…
Exclusive: Afghan peace team seeks Dubai meeting with Taliban figures
KABUL (Reuters) – A delegation from Afghanistan’s High Peace Council has traveled to Dubai to meet former and current Taliban figures, in the hope of laying the groundwork for peace talks to end Afghanistan’s long conflict, sources familiar with the mo…
EU eases Zimbabwe sanctions, keeps them on Mugabe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union suspended sanctions on eight of Zimbabwe’s most powerful military and political figures on Monday, but kept them on President Robert Mugabe and his wife, in a cautious easing of policy after last year’s disputed …
German coalition hurt by scandal but won’t break
BERLIN (Reuters) – The fall of a conservative minister has poisoned the atmosphere in Germany’s new left-right coalition, but party leaders made clear on Monday they would not let this derail the government at a sensitive moment for its reform program….
After slow start, Albania and Kosovo look to potential as partners
TIRANA/PRISTINA (Reuters) – Shortly after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia six years ago, neighboring Albania said it would bequeath its Adriatic port of Shengjin to its landlocked ethnic kin.
