Venezuela government and foes talk; Vatican to mediate
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s government and Venezuela’s main opposition group agreed on Tuesday to begin talks intended to halt the nation’s worst political unrest in a decade.
China recruits ‘guardian angels’ to protect embattled doctors
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s capital Beijing is taking a novel approach to protecting doctors from growing levels of violence from angry patients: volunteer “guardian angels”.
Troubled Mideast peace effort compounds U.S. policy woes in region
WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) – Addressing the United Nations General Assembly in September, President Barack Obama declared the pursuit of Israeli-Palestinian peace one of the two main U.S. foreign policy priorities for his second term.
Brazil election jitters may hit investments in 2014: source
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s presidential vote will likely delay some investment decisions this year but spending on infrastructure is expected to remain strong, a senior government official told Reuters on Tuesday.
Indonesians vote for new parliament, stage set for presidential poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesians began voting for a new parliament on Wednesday in an election likely to be dominated by the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P), which it turn should give a further boost to its popular presidential c…
U.S. accuses Russian agents of stirring eastern Ukraine unrest
WASHINGTON/LUHANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian agents and special forces on Tuesday of stirring separatist unrest in eastern Ukraine, saying Moscow could be trying to prepare for military action as it had in …
Brazil election jitters may hit investments in 2014: source
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s presidential vote will likely delay some investment decisions this year but spending on infrastructure is expected to remain strong, a senior government official told Reuters.
Kerry suggests Israeli housing announcement triggered impasse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested on Tuesday that Israel’s announcement of plans to build about 700 housing units in East Jerusalem was the proximate cause for the near collapse of its peace talks with the Palestinians…
As Japan weighs energy options, costs mount for idled reactors
TOKYO (Reuters) – Since March 2011, Japan’s government has focused on the cost of cleaning up after Fukushima, the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Now, the bill is coming due for another unbudgeted consequence of that disaster – shutting down t…
Catalan leader says parliament rejection won’t halt referendum
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia President Artur Mas said on Tuesday he would forge ahead with his region’s plans to hold a referendum on independence in November after Spain’s parliament overwhelmingly rejected the petition.
