Lebanon looks to Kuwait for Saudi-Iranian rapprochement
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri urged Kuwait to keep trying to build bridges between Iran and Saudi Arabia to encourage a rapprochement between two regional heavyweights backing opposite sides in Syria’s civil war.
Austria boosts peacekeepers after Golan withdrawal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria will send more peacekeepers to the Balkans and Africa after its withdrawal from the Golan Heights last year raised questions about the neutral Alpine country’s international commitment.
Austria boosts peacekeepers after Golan withdrawal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria will send more peacekeepers to the Balkans and Africa after its withdrawal from the Golan Heights last year raised questions about the neutral Alpine country’s international commitment.
After 20 years, Russia and Estonia sign border treaty
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Estonia signed a treaty setting out the position of their joint border on Tuesday after more than 20 years of wrangling that reflected tension between Moscow and the small Baltic state.
After 20 years, Russia and Estonia sign border treaty
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Estonia signed a treaty setting out the position of their joint border on Tuesday after more than 20 years of wrangling that reflected tension between Moscow and the small Baltic state.
Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes off Barbados, no damage reported
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the Caribbean island of Barbados on Tuesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, causing no reported damage.
Merkel expects parliament to clear up open scandal questions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she is confident that parliament will clear up open questions in the case of Social Democrat (SPD) lawmaker Sebastian Edathy, who is at the core of a scandal that led to the fall of a conserva…
Secretary of State Kerry makes unannounced visit to Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Tunisia on Tuesday to support democratic progress in the country where the “Arab Spring” began, but which still faces violence from Islamist militants.
Merkel says Swiss challenge is to stay close to EU after vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she regretted the results of a Swiss referendum in favor of immigration curbs and said the challenge now was for Switzerland to implement the results while maintaining close ties to the…
Armed guards force airport closure in eastern Libya’s Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Security guards forced Benghazi airport in eastern Libya to close on Tuesday, airport officials said, demanding months of unpaid wages as well as an investigation into a helicopter crash in the region last week.
