Venezuela’s Congress set to approve decree powers for Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s parliament looked set on Tuesday to grant President Nicolas Maduro year-long decree powers he says are needed to regulate the economy and stamp out corruption but adversaries view as a thinly veiled power grab.
Berlin seeks “credible and verifiable” pledges from U.S. on spying
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is seeking “credible and verifiable” commitments from the United States to guarantee the privacy of German citizens, according to a draft coalition document that reflects lingering resentment in Berlin over the U.S. response …
Bosnian war crimes court frees 10 convicts, orders retrials
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia’s state war crimes court said on Tuesday it had freed 10 convicted war criminals and would give them new trials after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled their legal rights had been violated.
Iran state media rejects Reuters investigation as ‘disinformation’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s state news agency dismissed a series of reports by Reuters about a multi-billion dollar organization controlled by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as “disinformation” intended to undermine public trust in the Islamic Republic’s ins…
Ukraine parliament fails to break Tymoshenko deadlock
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament failed to break a deadlock on Tuesday over freeing jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, with deputies openly recognizing that a landmark trade deal with the European Union may not be signed as scheduled next …
Three suspected Qaeda militants killed in Yemen air strike: residents
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Three suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in an air strike in eastern Yemen on Tuesday, residents and a local official said.
Surviving “death boat”, Syria Palestinians locked up in Egypt
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) – After escaping shelling in Damascus and terrifying bloodshed at sea, 14 month-old Palestinian twin girls are now among hundreds of people living in limbo in grimy Egyptian police stations, with no end in sight to their pli…
Islamists raid Somali police station, at least 28 dead: witnesses
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist militants rammed a car bomb into a police compound north of Somalia’s capital on Tuesday and opened fire on officers, leaving at least 28 people dead, officials and witnesses said.
Swiss to vote on linking bosses’ pay to wage of office cleaner
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will vote on Sunday on whether to limit the salaries of top executives so they don’t earn more in a month than the lowest paid workers earn in a year, a move that could mean big pay cuts for business leaders earning milli…
German parties say EU may not be able to let Turkey join
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union may not be able to accept Turkey as a member, German parties negotiating a coalition government have said, while making clear the EU’s “privileged relationship” with Ankara should be developed further.
