Merkel looks left to rescue Germany’s energy revolution
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s best hope of saving her bold energy revolution may lie in a coalition with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), who could agree to modest cuts to costly incentives for green power which are, paradoxically…
Shabaab finances face squeeze after Kenya attack
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Shabaab emerged as a regional threat funded by millions of dollars from activities ranging from extortion to taxing charcoal exports, but its attack on a Kenyan shopping mall is expected to provoke a counter-terrorism response aime…
Peru rescues man trapped in mine after 7.0 quake, no deaths
LIMA (Reuters) – Authorities in Peru said they rescued a man trapped in a mine on Wednesday after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook the coast – causing landslides, damaging homes and schools and injuring at least 17 in rural provinces.
Small bomb goes off outside Greek tax office in wealthy Athens suburb
ATHENS (Reuters) – A small makeshift bomb exploded outside a Greek tax office in a wealthy Athens suburb on Thursday, damaging the entrance of the building and smashing windows but causing no injuries, police officials said.
Debt-wracked nations could learn from Norway, prime minister says
BOSTON (Reuters) – Debt-laden European nations, the United States, and resource-rich developing countries could all learn from Norway’s tight-fisted spending habits and oil wealth management, the Scandinavian nation’s outgoing prime minister said on We…
Venezuela’s Maduro mulls legal move against Airbus over fault in presidential jet
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said he was preparing legal action against Airbus due to a “serious fault” in his presidential jet following maintenance.
Europe aid chief urges U.N. resolution on Syria relief access
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Europe’s aid chief on Wednesday urged the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution to boost humanitarian access in Syria, an issue that has simmered for months in the shadow of plans for peace talks and a deal on destroyin…
South America studies how to curb U.S. ‘spying’: Ecuador
NEW YORK (Reuters) – South American nations are jointly exploring the creation of a communications system to curtail U.S. spying in the region, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said on Wednesday.
Iran says it wants to resolve nuclear row within months
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran’s new government, stepping up a campaign to project a more moderate image abroad, said on Wednesday it wants to jump-start talks with world powers to resolve a decade-long dispute over its nuclear program and hoped for a…
Iran’s Rouhani wants nuclear deal in 3-6 months: newspaper interview
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a newspaper interview on Wednesday that he wants to reach a deal with world powers on Tehran’s nuclear program in three to six months.
