Norwegian coalition deal gives finance, oil ministries to populists
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg unveiled her minority government on Wednesday, giving the key oil and finance portfolios to her smaller coalition ally, the populist Progress Party.
Body of Nazi war criminal at military airport after funeral halted
ROME (Reuters) – The body of convicted Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke lay at a military airport near Rome and its final destination remained unclear on Wednesday, a day after rival groups of protesters forced a suspension of his funeral.
Facing jail, Putin foe Navalny appeals theft conviction
KIROV, Russia (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny asked an appeals court on Wednesday to throw out a theft conviction and five-year jail sentence he was handed in July, saying the charge was fabricated and politically motivated.
China blocks flood victims from staging second day of protest
BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in eastern China dispatched hundreds of security officers to block a possible second day of protests on Wednesday after thousands of angry flood victims clashed with police to demand official help for the worst floods in…
NZ minister to face electoral fraud charges, resigns portfolios
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The leader of a small party providing a majority for the New Zealand government resigned as a cabinet minister on Wednesday after being sent to trial for alleged electoral fraud.
Turkey missile deal shows China’s growing Mideast clout
LONDON (Reuters) – China’s likely sale of sophisticated missiles to Turkey over the objections of its NATO allies might have angered Washington and other capitals, but it should not have been a surprise.
As Belfast riots, Northern Ireland’s second city tastes peace
LONDONDERRY (Reuters) – While cars burned on the streets of Belfast this summer in its worst year of rioting for a decade, Northern Ireland’s second city of Londonderry was filled with tourists as its once bitterly divided population celebrated a stunn…
Any U.S. sanctions relief on Iran likely to start slowly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Any easing by Washington of sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran taking steps to scale back its nuclear program is likely to be fleeting and symbolic, with any moves for bigger concessions likely to be blocked by Congress.
Germany’s Greens rule out further coalition talks with Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Greens ruled out any further coalition talks with Angela Merkel’s conservatives early on Wednesday, leaving the chancellor to focus on discussions with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) in her efforts to form a new gov…
Germany’s Greens rule out further coalition talks with Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Greens decided after almost six hours of talks with Angela Merkel’s conservatives that they did not have enough common ground to consider a coalition government, leaving the chancellor to focus on talks with the Social Demo…
