Merkel ready to cede on minimum wage to secure coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has signaled her readiness to accept the Social Democrats’ (SPD) demand for a legal minimum wage in order to secure their agreement to form a governing coalition, as negotiations enter the final stretc…
Blast in Kabul ahead of assembly on future of U.S. troops
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber rammed his car into an Afghan army vehicle providing security for a compound where Afghanistan’s political and tribal elites are due to gather next week to debate a security pact with the United States.
Aid flows to typhoon survivors as Philippines struggles to rebuild
TANAUAN, Philippines (Reuters) – Long-delayed emergency supplies flowed into the typhoon-ravaged central Philippines on Saturday, reaching desperate families who had to fend for themselves for days, as the United Nations more than doubled its estimate …
Tens of thousands rally for and against Bulgarian government
SOFIA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of opponents and supporters of Socialist-led government rallied on Saturday, underscoring the widening political divide and uncertainty in the European Union’s poorest country.
Iran averts big rise in sensitive nuclear stockpile, report shows
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran appears to have moved quickly to prevent a large increase in its most disputed nuclear stockpile, a new U.N. watchdog report indicates, in what may be an attempt not to undermine talks on a nuclear deal with six world powers nex…
Russian police kill suspected Volgograd bus bomber in shootout: media
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police killed the main suspect in last month’s bombing of a bus in Volgograd and several other suspected militants in Dagestan on Saturday, media reports said.
Senior Chinese leader appeals for unity over reform plan
BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior Chinese leader has appealed to members of the ruling Communist Party to unite around a key reform plan and shoulder the “historic” responsibility of making sure it is followed through, state media said.
‘Quite possible’ Iran, powers can reach nuclear deal next week: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major powers and Iran are getting closer to an initial agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program, a senior U.S. official said on Friday, adding it is “quite possible” a deal could be reached when negotiators meet November 20-22 in…
Indian navy gets Russian carrier as it seeks to bolster military
MOSCOW/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russia handed over a $2.3 billion aircraft carrier to India on Saturday after years of delays, extending the South Asian country’s maritime reach in the Indian Ocean as it looks to counter China’s assertive presence in the …
Guinea Supreme Court rejects all challenges to parliamentary vote
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected all the complaints lodged against the results of a September 28 parliamentary election in which President Alpha Conde’s RPG party won the most seats.
