Conservative leader Solberg sweeps into power in Norwegian election
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s opposition Conservatives, promising tax cuts and better healthcare, won elections in a landslide on Monday but faced tough coalition talks with a populist party that wants to spend more of the accumulated oil riches and curb i…
Obama, Canada’s Harper discuss Syria response by phone: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama spoke by telephone to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday to discuss potential responses to the August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria, the White House said.
Russia proposes Syria chemical weapons deal to avert U.S. strike
BEIRUT/LONDON (Reuters) – As President Barack Obama struggled to rally Congress and the American people behind military action in Syria, Russia seized on a remark by his secretary of state on Monday to say Damascus should save itself by handing over it…
Kenya’s deputy president goes on trial at international court
THE HAGUE/NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s deputy president goes on trial at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday charged with co-orchestrating a post-election bloodbath five years ago, a case that will test the stability of a country seen as vital t…
Maduro mulls relaunching ‘permuta’ forex system in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela may relaunch its so-called “permuta” foreign exchange mechanism as it seeks to supply more dollars to local importers who are complaining about lack of access to hard currency, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday.
Death toll rises in battles in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – The death toll in clashes between gunmen loyal to Central African Republic’s former president and the ex-rebels who ousted him, rose to at least 73 following fighting on Monday, residents, government and a regional peacekeeping force…
Conservative leader Solberg sweeps into power in Norwegian election
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s opposition Conservatives, promising tax cuts and better healthcare, won elections in a landslide on Monday but faced tough coalition talks with a populist party that wants to spend more of the accumulated oil riches and curb i…
After softening, ‘Iron Erna’ set to become Norway’s PM
OSLO (Reuters) – Erna Solberg, set to become Norway’s next prime minister, has transformed herself from a tough-minded “Iron Erna” into a softer Conservative more caring about voters’ jobs, health and schools.
Rodman to try ‘basketball diplomacy’ with North Korea
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former NBA player Dennis Rodman hopes some “basketball diplomacy” will open doors with North Korea and possibly lead to dialogue between its leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Barack Obama.
Egypt tightens Sinai security, assesses militant threat
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has tightened control of crossings from the Sinai after an Islamist militant group based in the peninsula said it tried to kill the interior minister in Cairo last week, the state news agency reported on Monday.
