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.
Western envoys tout deal on core of U.N. Syria draft, Russia denies it
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Envoys from the United States, Russia, France, China and Britain have come to an agreement on the core of a U.N. Security Council resolution to get rid of Syria’s chemical weapons, three Western diplomats said on Wednesday, b…
Western envoys tout deal on core of U.N. Syria draft, Russia denies it
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Envoys from the United States, Russia, France, China and Britain have come to an agreement on the core of a U.N. Security Council resolution to get rid of Syria’s chemical weapons, three Western diplomats said on Wednesday, b…
Israeli-Palestinian talks to intensify, greater U.S. role
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to intensify their peace talks and to increase the U.S. role, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday in a rare comment on the negotiations.
Israeli-Palestinian talks to intensify, greater U.S. role
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to intensify their peace talks and to increase the U.S. role, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday in a rare comment on the negotiations.




