Russia’s Putin says could seek re-election in 2018
VALDAI, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he may seek re-election in 2018 and charted a conservative course drawn from Orthodox Christian values, saying the West was not an example for Russia.
Kerry says U.N. Security Council must act on Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday it was essential that a Russia-U.S. deal on eradicating Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal be enforced and that the U.N. Security Council must act on it next week.
Merkel coalition hold narrow lead over combined opposition: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right coalition held a narrow lead over the combined left-leaning opposition parties, an opinion poll showed on Thursday, three days before a national election.
Israel calls Iranian president’s nuclear comments deceptive
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Thursday a U.S. television interview in which Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged that Tehran would never develop nuclear weapons was an Iranian attempt to deceive the world.
U.S. says Obama open to meeting with Iran’s Rouhani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday it was possible that President Barack Obama would meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York next week if Tehran signaled it was serious about giving up its nuclear program.
Colombian government, rebels trade barbs as talks recess
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Colombian government and left-wing FARC rebels ended a 14th round of peace negotiations on Thursday saying they had made progress on part of a six-point agenda, even as they accused each other of violating the principles underlyi…
Syrian rebels, Qaeda group clash near Turkish border crossing
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked fighters battled a rival Syrian rebel group near the Turkish frontier for a second day on Thursday, after the militant Islamists stormed a nearby town and prompted Turkey to shut a border crossing.
Gaddafi’s son appears in court in tribal stronghold
ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) – The son and one-time political heir of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi appeared in a tribal court on Thursday after the militia holding him defied an order from the state to deliver him to a jail in the capital.
Nigerian governor gave $15 million cash bribe in bag, court hears
LONDON (Reuters) – Desperate to halt a probe into his finances, Nigerian governor James Ibori tried to bribe anti-corruption boss Nuhu Ribadu in 2007 with $15 million in cash in a bag so heavy one man alone could not lift it, Ribadu told a London court…
Berlusconi would not have been tried if gay: Putin
VALDAI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin rallied behind his old friend Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday, saying the former Italian prime minister would not have faced trial for having sex with a minor if he were gay.
