Most Germans want Schaeuble to stay Finance Minister: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Nearly three in four Germans want Wolfgang Schaeuble to stay on as finance minister in Angela Merkel’s future government, according to a poll published on Wednesday.
Malaysian government proposes new detention without trial powers
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s government proposed an amendment to crime laws on Wednesday that would give authorities the power to hold suspects for years without trial, in what critics said was a lurch back to draconian security policies that we…
Syria rebels reject opposition coalition, call for Islamic leadership
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A group of powerful rebel units have rejected the authority of the Western-backed Syrian opposition leadership abroad and called for it to be reorganized under an Islamic framework, according to a video statement posted on the intern…
China to audit military officials in move to fight graft: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese military officials will face audits before they can retire or get promotions, state media reported on Tuesday, although a lack of transparency could limit the effectiveness of the latest measure against corruption.
Obama pledges diplomacy with Iran, but he and Rouhani don’t meet
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday cautiously embraced overtures from Iran’s new president as the basis for a possible nuclear deal, but a failed effort to arrange a simple handshake between the two leaders underscored en…
Six killed at El Salvador juvenile prison in gang brawl
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Six youths were killed in a fight at a prison for juvenile offenders outside the capital of El Salvador on Tuesday in what authorities attributed to battles between rival gangs as a year-old truce falls apart.
Toll from Pakistan quake rises to 208 people – official
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Pakistan rose to at least 208 people on Wednesday after hundreds of houses collapsed in a remote mountainous area, a local official said.
Fighting in Syria between moderate rebels, al Qaeda intensifies: U.S
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Moderate Syrian rebels are engaged in their fiercest fighting to date with al Qaeda-affiliated fighters on Syria’s northern and eastern borders, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.
Iran’s Rouhani calls Holocaust crime against Jews
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called the Holocaust a “reprehensible” crime committed by the Nazis against the Jewish people but said it was up to historians to determine the scale of what happened.
French leader meets Iran’s Rouhani, demands ‘concrete’ nuclear steps
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande became the first Western leader to meet new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday after warning that Paris expects “concrete gestures” by Iran to show it will give up a military nuclea…
