Syrian minister sees stalemate between rebel, government forces
LONDON (Reuters) – A Syrian Deputy Prime Minister said neither government forces nor rebels were currently capable of outright military victory in the country’s civil war, according to the British Guardian newspaper.
Nigeria’s stolen oil is sold and laundered abroad: report
ABUJA (Reuters) – Stolen Nigerian oil worth billions of dollars is sold every year on international markets and much of the proceeds are laundered in world financial centers like Britain and the United States, a report said on Thursday.
Challenger mocks ’roundabout’ Merkel in last push for votes
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s center-left challenger in Sunday’s election mocked the chancellor on Thursday as a timid driver steering Germany round in circles and urged his supporters to disregard polls predicting her victory.
Tunisia’s ruling Islamists agree to transition negotiations
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s governing Islamists on Thursday agreed in principle to a trade union proposal that it step down to make way for a transitional government and new elections.
France’s Hollande says to meet Iranian president next week
BAMAKO (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday he had accepted an invitation to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly next week.
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.
