Italian president hopes to solve political crisis without new vote
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s president began talks on Sunday to pull the country out of a new political crisis, attempting to undercut a move by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to bring down the government and force new elections seven months after…
Market bombing kill 33 in Pakistan’s Peshawar: police
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Twin blasts in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar killed 33 people and wounded 70 on Sunday, a week after bombings at a church there killed scores, police and hospital authorities said.
Rare bomb attack in Iraqi Kurdish capital kills six
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Militants launched a coordinated suicide and car bomb attack on the headquarters of the security services in the capital of Iraq’s usually peaceful Kurdistan region on Sunday, killing six people in the first major assault there …
Kerry sees potential for quick Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry said a deal on Iran’s nuclear weapons program could be reached relatively quickly, and it would have the potential to dramatically improve the relationship between the two countries.
Schaeuble and taxes at stake in German coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel will be asked to break an election pledge not to raise taxes in talks this week on a ‘grand coalition’ with the opposition Social Democrats (SPD) which could also threaten her influential finance minister.
Sudanese protest again against Bashir in Khartoum
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – About 1,000 Sudanese staged another protest in Khartoum on Sunday to demand President Omar Hassan al-Bashir resign, a witness said, as the government moved to raise salaries to soften the impact of unpopular austerity measures.
UK finance minister to court voters with tough welfare rules
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British finance minister George Osborne will propose tougher new welfare rules and a reduction in taxes on Monday in a bid to win over voters grappling with declining spending power ahead of the 2015 election, while prom…
Austrian parties set to renew grand coalition after election slap
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s pro-Europe, centrist coalition partners face weeks of hard bargaining to extend their seven years in power after voters gave them only a tiny combined majority while boosting the far right and a new liberal party.
Jesse Jackson determined to free U.S. hostage despite Colombian veto
HAVANA (Reuters) – U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson said on Sunday he will continue to work for the release of a U.S. army veteran kidnapped by Colombian FARC rebels in June, despite the Colombian government’s rejection of his mediation.
Tuareg separatists, Malian army clash in northern town
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Tuareg separatists and Malian soldiers exchanged fire in the northern town of Kidal on Sunday, residents said, in a sign of escalating tensions three days after MNLA rebels ended a ceasefire with the newly elected government.
