Head of Tunisia assembly suspends its work, wants dialogue
TUNIS (Reuters) – The head of Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly has suspended the body’s work until the Islamist-led government and the secular opposition begin a dialogue, the state news agency said on Tuesday.
U.N. aid chief sends Security Council ideas to ease aid distribution in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. aid chief Valerie Amos has sent the U.N. Security Council a wish list of ways aid can be better distributed in Syria that includes allowing cross-border deliveries, humanitarian pauses in fighting and advance notice of m…
U.S. says it awaits Iran’s ‘credible steps’ on nuclear issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The inauguration of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is a chance for that country to move quickly to resolve concerns about its nuclear program, but the United States wants to see actions from Tehran, the State Department said on…
India-Pakistan talks in jeopardy as Indian soldiers killed
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – India said a group of militants from Pakistan killed five of its soldiers in an ambush along the disputed border in Kashmir on Tuesday, an accusation that threatens to derail efforts to resume peace talks.
Merkel challenger Steinbrueck takes aim at ECB low rates policy
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s main challenger in next month’s German election criticized ECB President Mario Draghi’s pledge to keep interest rates at record lows for an extended period, saying the move put savers in an “unspeakable …
U.N. finalizing Syria visit by chemical weapons experts
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Tuesday it is finalizing the legal and logistical details of a mission by U.N. inspectors to Syria to investigate claims of chemical weapons attacks.
U.S. plans to go ahead with high-level Russia talks: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will hold talks with Russia’s defense and foreign ministers in Washington on Friday despite Moscow’s decision to grant asylum to former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, U.S. officials told Reuters on T…
Malta insists rescued migrants to be denied entry
VALLETTA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Malta said on Tuesday it would not allow a tanker which picked up 102 migrants off the Libyan coast to dock, despite a call from the European Union for it to do so on humanitarian grounds.
Bomb threat at U.S. consulate in Italy was false alarm
MILAN (Reuters) – The U.S. consulate in central Milan was evacuated on Tuesday after a bomb alert, but police who searched the premises said it was a false alarm, a police officer said.
Turkey’s Ergenekon trial verdicts set to entrench divisions
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The conviction of more than 250 people on conspiracy charges may be seen by supporters of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as a triumph for Turkish democracy, but for many the landmark rulings have exposed deep divisions over the coun…
