Brazil inflation erodes Rousseff’s popularity: poll
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Growing discontent over rising prices in Brazil has dragged down President Dilma Rousseff’s approval rating from record highs, pollsters said on Wednesday, adding that her popularity could deteriorate further if inflation is not ta…
Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, offering to cut deployed nuclear arsenals by a third, but Moscow immediately poured scorn on h…
Russian official says statement on railway chief dismissal was hoax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A statement announcing that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had dismissed Russian Railways chief Vladimir Yakunin was a hoax, Medvedev’s spokeswoman Natalya Timakova said on Wednesday.
Gyula Horn, the man who tore the Iron Curtain, dies at 80
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Gyula Horn, who as Hungary’s last communist foreign minister ripped a hole in the Iron Curtain in 1989, has died at the age of 80 after long illness, the government said on Wednesday.
Greek party leaders to meet Thursday over ERT impasse
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s ruling coalition leaders will meet again on Thursday to resolve an impasse over last week’s closure of state broadcaster ERT after failing to reach agreement during talks on Wednesday, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos said.
Britain fails to get EU backing for Hezbollah blacklisting
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A British drive to put Hezbollah’s armed wing on the EU’s terror list again ran into resistance on Wednesday from governments concerned it would fuel instability in the Middle East, diplomats said.
Kosovo’s first envoy to Serbia quits after two days
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Independent Kosovo’s first envoy to Serbia resigned on Wednesday, pre-empting his dismissal just two days into the job for exceeding his powers and making remarks likely to irritate Belgrade.
Kosovo’s first envoy to Serbia quits after two days
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Independent Kosovo’s first envoy to Serbia resigned on Wednesday, pre-empting his dismissal just two days into the job for exceeding his powers and making remarks likely to irritate Belgrade.
Czech ruling party backs speaker to be first woman PM
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The ruling Czech Civic Democrats have proposed lower house speaker Miroslava Nemcova as the next prime minister following the resignation of Petr Necas in a corruption scandal, the party said on Wednesday.
Obama defends U.S. intelligence strategy in wary Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – President Barack Obama defended U.S. anti-terrorism tactics on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, telling wary Germans Washington was not spying on the emails of ordinary citizens and promising to step up efforts to close the Guantanamo…
