Syrian opposition to choose PM in push for credibility
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Syrian opposition coalition will appoint a provisional prime minister on Saturday to raise its international credibility as high-stakes diplomacy plays out between Washington and Moscow to resolve Syria’s two and a half year ci…
Lithuania summons Russian ambassador over new border checks
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania made a formal protest to Russia on Friday over supplementary border checks imposed over the last month that are hampering trade as the countries spar over trade relations with Ukraine.
Britain strains coalition by dropping Lords reform
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s junior government partners said on Monday the ruling coalition had entered new territory after they were forced into a humiliating climbdown by Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives over reform of the upper chamber o…
French groups file legal complaint against Bashar al-Assad’s uncle
PARIS (Reuters) – Two anti-corruption organisations filed a legal complaint on Friday against the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad alleging he acquired some of his assets in France illegally, an official at the Paris prosecutor’s office said.
Russia says U.S. and U.N. agree Syria needs political solution
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi agreed at a Geneva meeting on Friday that only a political solution could end the violence in Syria, Russia’s Foreign Ministry …
France, Britain, U.S. to meet Monday to discuss Syria
PARIS (Reuters) – The French, British and U.S. foreign ministers will meet for lunch in Paris on Monday to discuss the Syrian crisis, France’s foreign ministry said on Friday.
Indian judge sentences Delhi rapists to die for ‘gruesome crime’
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Four men were sentenced to death on Friday for raping and murdering a woman in New Delhi last December, satisfying a public clamor for them to be hanged for a crime that forced India to confront its culture of violence against wom…
U.S. says it confident U.N. report to say chemical weapons used in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is confident that a U.N. report will say chemical weapons were used in Syria but it was unlikely to assign blame, the State Department said on Friday.
Obama to visit Asia next month to discuss economy, security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will discuss economic and security issues with Asian leaders during a trip to Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines October 6 – 12, the White House said on Friday.
Two roadside bombs kill 30 outside mosque in Baquba: Iraqi police
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – Two roadside bombs killed 30 people outside a mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba just as Sunni Muslim worshippers were leaving following Friday prayers, police said.
