Australia’s opposition leader pledges stronger economy if elected PM
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott, favorite to win September 7 elections, launched his campaign on Sunday promising to build a stronger economy, putting bulldozers on the ground and cranes in the skies.
Iran says Syrian government to allow U.N. inspectors to visit chemical sites
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister said the Syrian government had told Tehran it would allow U.N. inspectors to visit areas reportedly affected by chemical weapons, Iran’s Press TV reported on Sunday.
Kerry calls Syrian foreign minister, regional counterparts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to Syrian foreign Walid al-Moualem on Thursday and told him the Damascus government should have let U.N. inspectors have access to the site of an alleged gas attack, the State Department s…
As Syria war escalates, Americans cool to U.S. intervention: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans strongly oppose U.S. intervention in Syria’s civil war and believe Washington should stay out of the conflict even if reports that Syria’s government used deadly chemicals to attack civilians are confirmed, a Reuters/Ip…
Japan’s Abe battles doctors’ lobby over ‘Third Arrow’ reform
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to promote the advanced medical technology industry as part of a plan to breathe new life into the economy – but the country’s doctors’ lobby is opposing what they say is risky surgery.
Brotherhood leaders to go on trial in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Three leaders of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood go on trial in Cairo on Sunday on charges of inciting lethal violence during unrest that preceded the army’s overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi.
Rebel mortar attack kills at least three in east Congo: U.N.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Shells fired by M23 rebels killed at least three people in Congo’s eastern city of Goma on Saturday, the United Nations said, as Congo and Rwanda traded accusations over days of border clashes that have dr…
Obama gets ‘detailed review’ of Syria options, speaks with UK’s Cameron
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama received a “detailed review of a range of potential options” from his top advisers on Saturday on how the United States and its allies could respond to an alleged chemical weapons attack by the Syrian gover…
Macedonian PM threatens early election over political deadlock
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonia’s prime minister threatened on Saturday to call a snap election unless the main opposition party did more to resolve a political deadlock that is damaging its European Union membership prospects.
Tunisian protesters demand government go, but numbers fall
TUNIS (Reuters) – – Thousands of Tunisians crowded a square in Tunis on Saturday to put pressure on the Islamist-led government to step down as it works towards crisis negotiations with the secular opposition.
