Iran’s President Rouhani says determined to resolve nuclear issue
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he was “seriously determined” to resolve a dispute with the West over Tehran’s nuclear program and was ready to enter “serious and substantive” negotiations on the issue.
U.S. Air Force flies diplomatic personnel out of Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Air Force flew some American diplomatic personnel out of Yemen on Tuesday, a U.S. official said, as the United States told its citizens to leave the country and ordered the evacuation of non-essential government staff because…
Czech Social Democrats agree support for new cabinet
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The main Czech center-left party’s leadership agreed on Tuesday to back a leftist government formed by allies of President Milos Zeman, improving its scant chances of winning a confidence vote on Wednesday, a senior party leader told…
Spanish pedophile pardoned in Morocco arrested in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police have arrested a convicted pedophile who was pardoned by Morocco’s King Mohamed VI last week, a source at Spain’s Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Iran’s Rouhani says if U.S. shows goodwill, way for talks is open
DUBAI (Reuters) – New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that if the United States demonstrated goodwill towards Iran and an atmosphere of mutual respect was created, the way was open for talks to remove the concerns of both sides.
Tunisia’s transitional Assembly meets ahead of mass protests
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s embattled Constituent Assembly met on Tuesday for the first time since one of its members was assassinated, ahead of planned mass protests calling for the body to be dissolved.
Most Israelis object to withdrawing to pre-1967 borders: poll
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Most Israelis would oppose any peace deal with the Palestinians that involved withdrawing to pre-1967 ceasefire lines, even if landswaps were agreed to accommodate Jewish settlements, a poll showed on Tuesday.
Russia wants new round of Iran nuclear talks by next month: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Tuesday said a new round of talks between Iran and world powers over its nuclear program must no longer be delayed and should take place by mid-September.
Donor to UK’s Labour: Pledge EU vote or risk backlash
LONDON (Reuters) – British Labour leader Ed Miliband’s chances of beating Prime Minister David Cameron at the next election in 2015 will be weakened unless he too promises a referendum on European Union membership, the party’s biggest donor said.
Squeaky-clean Singapore to replace head of anti-corruption unit
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Squeaky-clean Singapore is to replace the head of its anti-corruption agency after a review panel found supervisory lapses that allowed a senior officer to allegedly siphon off some S$1.7 million ($1.34 million) in public funds ov…
