Politics

Andrea Nahles, leader of Germany's SPD, leaves a party in ruins - 06/02/2019

Berlin (dpa) - A year, one month and 11 days: That's how long it took from the election of German Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Andrea Nahles to the surprise announcement of her resignation on...

Pompeo: US ready to talk to Iran 'with no preconditions' - 06/02/2019

Vienna - By Fabian Nitschmann and Mazen Mahdi, - The United States is ready to talk to Iran "with no preconditions," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday. "We are prepared to engage a...

Trump lashes out at calls for impeachment, a 'dirty' word - 05/30/2019

Washington - US President Donald Trump hit back at rivals calling for impeachment proceedings against him, calling any such move a "giant presidential harassment."   Within the ranks of the...

Erdogan: Turkey committed to EU membership despite 'unkept promises' - 05/30/2019

Istanbul - Turkey remains committed to its bid for EU membership despite the bloc's unkept promises, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, one day after the EU levied criticism at Ankara...

Rudy Giuliani trashes Mueller statement on Trump as 'perversion' - 05/30/2019

New York (tca/dpa) - [US President Donbald Trump's attorney] Rudy Giuliani slammed Robert Mueller's statement Wednesday as a "perversion" and suggested the special counsel overstepped his bounds by...

Qatari prime minister to attend Saudi talks amid row - 05/29/2019

Cairo - Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani will represent the Gulf emirate in meetings in Saudi Arabia this week, an official said Wednesday amid a diplomatic row between the...

EU Commission advises start of Albania, N Macedonia accession talks - 05/29/2019

Brussels - The European Commission recommended the launch of EU accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia on Wednesday, EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn announced on Twitter.  ...

Nechirvan Barzani elected as president of Iraqi Kurdistan - 05/28/2019

Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan - Kurdish lawmakers in northern Iraq on Tuesday elected Nechirvan Barzani as president of their semi-autonomous region.   Barzani, of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),...

Britain's May expected to announce departure date on Friday - 05/24/2019

London - Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to announce a timetable for her departure from office on Friday, British media reported, as resistance among her own cabinet grows to her latest Brexit...

Venezuelan opposition figure Zambrano jailed at police headquarters - 05/10/2019

Bogota -By Sinikka Tarvainen und Gretel Johnston, – Key Venezuelan opposition figure Edgar Zambrano has been jailed at military police headquarters and will be investigated on charges including...
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