Leading members of Germany's main opposition party said Tuesday they no longer want Nobel laureate Gunter Grass to campaign for them due to uproar over his recent poem lambasting Israel.
World powers and Iran will hold the next round of negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme on April 14 in Istanbul, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Sunday.
Iran is Syria's main ally in the region. Annan has been pushing Damascus to withdraw its troops from cities and halt all violence in 48 hours to salvage his peace plan.
German Health Minister criticizes Nobel laureate for his controversial poem, saying it was sad to see that someone experienced post-war Germany 'remains marked by so much prejudice and stubbornness.'
Syrian FM travels to Moscow for meeting; Russia reiterates opposition to foreign intervention; China calls on Assad government, opposition groups to seize opportunity to abide by cease fire, withdrawal promises.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the United States to release Jonathan Pollard from prison, after reports of a deterioration in the American-Israeli spy's health.
Israel declared German author Gunter Grass unwelcome in Israel on Sunday, barring him from entering the country for a poem that accused Israel of being a threat to world peace.
