France's Ayrault presses for U.N. resolution on Syrian use of chemical weapons

Houthis say ready for fresh Yemen talks if attacks stop


SANAA Yemen's Houthi-run governing council said on Sunday it was ready to restart peace talks with the country's exiled government provided a Saudi-led coalition stopped attacking and besieging Houthi-held territories.




Half of Germans against Merkel serving fourth term: poll


BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel's domestic popularity has declined, a poll showed on Sunday, with 50 percent of Germans against her serving a fourth term in office after a federal election next year.




Germany, Poland and France call for more efforts to end Ukraine crisis


WEIMAR, Germany The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland agreed on Sunday there should be greater international efforts to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told reporters.