German ministry sees possible delay in signing missile defense contract
LONDON (Reuters) – Germany may not finish negotiations with Europe’s MBDA and Lockheed Martin Corp on the MEADS missile defense system by the end of the year as planned, according to a document sent to lawmakers by a senior German defense ministry offi…
Poland’s disappearing lakes fuel battle over coal mining
WILCZYN, Poland (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In early summer, the Wielkopolska region in western Poland looks like a scene from “The Hobbit” with intense green fields and lakes surrounded by dense forest and pretty cottages.
Urgency needed over U.N. goals to slash global poverty, inequality: think tank
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A global commitment to combat extreme poverty and inequality agreed in a blaze of publicity last year needs to be put into action before it is too late, a UK-based think tank on development and humanitarian issues …
Frontrunner in British PM race May vows corporate governance reforms
LONDON (Reuters) – Theresa May, the favorite to succeed David Cameron as British prime minister, will pledge on Monday to overhaul corporate governance rules if elected, including putting workers on company boards and making shareholder votes on pay bi…
Guatemala arrests prominent executive on suspicion of tax fraud
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan police have arrested the head of one of the country’s biggest hotel chains on suspicion of tax fraud, prosecutors said on Sunday, part of a wider drive against corruption in the Central American nation.
Israeli attorney-general orders inquiry linked to Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s attorney-general has ordered an inquiry into “matters” related to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the justice ministry said on Sunday, without saying what they were.
Colombia military, FARC patrol clash despite ceasefire
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian military and Marxist FARC guerrillas clashed over the weekend, in an incident just weeks after the government and rebel leadership agreed to a bilateral ceasefire as the two sides near a peace accord.
Three countries urge caution traveling to U.S. amid protests, violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three countries have warned their citizens to stay on guard when visiting U.S. cities rocked by sometimes violent protests that erupted after a string of police shootings of black Americans.
German MPs say troops must return if Turkey refuses Incirlik visit
BERLIN (Reuters) – Several German lawmakers said on Sunday the country’s soldiers working at Turkey’s Incirlik airbase should be brought home if Ankara continued to prevent parliamentarians from visiting the station.
Drone hits Al Qaeda suspects in Yemeni province while exiled president on visit
CAIRO (Reuters) – A suspected U.S. drone strike wounded four Al Qaeda fighters in Yemen’s central Marib province on Sunday, local tribesmen and media said, hours after the exiled Yemeni president flew in to meet Arab military leaders in his war against…
