U.S., Britain consider letting spy agencies, police seek email, chat data from companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and UK spy agencies and police may soon be allowed to directly ask media companies in each others’ countries for email and online chat data for people being investigated, under a tentative bilateral deal, officials said on F…
Despite Libya urgency, hurdles to quick action against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies are probably many weeks or even months away from launching a new military campaign against Islamic State in Libya, despite mounting concern about the group’s spread there and its attacks on oil in…
Guinea journalist killed in clashes between opposition factions
CONAKRY (Reuters) – A journalist was shot and killed in Guinea on Friday during clashes between rival factions of the West African nation’s main opposition party, witnesses and the government said.
Syrian govt. not serious about political solution: rebel leader
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Intensifying military offensives show the Syrian government and its allies are not serious about finding a political solution to the five-year-old conflict, the new leader of a major rebel group said on Friday.
WikiLeaks’ Assange calls on Sweden, Britain to allow him freedom after U.N. panel report
LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called on Britain and Sweden on Friday to let him freely leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London after a U.N. panel ruled he had been arbitrarily detained and should be awarded compensation.
North Korea could be ready for missile launch by Super Bowl: U.S. source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea could be ready for its next rocket launch by the time of the U.S. Super Bowl on Sunday, a U.S. government source said on Friday.
U.S. and allies aim to track North Korean rocket; launch window from Monday
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States has deployed missile defense systems that will work with the Japanese and South Korean militaries to track a rocket North Korea says it will launch some time over an 18-day period beginning Monday.
Canada to boost troops in anti-ISIS mission, keep some planes: source
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada, under pressure to stay involved in the U.S-led mission against Islamic State, will boost the number of troops on training duty in Iraq while keeping reconnaissance and refueling planes in the region, a defense source said on …
Serbian minister dismissed over insult to journalist
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Lawmakers in Serbia voted on Friday to dismiss the defense minister over a remark he made to a female journalist that critics of the government said illustrated its lack of respect for the media.
Poland’s Kaczynski backs deal with Cameron to keep Britain in EU
WARSAW/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron secured the support of Poland’s most powerful man on Friday for a proposed deal to keep Britain in the European Union, though an opinion poll suggested voters may still reject continued members…
