U.S. concerned by Russian operations near undersea cables: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The presence of Russian submarines and spy ships near undersea cables carrying most global Internet communications has U.S. officials concerned that Russia could be planning to sever the lines in periods of conflict, the New York…
Eurosceptics claim victory in landmark Poland election
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s eurosceptic Law and Justice party (PiS) claimed victory on Sunday in a watershed election that risks putting the ex-communist state on a collision course with key European Union allies.
Argentina’s Scioli leads election but opposition sees run-off
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli had a wide lead in Sunday’s presidential election, TV exit polls showed, but his main rival’s party said it was sure Scioli would fall short of an outright win and have to face a…
Slovenia sees end to EU if leaders fail on migrant plan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union faces collapse if the bloc cannot agree on a plan to confront the sudden influx of refugees through the Balkans, Slovenia’s premier warned on Sunday as leaders bickered over who was to blame for the crisis.
Pakistani homicide unit’s new tactic: find evidence, don’t plant it
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s first specialized homicide investigation unit is promoting a radical idea: find evidence, don’t plant it.
Guatemala’s Perez says Biden forced him to accept anti-corruption purge
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s jailed former president, Otto Perez, says he regrets bowing to U.S. pressure to extend the work of an anti-corruption unit that then toppled him from power and that it was U.S. Vice President Joe Biden who forced …
Britain’s Blair says 2003 Iraq invasion played role in Islamic State rise
LONDON (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the rise of the Islamic State militant group, and apologized for some mistakes in planning the war, in an interview broadcast on Sunday….
U.S., Saudi Arabia to bolster support for moderate Syrian opposition
CAIRO (Reuters) – The United States and Saudi Arabia agreed to increase support to Syria’s moderate opposition while seeking a political resolution of the four-year conflict, the U.S. State Department said after Secretary of State John Kerry met King S…
Voting in landmark Haiti elections calm amid tight security
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Voting in Haiti on Sunday appeared to be going smoothly in landmark elections for president as well as a parliament dissolved since January, polls that officials hope will cement democracy in the Western hemisphere’s poorest …
Palestinians suspicious of al-Aqsa monitoring promoted by Kerry
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian officials reacted warily on Sunday to what U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed as Jordan’s “excellent suggestion” to calm Israeli-Palestinian violence by putting a sensitive Jerusalem holy site under co…
