Italy’s Renzi faces election test as scandals overshadow vote
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi goes into elections this weekend hoping nascent signs of economic recovery after years of recession will outweigh a corruption scandal that has dogged one of the main candidates of his centre-left De…
China cybersecurity plan aims to protect state secrets: official paper
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will prepare a five-year cybersecurity plan to protect state secrets and data, the official China Daily said on Thursday, citing a senior official of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Iran, North Korea forging ballistic, nuclear ties: dissidents
PARIS (Reuters) – An exiled Iranian opposition group said on Thursday a delegation of North Korean experts in nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles visited a military site near Tehran in April amid talks between world powers and Iran over its nuclear…
Ex-Guantanamo inmate Khadr uncertain about firefight memory: paper
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian Omar Khadr, who was once the youngest prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, is unsure about his memory of a firefight that led to his murder conviction by a U.S. military tribunal, according to an interview published on Wednesday.
All at sea: Australia’s search for MH370 under scrutiny
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Nearly a year after embarking on a multi-million dollar quest to solve one of aviation’s greatest unsolved mysteries, authorities and search teams are being criticised over their approach to finding Flight MH370 in the remote souther…
U.N. council urges end to impunity for attacks on journalists
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned the frequent attacks against journalists worldwide and demanded an end to the impunity enjoyed by those guilty of violent crimes against members of the press.
Britons to be asked in referendum to vote ‘Yes’ to stay in EU
LONDON (Reuters) – Britons will be asked to vote “yes” if they want to stay in the European Union when a referendum is held in the next two years, the government said on Thursday.
Islamic State shoots dead 20 in Palmyra amphitheatre: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants shot dead around 20 men in an ancient amphitheatre in the Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday, accusing them of being government supporters, a group monitoring the conflict said.
Pentagon chief urges end to island-building in South China Sea
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday called for an immediate end to island-building by China and other countries near the South China Sea, urging the participants to stop militarizing the dispute and find a peaceful solution.
For Kremlin, a charity teaching science to kids is viewed as suspect
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian law designed to stop civil society groups trying to stir rebellion against President Vladimir Putin’s rule is having unforeseen side effects: it threatens to close down a foundation that helps gifted school children study s…
