U.S., eyeing Russia, urges NATO allies to harden cyber defenses
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter urged NATO allies on Wednesday to strengthen their cyber defenses, a senior U.S. defense official said, citing an advanced threat from Russia.
Bosnian court grants first ever compensation to wartime rape victim
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia’s war crimes court issued a landmark ruling on Wednesday granting the first ever compensation to a wartime rape victim and sentencing two former Bosnian Serb soldiers who raped her early in the 1992-95 war to 10 years each i…
France, Saudi Arabia inch closer to civil nuclear deal
PARIS (Reuters) – France and Saudi Arabia agreed on Wednesday to press ahead with feasibility studies to build two flagship Areva-designed EPR nuclear reactors as the two allies firm up business ties amid tensions across the region.
Brazil leader’s credibility tested as she woos U.S. investment
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The economy is sliding into recession, her popularity has hit rock bottom, her party’s treasurer is behind bars for alleged corruption and her enemies want to impeach her.
Palestinian ICC submissions over Gaza unlikely to herald progress
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The Palestinian foreign minister will hand evidence of alleged Israeli crimes to the International Criminal Court on Thursday, but it is unlikely that the submissions will speed the court’s progress in its most politically charged…
Powerful Brazil CEO arrested in Petrobras graft probe
(This story corrects name of prosecutor in fourth paragraph to Lima from Limas)
Dutch far right politician airs Mohammad cartoons on TV
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders on Wednesday aired cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad on Dutch television that were drawn at a cartoon competition in Texas that was attacked by two gunmen in May.
Top Colombian generals covered up illegal killings: rights group
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Top Colombian military officials allegedly helped facilitate illegal killings of civilians committed by units under their command, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, as it urged the government to hold leaders accountable.
U.N. chief calls on Security Council to take action on Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the U.N. Security Council to take “urgent action” on Syria amid daily atrocities and rights abuses, warning the war-torn country would otherwise slip deeper into chaos.
Italy’s Renzi hit by new defection as party strife increases
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi suffered a high-profile defection from his ruling Democratic Party (PD) on Wednesday in the latest sign that growing internal dissent could lead to a breakaway group leaving the party.
