NSA wiretapped two French finance ministers: Wikileaks
PARIS (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency wiretapped the communications of two successive French finance ministers and collected information on French export contracts, trade and budget talks, according to a report by WikiLeaks.
ICC prosecutor pleads for U.N. Security Council act on Darfur case
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Amid worsening violence in Sudan’s Darfur region, a frustrated International Criminal Court prosecutor pleaded on Monday for the United Nations Security Council to take action to ensure justice “for the long-suffering victims…
Four Israelis wounded in suspected Palestinian West Bank shooting
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire at a group of Israelis near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Israeli military said, in a suspected Palestinian drive-by attack.
In Moscow, Syrian minister says Russia promises aid
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign minister said in Moscow on Monday Russia had promised to send political, economic and military aid to his country, where the army is coming under some of the heaviest pressure since the start of the civil war.
Brazil’s Rousseff slams graft informants, denies illegal donations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff on Monday drew on her own experience as a political prisoner during the country’s dictatorship to denounce informants in a corruption scandal that has pummeled her popularity.
Israel blocks foreign activist flotilla from reaching Gaza
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces boarded a boat leading a protest flotilla of foreign activists to the blockaded Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Monday and forced it to sail to an Israeli port, the Israeli military said.
U.N. threatens sanctions for violations of Mali ceasefire
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Monday threatened to blacklist anyone who hinders a peace deal in Mali reached by an alliance of Tuareg-led rebels and the government, and authorized the deployment of 40 military ceasef…
Islamic State seen as potent force a year after caliphate declaration: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A year after Islamic State declared a caliphate on territory seized in Iraq and Syria, the al Qaeda splinter group faces military pressure from a U.S.-led coalition but remains a potent force holding key cities, the Pentagon said…
U.N. extends Darfur peacekeeping mission amid withdrawal calls
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Monday extended for another year a peacekeeping mission to protect civilians and ensure aid delivery in Sudan’s remote western region of Darfur despite calls by Khartoum to withdraw the …
France bets on Arab Sunni states as Iran nuclear deal nears
VIENNA (Reuters) – France has asked its firms to prepare a return to Iran ahead of a likely deal with powers to curb Tehran’s nuclear program, but Paris’ tough stance in talks and ties with Sunni Arab states means its “love-hate” relationship with Iran…
