Man charged with trying to take U.S. military documents to China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Connecticut resident and Chinese citizen who allegedly worked on the F135 engine was charged with trying to take sensitive documents about military technology to China, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Tuesd…
Kerry urges flexibility in U.S. war powers against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Any congressional authorization of U.S. military force against Islamic State should be flexible and not limit the fight to Iraq and Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
Tension mounts in Haiti as clock ticks on electoral impasse
MIAMI/PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The Obama administration and the United Nations are pressuring Haiti’s government to resolve a long-festering dispute over postponed elections in the face of anti-government protests across the impoverished Caribbean co…
Putin calls Austrian leader to discuss Ukraine, South Stream
VIENNA (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin called Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the South Stream natural gas pipeline, a spokesman for the Austrian leader said on Tuesday.
Qatar emir urges Gulf Arab solidarity amid regional turmoil
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar’s emir urged Gulf Arab leaders on Tuesday to shake off a damaging rift over Islamist politics and work together to tackle common threats across the region.
Britain and Turkey vow closer cooperation on foreign fighters
ANKARA (Reuters) – Britain and Turkey will share more information on foreign fighters among the ranks of Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq to try to prevent them posing a threat when they return home, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday.
Ukraine accuses rebels of violating ‘Day of Silence’; Russian gas flows resume
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military accused separatists of violating an agreed “Day of Silence” in the country’s embattled east on Tuesday, an initiative that was seen as an attempt to forge a durable ceasefire paving the way to a new round of peace ta…
Ex-British Guantanamo inmate says CIA ‘torture’ report won’t help
LONDON (Reuters) – A former British inmate of Guantanamo Bay said CIA “torture” of terrorism suspects, detailed in a U.S. Senate report on Tuesday, had fueled violence and the rise of Islamic State and that cataloguing it wouldn’t help.
Irish government to accept motion to recognize Palestinian state
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The Irish government will accept a motion to be proposed by the opposition on Tuesday calling on parliament to recognize Palestine as a state, echoing similar recent symbolic decisions in other European Union countries.
Italy’s Renzi vows crackdown on corruption after Rome scandals
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi proposed changes to the law to crack down on corruption on Tuesday, after dozens of arrests last week uncovered a “Mafia Capitale” criminal network in Rome.
