Russia passes law to force websites onto Russian servers
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s parliament passed a law on Friday to force Internet sites that store the personal data of Russian citizens to do so inside the country, a move the Kremlin says is for data protection but which critics see an attack on social…
Palestinian fury at Israel boils in funeral for slain youth
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Chanting “Intifada, Intifada”, thousands of furious Palestinians called for a new uprising against Israel during the funeral on Friday of a teen they believe was kidnapped and killed by far-right Jews.
Rescuers free three trapped Honduran miners, eight still missing
SAN JUAN ARRIBA Honduras (Reuters) – Rescuers on Friday freed three miners who had been trapped by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in southern Honduras, but eight more remained unaccounted for as the search moved into its second day.
Pioneering editor sees open Internet in Cuba’s future
HAVANA (Reuters) – A magazine editor who has tested the limits of free speech in Cuba believes the Cuban government has no option but to allow universal Internet access, and he plans to exploit that opening to promote a more pluralistic Cuba.
UK PM’s ex-media chief Coulson jailed for Murdoch tabloid hacking
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s former media chief Andy Coulson was jailed for 18 months on Friday for encouraging widespread phone-hacking by journalists to obtain scoops at the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid he edited.
Ireland’s Labour Party elects Joan Burton as new leader
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s social protection minister, Joan Burton, was elected new leader of the Labour Party, junior partner in government, on Friday with the task of arresting a collapse in support that led to a local election hammering. Burton ta…
Ukraine protests to Russia over airspace violations
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday it had protested to Russia over “gross, systematic violations” of Ukrainian airspace and demanded they stop immediately.
Germany arrests suspected double agent spying for U.S.: lawmakers
BERLIN (Reuters) – An employee of Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the United States, two lawmakers with knowledge of the affair told Reuters on Friday.
Kosovo indicts suspected Balkan crime boss Kelmendi
PRISTINA (Reuters) – A Kosovo court said on Friday it had indicted suspected Balkan crime boss Naser Kelmendi, blacklisted by Washington on suspicion of trafficking drugs, for organised crime, murder and drug smuggling.
Islamic State extends gains in parts of Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Around 30 Islamic State fighters broke out of a makeshift jail where rival Syrian Islamists had been holding them, a monitoring group said on Friday as it detailed the latest territorial gains by the al Qaeda offshoot.
