Arrests, corruption probe, cast cloud over Italy’s Expo 2015
MILAN (Reuters) – The arrest of seven managers and ex-members of parliament over alleged attempts to influence public tenders for Milan’s Expo 2015 has cast a shadow over Italy’s plans to stage an international showcase event and help kick-start the ec…
South Sudan president says planned 2015 election to be delayed
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan will postpone a presidential election set for 2015 as the country’s warring factions will need time to reconcile, President Salva Kiir said, with a vote possibly taking place as late as 2018.
UK needs new watchdog for its spies, ex-MI6 chief says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should create a new body to oversee its intelligence agencies to reassure the public after revelations from ex-U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, the former head of the British foreign intelligence service said on M…
Turkish PM signals to intensify state purge ahead of expected presidential bid
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, expected to run for president in August, has signaled that he will intensify a purge of state institutions to curb the influence of an Islamic cleric he accuses of trying to topple him.
European rights body presses Georgia on justice system, tolerance
TBILISI (Reuters) – A European human rights monitor urged Georgia on Monday to improve its justice system, promote tolerance and avoid the selective prosecution of officials who served former president Mikheil Saakashvili.
Exclusive: U.N. experts’ report shows Iran’s deceptive procurement tactics
VIENNA (Reuters) – A confidential new report by a U.N. panel highlights Iran’s methods of evading sanctions – from concealing titanium tubes inside steel pipes to using its petrochemical industry as a cover to obtain items for a heavy-water nuclear rea…
Tax cheat Hoeness wants different jail due security fears: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness, convicted in March of evading $40 million in taxes, has filed a formal protest about his jail due to security and privacy fears, a German magazine reported on Monday.
North Korea denies spy drones, labels South’s president a ‘prostitute’
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Monday accused U.S. and South Korean authorities of fabricating the results of a probe that concluded Pyongyang sent small surveillance drones, or unmanned aircraft, to spy on key South Korean installations in March.
Pistorius has anxiety disorder, psychiatrist tells court
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius has an anxiety disorder brought on by an unstable childhood and the “traumatic assault” of having his lower legs amputated as a baby, a psychologist told the court hearing the South African track star’s murder trial…
Israeli PM says Iran’s nuclear program a ‘clear and present danger’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Iran’s nuclear program is a clear and present danger and the country cannot be allowed to get the capability to make nuclear arms, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
