U.S. warns on Iran ‘breakout’ capability as nuclear talks start
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday Iran has the ability to produce fissile material for a nuclear bomb in two months, if it so decided, as Tehran and six world powers swung into a new round of talks in Vienna on resolving their atomic…
Britain tightens rules to deter welfare-seeking foreign migrants
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it was stepping up restrictions on foreign job seekers’ access to welfare payments as Prime Minister David Cameron strives to cut immigration ahead of a national election next year.
U.S. to cut nuclear launchers under treaty with Russia: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will scale back its nuclear bombers, submarine launchers and ballistic missiles in the first cuts to its leftover cold war nuclear arsenal since ratifying a landmark treaty with Russia in 2011, officials said on…
Afghanistan’s surprises
(Reuters) – In a nation more associated with calamity than consensus, the initial results of Saturday’s Afghan presidential election are startling.
Berlusconi may serve tax fraud sentence caring for the elderly
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian government agency has asked a court whether former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi can serve a one-year sentence for tax fraud by working in a center for the elderly, judicial sources said on Tuesday.
Two soldiers shot dead in northern Lebanon: security sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Lebanese army officer and another soldier were killed on Tuesday when gunmen opened fire on their patrol in Lebanon’s northern Akkar province, security and medical sources said.
Britain warns Scots that independence would hurt energy industry
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday warned Scots that voting for independence would put jobs and investment in the Scottish energy industry at risk, threatening the commercial viability of North Sea oil and gas fields and renewable energy projects.
NATO to triple Baltic air patrol from next month
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO will triple its usual number of fighter jets patrolling over the Baltics next month to beef up its eastern European defenses due to tension with Russia over Ukraine, a NATO military official said on Tuesday.
France’s Valls wins parliament backing for tax and spend shake-up
PARIS (Reuters) – New Prime Minister Manuel Valls won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday after unveiling planned tax and public spending cuts, vowing to bring France’s public deficit down while resisting outright austerity.
U.N. rights chief says Syria government abuses ‘far outweigh’ rebels
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Human rights violations by Syrian government forces “far outweigh” those by armed opposition groups, U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Tuesday, prompting the Syrian U.N. envoy to accuse her of acting like an irrespo…
