Chinese spies read Australian MPs’ emails for a year: report
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A cyber attack on the Australian parliamentary computer network in 2011 may have given Chinese intelligence agencies access to lawmakers’ private emails for an entire year, the Australian Financial Review reported on Monday.
London braced for travel disruption on underground rail workers strike plan
LONDON (Reuters) – Millions of commuters were preparing for transport chaos from Monday evening as workers on the London Underground rail network plan to hold a two-day strike in a dispute over plans to cut jobs and close ticket offices.
Ukraine rebels free Swedish hostage; Obama seeks unity against Russia
KUALA LUMPUR/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels paraded European monitors they are holding in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, freeing one but saying they had no plans to release another seven as the United States and Europe prepared new sanct…
End game nears on South Africa’s strike-hit platinum belt
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The end game to South Africa’s big platinum strike is drawing near after the producers said they would take their latest wage offer directly to employees after marathon wage talks to end the 13-week strike collapsed on Thursday…
Macedonia’s conservatives win parliamentary, presidential elections
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonia’s conservative ruling party has secured a third term in office, winning both parliamentary and presidential elections on Sunday, based on preliminary results of the ballot that the opposition said it would not recognize.
American detained in North Korea tore up his visa: tour company
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 24-year-old American man detained in North Korea had arranged a private tour of the country through a U.S. travel company and gave no indication he might try to seek asylum upon arriving in Pyongyang, the company’s director said …
Attack in Central African Republic kills 22, including chiefs, MSF staff
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 22 people, including 15 local chiefs and three members of staff of the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres, were killed in an attack on a town in the Central African Republic, officials said on Sunday.
Sisi urges big vote in Egyptian election; Islamists urge boycott
CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday called for a big turnout in a presidential election he is expected to win easily, countering a call for a boycott by allies of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi.
Election violence flares in South Africa’s platinum belt
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Police used water cannon and stun grenades to disperse rioters in South Africa’s strike-hit platinum belt on Sunday after a government minister was attacked by rock-throwing protesters while campaigning for the May 7 election.
U.S.-Philippines pact could modestly boost American arms sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new 10-year security pact between the United States and the Philippines could lead to modest increases in U.S. weapons sales in coming years, especially for maritime surveillance equipment, analysts said on Sunday.
