Iran says nuclear program to stay ‘intact’
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Iran is willing to address international concerns about its atomic activities but will keep its nuclear program “intact”, not close it down, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday.
British spy agency collected images of Yahoo webcam chats: Guardian
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s spy agency GCHQ intercepted millions of people’s webcam chats and stored still images of them, including sexually explicit ones, the Guardian newspaper reported on Thursday.
Nigerian Islamists kill 12 in village attacks: witnesses
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen from Islamist sect Boko Haram shot dead at least 12 people during a four-hour siege on villages in northeast Nigeria overnight, two days after a deadly attack on a school, witnesses said on Thursday.
Russian spy ship makes surprise visit to Havana
HAVANA (Reuters) – A Russian spy ship slipped into Havana Bay for an unannounced visit during a period of turmoil in Ukraine and displays of military strength elsewhere in the world.
U.S. cites crackdowns on protestors, gays in global rights report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday expressed growing concern about government crackdowns on peaceful protest and persecution of gays in a number of countries in its annual review of global human rights.
Morocco raises stakes in diplomatic spat with ally France
RABAT/PARIS (Reuters) – Morocco has halted judicial cooperation with France, blocking procedures from prisoner transfers to joint investigations, officials said on Thursday, in a growing dispute with its former colonial ruler over allegations of human …
NATO to plan for all options in Afghanistan, including pullout
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO defense ministers agreed on Thursday to plan for all options for the alliance’s future presence in Afghanistan including a possible pullout of all its troops this year, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.
Russia raises military clout with reforms after Georgian war
LONDON (Reuters) – Refitting Soviet-era warships, fielding new aircraft and tanks and seeking new overseas bases, the Russian military that now has troops on alert amidst a crisis in Ukraine is more potent than the force which briefly fought Georgia si…
Egypt appoints Hany Dimian finance minister: government official
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s prime minister appointed former finance ministry official Hany Dimian as finance minister in the new government on Thursday, a government official said.
Britain opens inquiry into letters to IRA suspects
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Thursday an independent inquiry into letters sent to IRA suspects, after an angry response to the freeing of an Irishman accused of a 1982 bombing that killed four soldiers in London….
