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.
China sacks another ally of former security chief in graft probe
BEIJING (Reuters) – A former aide to China’s retired domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang was sacked on Wednesday after authorities opened a corruption probe, the latest move targeting associates of Zhou, who is also under investigation for graft.
Desperate for taxes, Puerto Rico tries to get grip on underground economy
LARES, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Mattress maker Angel Lopez is both a problem and an opportunity for the Puerto Rican government.
U.S. accuses Russian agents of stirring eastern Ukraine unrest
WASHINGTON/LUHANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian agents and special forces on Tuesday of stirring separatist unrest in eastern Ukraine, saying Moscow could be trying to prepare for military action as it had in …
China urges Israel to make ‘brave’ decisions on peace talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping urged Israel to make “brave” decisions on the latest round of peace talks with the Palestinians, after negotiators ended another U.S-mediated session with no sign of a breakthrough.
Two more ‘pings’ detected in search for missing Malaysia plane
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian officials said on Wednesday that two new “ping” signals had been detected in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, injecting fresh confidence into the search that had been struggling with a lack of informa…
Venezuela government and foes talk; Vatican to mediate
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s government and Venezuela’s main opposition group agreed on Tuesday to begin talks intended to halt the nation’s worst political unrest in a decade.
China recruits ‘guardian angels’ to protect embattled doctors
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s capital Beijing is taking a novel approach to protecting doctors from growing levels of violence from angry patients: volunteer “guardian angels”.
Troubled Mideast peace effort compounds U.S. policy woes in region
WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) – Addressing the United Nations General Assembly in September, President Barack Obama declared the pursuit of Israeli-Palestinian peace one of the two main U.S. foreign policy priorities for his second term.
Brazil election jitters may hit investments in 2014: source
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s presidential vote will likely delay some investment decisions this year but spending on infrastructure is expected to remain strong, a senior government official told Reuters on Tuesday.
