Germany wants Snowden to give evidence in Moscow, not Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – German lawmakers looking into secret U.S. monitoring of Angela Merkel’s mobile phone said on Wednesday they would try to take evidence from former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden in Moscow without compromising his status th…
Iran’s Zarif charms Paris with smiles, optimism and a rug
PARIS (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Minister ended a two-day visit to France on Wednesday, a country he said was the most intransigent among the six world powers – including the United States – that he will face at nuclear talks this week.
Colombia, FARC rebels reach agreement on political participation
HAVANA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and Marxist FARC rebels have reached an agreement on the critical issue of the guerrillas’ future in politics, the two sides said on Tuesday in what could be a key step forward in their peace talks to end their …
Rights groups condemn life sentences for three Turkish journalists
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Rights groups accused Turkey’s courts of using anti-terrorism laws to silence dissent on Wednesday after three journalists were handed life sentences for alleged links to a banned far-leftist organization.
EU envoys resume efforts to free Ukraine’s Tymoshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – European Union mediators resumed efforts in Ukraine on Wednesday to secure the release from jail of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as the clock ticks down to the signing of landmark trade accords at the end of the month.
Suicide bomber kills six in assault on Iraqi police station
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber ploughed an oil tanker packed with explosives into an Iraqi police station in a village north of Baquba on Wednesday, killing at least six policemen, police said.
Nigerian president seeks state of emergency extension
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan asked the national assembly on Wednesday to extend by six months a state of emergency in three northeastern states where the military is fighting a drawn out battle with Islamist militants.
U.N. rights chief says Bangladesh trials unfair
GENEVA (Reuters) – A trial in Bangladesh, which brought death sentences for 152 border guards accused of murder and arson in a mutiny in 2009, failed to meet international law standards, United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Wednesday.
Partner of Snowden reporter challenges British detention
LONDON (Reuters) – The partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald, who brought leaks from former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden to world attention, went to court on Wednesday to challenge the legality of his detention by British police in August….
Political protesters seek halt to Libyan gas exports to Italy
MILAN/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan demonstrators encamped at a gas terminal in the west of the country are demanding a halt to gas exports to Italy, co-operator Eni said, raising the stakes in their protest for greater political rights.
