Brazil’s local Internet data storage plan runs into opposition
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A government plan to shield Brazil from alleged U.S. spying by forcing global Internet companies to store data on Brazilian users inside the country has run into mounting opposition in Congress, politicians said on Monday…
Rebel groups from North Mali agree to unite
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The three main rebel groups in northern Mali said on Monday they had agreed to merge, creating a united front in an ongoing peace process with the government.
Three killed in Norway bus hijacking
OSLO (Reuters) – Three people were stabbed to death by a man who hijacked a long distance bus on a remote mountain road in central Norway on Monday, police said in a statement.
Spanish judge seeks U.N. action on Franco victims
GENEVA (Reuters) – Former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon urged a United Nations panel on Monday to push his country into investigating the disappearances of 150,000 civilians believed killed by forces of the late dictator Francisco Franco between 1936 a…
UK says to ‘learn lessons’ after male terror suspect escapes in burqa
LONDON (Reuters) – A Somali-born man who escaped from special police surveillance by disguising himself in a burqa has exposed shortcomings in the way Britain handles some terrorism suspects, prompting an embarrassed government to announce a review.
Romania government agrees 2014 budget with IMF, EU
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s leftist government has agreed a budget plan for 2014 with the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission under an aid deal, introducing new taxes but raising the minimum wage, Prime Minister Victor Ponta sai…
After militant’s killing, Kerry says sensitive to Pakistan concerns
RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested on Monday an attack that killed the Pakistani Taliban leader was justifiable but added Washington was sensitive to Pakistan’s concerns, after Islamabad denounced the raid as a blow to peac…
NATO chief urges Pakistan to keep Afghan transit lines open
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged Pakistan on Monday to keep open supply lines to NATO forces in Afghanistan despite anger over a U.S. drone strike that killed the Pakistani Taliban leader.
NATO, EU condemn Kosovo poll violence, accord challenged
BRUSSELS/PRISTINA (Reuters) – NATO and the European Union on Monday condemned violence that took place during a weekend election in Kosovo that many had hoped would help end ethnic divisions but ended up underscoring the strength of Serb resistance ins…
Merkel says U.S. ties must not be put at risk
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel reaffirmed the importance of Germany’s ties to the United States on Monday, making clear a domestic debate over granting asylum to former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden must not be allowed to harm relations.
