United Nations needs to deal with excessive spying: Germany, Brazil
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Revelations of U.S. global spying have raised digital privacy protection questions the United Nations needs to address, Germany and Brazil said on Thursday as they introduced a resolution calling for an end to excessive elect…
Mali summons coup leader for questions over army violence
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The leader of a military coup that plunged Mali into chaos last year has been summoned for questioning over six deaths during an army protest in September, the justice ministry said on Thursday, calling the incident a “mutiny”.
Georgia’s chief prosecutor quits, cites differences on reforms
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s chief prosecutor announced his resignation on Thursday in a sign of divisions in the ruling coalition over reforms of the judiciary before a new prime minister and president take office.
Sri Lanka accused of barring human rights delegation
COLOMBO (Reuters) – An international human rights group accused Sri Lanka on Thursday of denying visas to its delegation ahead of a Commonwealth summit in the island nation, which is under growing foreign pressure over its rights record.
NATO plans bigger exercises as it winds down Afghan mission
DRAWSKO POMORSKIE, Poland (Reuters) – NATO plans to sharply increase the size of its exercises in Europe in coming years to ensure allies keep working smoothly together despite winding down combat operations in Afghanistan, senior NATO commanders said …
Syrian army breaks rebel hold on southern Damascus suburbs
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army and loyalist fighters on Thursday captured a strategic southern suburb of Damascus, threatening rebel control of the wider area and cutting off a supply route for insurgents around the capital, opposition activists sai…
Ugandan source says Congo rebel commander held in Uganda
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda is holding the military commander of Congo’s defeated M23 rebel movement after he surrendered, a Ugandan officer said on Thursday, as relief at the end of his rebellion was tempered by concerns about other armed groups.
UK spy chiefs emerge from shadows to blast Edward Snowden
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s intelligence chiefs used their first ever joint public appearance to complain that documents leaked by former U.S. intelligence operative Edward Snowden had put secret operations at risk and were being “lapped up” by al Qae…
Germans see Snowden as hero but don’t favor asylum: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Most Germans consider Edward Snowden a hero for revealing secret U.S. monitoring of its allies’ communications, including Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone, but are less sure about the idea of giving him asylum, according to a …
Bachelet holding onto lead in Chile presidential election: poll
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Former President Michelle Bachelet is holding onto her substantial lead before Chile’s presidential election on November 17, an IPSOS poll showed on Thursday.
