Exclusive: South Korea nearing decision to buy F-35 fighters
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is nearing a decision to buy some Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, but will likely keep its options open for a limited purchase of Boeing Co’s F-15, sources familiar with the country’s fighter competition…
Italian police bust ring of corrupt morticians
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police arrested five morticians on Wednesday on charges of making tens of thousands of euros a month in bribes from funeral homes and profiting from grieving families of the dead.
Security pact delay hampers NATO plans for post-2014 Afghanistan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO has agreed the outline of a military force it intends to keep in Afghanistan after its combat mission there ends next year, but troop numbers remain uncertain due to ongoing talks between Washington and Kabul.
Canadian billionaire Stronach to end foray into Austrian politics
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austro-Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach is to retire from Austrian politics after a year-long adventure that culminated in a poor poll showing and the near self-destruction of his party.
Analysis: Saudi move reflects fears U.S. falling for Iranian charm
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s warning that it will downgrade its relationship with the United States is based on a fear that President Barack Obama lacks both the mettle and the guile to confront mutual adversaries, and is instead handing the…
Colombia’s Cerrejon coal railway bombed; exports unaffected
BOGOTA (Reuters) – A stretch of the railway belonging to Colombia’s biggest coal producer, Cerrejon, was bombed late on Tuesday, the second such attack in 10 days but one that would not have any immediate impact on exports, the company said in a statem…
Berlusconi ordered to stand trial for bribing senator
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi was ordered to stand trial for corruption on Wednesday, in a fresh legal blow to the former Italian prime minister following his conviction for tax fraud in August and a string of other cases.
Berlusconi ordered to stand trial for bribing senator
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi was ordered to stand trial for corruption on Wednesday, in a fresh legal blow to the former Italian prime minister following his conviction for tax fraud in August and a string of other cases.
Egypt military officers back army chief for president
CAIRO (Reuters) – After months of turmoil in Egypt, military officers are pushing popular army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to run for president, after the 2011 uprising had inspired hopes for democratic change in a country long dominated by generals.
U.S., Israel differ on how to resolve Iran nuclear issue
ROME (Reuters) – U.S. and Israeli officials differed over Iran’s nuclear program on Wednesday as Israel called for its effective dismantlement and the United States suggested better safeguards could assure that it is peaceful rather than military in na…
