Twitter account of China’s state broadcaster hacked
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state broadcaster CCTV News said on Tuesday one of its Twitter accounts had been hacked, and deleted a tweet claiming the country’s president had set up a special unit to probe corruption accusations against a former domesti…
U.S. missile attacks killed civilians in Yemen: rights group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. missile strikes, including armed drone attacks, have killed dozens of civilians in Yemen as the United States tries to crack down on al Qaeda in the country, a prominent human rights organization said on Tuesday.
U.S. drone strikes killed Pakistani grandmother, laborers: Amnesty
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – U.S. drone strikes killed a Pakistani grandmother and 18 civilian laborers last year, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, shedding new light on a major source of tension in U.S.-Pakistani relations.
Australian territory passes first same-sex marriage law
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian Capital Territory became the first jurisdiction in Australia to legalize same-sex marriage with a bill passing the ACT parliament by just one vote on Tuesday.
Mexico plan to hike border states’ sales tax could face test in Senate
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A key part of Mexico’s planned tax overhaul could come under pressure as it goes through the Senate, with a top lawmaker on Monday saying plans to raise sales tax in border states should be rejected.
Venezuela recovers likely remains of Italian fashion boss killed in plane crash
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela said on Monday it has recovered what it believes are the remains of Italian fashion executive Vittorio Missoni, who went missing in January after taking off in a small plane from the Los Roques archipelago in the Caribbean…
Bulgarian fugitive convicted in suffocation deaths of 18 stowaways arrested in U.S.
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A Bulgarian fugitive convicted in the suffocation deaths of 18 Sri Lankan stowaways who died in the back of a truck he was driving nearly two decades ago has been arrested near Seattle and faces possible extradition to h…
Bulgarian fugitive convicted in suffocation deaths of 18 stowaways arrested in U.S.
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A Bulgarian fugitive convicted in the suffocation deaths of 18 Sri Lankan stowaways who died in the back of a truck he was driving nearly two decades ago has been arrested near Seattle and faces possible extradition to h…
Afghanistan says differences remain on U.S. security pact
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan and the United States have not yet agreed on several issues in a bilateral security pact, a senior Afghan spokesman said, raising the prospect that Washington could pull out all its troops from the war-ravaged nation next …
France summons U.S. ambassador over spying report
LUXEMBOURG/PARIS (Reuters) – France summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday after Le Monde newspaper reported the huge scale of alleged American spying on French citizens, with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius calling the revelations unacceptable.
