Venezuela seizing two workover rigs from U.S. company
HOUSTON/CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela is in the process of seizing oil equipment owned by Houston-based Superior Energy Services, a company spokesman said on Monday, after state-run PDVSA failed to pay debts owed to the U.S. company.
African leaders call for Congo peace as army, rebels clash
MBUZI, Democratic Republic of Congo/PRETORIA (Reuters) – African leaders and international envoys appealed to Congo’s government and M23 rebels on Monday to stop fighting and embrace a peace deal after the two sides bombarded each other near the Uganda…
Iraq passes election law after weeks of debate
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi lawmakers passed a new election law on Monday after weeks of debate, paving the way for polls to be held next year and allaying fears that they would be delayed due to deteriorating security.
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…
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…
