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.
Seven dead in two separate mine accidents in Albania
TIRANA (Reuters) – Seven people died in two separate accidents in mines in Albania on Thursday, five of them killed by fumes from a generator as they scavenged for scrap metal.
Kerry warns Israel of troubles ahead if peace talks fail
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Israel on Thursday that it could face a third Palestinian uprising and deepening international isolation if American-brokered peace negotiations failed.
Hacked voicemails found in safe of Murdoch’s UK news company, court told
LONDON (Reuters) – Recordings of hacked voicemail messages from then British Home Secretary were found in the safe of the top lawyer at Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper arm, the trial of two of his former editors over phone-hacking was told on Thursd…
