Italy court sentences Pirelli head in spying probe
MILAN (Reuters) – A Milan court handed the chairman of Italian tire maker Pirelli, Marco Tronchetti Provera, a suspended sentence of 20 months in jail on Wednesday in a case involving the use of Telecom Italia’s data to snoop on Italy’s elite.
Pirates hijack tanker off Gabon as shipping risks spread
LONDON (Reuters) – Pirates have hijacked an oil products tanker with 24 crew on board off the Gabon coast, the vessel’s operator said on Wednesday, as a surge in such attacks in West Africa’s mineral-rich Gulf of Guinea threatens regional shipping.
Senior Egypt Brotherhood figures to meet EU’s Ashton
CAIRO (Reuters) – Senior figures from ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood will meet EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who is visiting Cairo on Wednesday, the movement said.
U.S. fugitive Snowden has no plans to leave Russia soon: lawyer
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has no plans to leave Russia soon and does not rule out eventually applying for citizenship, a lawyer helping the American with his bid for temporary asylum in Russia said on Wednesday…
Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentenced a top Islamist politician to death on Wednesday for crimes during a 1971 war of independence, as his supporters clashed with security forces in different parts of the country.
Trial of captain resumes after liner disaster in Italy
GROSSETO, Italy (Reuters) – Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, was not the only one to blame for a disaster off Italy last year in which 32 people died, his lawyers said at his trial on Wednesday.
Stray bullets from Syria kill two Turkish citizens
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – One man and a 15-year-old boy were killed when they were hit by stray bullets from Syria in the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar, Turkish security sources and health officials said on Wednesday.
First Vatican envoy to Malaysia sparks Muslim anger over ‘Allah’
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The Vatican’s first envoy to Malaysia has opened a storm of controversy by apparently supporting the use of the word “Allah” by Christians, prompting a rebuke from the government and condemnation from nationalist Malay groups i…
Russian lawyer expects Snowden to leave airport limbo soon
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden could leave Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport within a week, a Russian lawyer said on Wednesday.
Abbas to present peace talks offer to PLO: official
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Abbas plans to consult with the Palestinian leadership on Thursday on U.S. efforts to revive peace talks with Israel, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday.
