Defense secretary called Egypt’s army chief on Tuesday: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday and the two also spoke last week, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, declining to offer details of the conversations.
Leaks like Snowden’s put lives at risk: UK minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Leaks of sensitive intelligence like those of fugitive U.S. analyst Edward Snowden put lives and national security at risk, potentially jeopardizing vital work to protect the public, Britain’s security minister said on Wednesday.
Bolivian presidential plane lands at Canary Islands airport
MADRID (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane arrived at Spain’s Canary Islands at around 10:30 a.m. EDT for a refueling stop on its way back to Bolivia, an airport source said on Wednesday.
Syrian conflict putting al Qaeda militants closer to Europe: UK
LONDON (Reuters) – The conflict in Syria has brought al Qaeda fighters closer to Europe and in greater numbers than ever before, profoundly changing the nature of the terrorism threat, Britain’s top security official said on Wednesday.
South American presidents outraged over diverted Bolivian leader’s flight
LIMA (Reuters) – Heads of state in the South American bloc Unasur on Wednesday strenuously rejected the diversion of Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane in Europe and demanded an explanation for “unfriendly and unjustifiable acts.”
Latin America furious at treatment of Bolivia in Snowden affair
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – South American leaders, outraged by the diversion of a Bolivian presidential plane in Europe over the Edward Snowden affair, weighed on Wednesday whether to hold an emergency summit to denounce what some called a U.S.-led act o…
Police detain Russian mayor who left Putin’s party
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian opposition politician, whose election as a city mayor last year embarrassed President Vladimir Putin, was detained on Wednesday on corruption charges.
Russia wants whistleblower’s ex-boss jailed for nine years
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian prosecutor asked a court on Wednesday to sentence the British former boss of late whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky to nine years in prison in a tax evasion trial that has been criticized by rights groups and Western governmen…
Egypt’s army chief turns on the president who promoted him
CAIRO (Reuters) – When President Mohamed Mursi swept aside the ageing commanders of Egypt’s military a year ago and named a soft-spoken, deeply religious younger general to head the armed forces, it was a demonstration that the military was now subordi…
Insight: Libya starts facing up to Gaddafi regime’s sex crimes
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The young woman introduced as “The Revolutionary” was breaking a taboo in Libya by speaking out about how she and other women had been raped by Muammar Gaddafi’s men in the early months of the country’s uprising.
