Snowden has not yet accepted asylum in Venezuela: WikiLeaks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has not yet formally accepted asylum in Venezuela, the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks said on Tuesday after a Russian lawmaker posted a statement to that effect on Twitter and then delet…
Berlusconi’s final tax fraud appeal hearing set for July 30
ROME (Reuters) – Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s final appeal against a prison term for tax fraud is expected to be heard in court on July 30, much earlier than expected, his lawyers said on Tuesday.
New Israel U.S. envoy reportedly has had Republican links
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday named a close U.S.-born political adviser with reported links in the past to the Republican party as Israel’s new ambassador to Washington.
France eliminates threat to cut off internet pirates
PARIS (Reuters) – France has put an end to the most controversial element of a copyright piracy law that allowed the government to cut off the Internet subscriptions of repeat offenders.
Three Somalis convicted of piracy, murder in yacht attack off Oman
NORFOLK, Virginia (Reuters) – Three Somalis were convicted on Monday of piracy, kidnapping and murder in the 2011 shooting deaths of four Americans sailing in the Indian Ocean off of Oman and could face the death penalty, according to court documents.
Four Nigerians sentenced to life for Islamist bombings
ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian court sentenced four members of Islamist sect Boko Haram to life imprisonment on Tuesday for their role in three deadly attacks carried out with industrial explosives near the capital Abuja in 2011.
U.S. encouraged by Egyptian transition plan, U.S. official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is encouraged that Egypt’s interim government has “laid out a plan for the path forward,” a U.S. official said on Tuesday when asked about the government’s intention to hold parliamentary elections in about six …
Egypt prosecutor to investigate 650 suspects over violence: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s prosecutor general on Tuesday began investigating 650 people suspected of involvement in violence that killed dozens in front of a military compound in Cairo a day earlier, the state news agency said.
Russia: Syria rebels likely behind Aleppo chemical attack
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russian scientific analysis indicates a deadly projectile that hit a suburb of the Syrian city of Aleppo on March 19 contained the nerve agent sarin and was most likely fired by rebels, Russia’s U.N. envoy said on Tuesday.
Kenya seizes more smuggled ivory destined for Malaysia
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan officials have impounded another large consignment of smuggled elephant ivory barely a week after intercepting a similar haul, highlighting the rise of poaching in Africa.
