China says it has no information in Snowden case
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry offered no details on Thursday on the National Security Agency contractor who revealed the U.S. government’s top-secret monitoring of phone and Internet data and who is in hiding in Hong Kong.
Downturn challenges Poland’s tea-drinking fiscal hawk
WARSAW (Reuters) – With his fondness for tea in china cups and upper-class English accent, British-born Jacek Rostowski projects an air of cultivated calm, but the economic slowdown has put his job as Poland’s finance minister in the balance.
If U.S. does not arm Syria’s rebels, Arabs, Europeans may
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Among the consequences facing U.S. President Barack Obama if he decides against arming Syria’s rebels is that Arab and European states may step in more aggressively, perhaps further fracturing rebel forces.
Insight: The big money bails on Argentina – again
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – More than a decade after Argentina’s epic financial collapse of 2001-02, many investors are rushing for the door once again.
Tide of humanity, as well as rising seas, lap at Kiribati’s future
SOUTH TARAWA, Kiribati (Reuters) – The ocean laps against a protective seawall outside the maternity ward at Kiribati’s Nawerewere Hospital, marshalling itself for another assault with the next king tide.
Brazil police say eight firemen evaded duty at deadly nightclub blaze: TV
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian police accused eight firefighters of dereliction of duty for their alleged failure to enforce fire codes at a nightclub where a January 27 blaze resulted in the deaths of 242 people, the Record TV network reported o…
Mexico Congress to hold special sessions, buttressing reforms
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Congressional leaders of Mexico’s main parties said on Wednesday they had agreed to hold two special sessions of Congress in July and August to tackle outstanding initiatives, paving the way for key energy and fiscal reforms to …
Iranian Gmail users targeted in pre-election hacking campaign: Google
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Gmail accounts belonging to Iranian users have been targeted in an extensive hacking campaign in the weeks leading up to the country’s closely watched presidential elections on Friday, Google Inc said on W…
Mali president seeks changes to ceasefire blueprint
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s interim president told international mediators on Wednesday he wanted changes to a proposed ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels, meaning talks will have to resume on Thursday in neighboring Burkina Faso.
North Korea says South’s ‘sinister’ moves caused talks collapse
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea blamed the South on Thursday for scuttling fresh dialogue that aimed to ease tensions between the rival Koreas, saying Seoul deliberately torpedoed reconciliation talks planned for this week.
