Austria begins withdrawing peacekeepers from Golan
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria has begun withdrawing peacekeepers from the Golan Heights, winding down a four-decade mission due to spillover fighting from the Syrian civil war, the defense ministry said.
U.S. Prism spying program rattles EU lawmakers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European lawmakers threatened on Tuesday to unpick data-sharing agreements with the United States, reacting furiously to reports that U.S. authorities have accessed emails and other personal data from leading Internet companies.
Swiss-U.S. tax spat goes to wire after parliament setback
ZURICH (Reuters) – A Swiss government plan to protect the country’s banks from U.S. criminal charges has been thrown into doubt by a Swiss parliamentary committee’s rejection of the proposed bill on Tuesday.
Cyber-snooping backlash builds in Berlin before Obama’s JFK trip
BERLIN (Reuters) – German outrage over a secret U.S. Internet spying program is building before a visit by Barack Obama next week, with senior members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government demanding a full explanation from the president when he land…
Khatami, reformists back Rohani in Iran presidential vote
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian reformists led by former President Mohammad Khatami have endorsed Hassan Rohani, the lone moderate contesting Friday’s election for the presidency, held by hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the past eight years.
Hong Kong legal battle looms for NSA contractor
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A potential extradition tussle in Hong Kong over an American who has exposed the U.S. government’s top-secret surveillance programs could prove to be a test case for civil liberties in the financial hub controlled by China.
Hong Kong legal battle looms for NSA contractor
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A potential extradition tussle in Hong Kong over an American who has exposed the U.S. government’s top-secret surveillance programs could prove to be a test case for civil liberties in the financial hub controlled by China.
Strike hits French airports
PARIS (Reuters) – French air traffic controllers walked off the job at the start of a three-day strike on Tuesday, grounding hundreds of flights across the country in a protest against plans to liberalize civil airspace.
China’s latest ‘sacred’ manned space mission blasts off
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese manned spacecraft blasted off with three astronauts on board on Tuesday on a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab in the latest step towards the development of a space station.
China’s latest ‘sacred’ manned space mission blasts off
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese manned spacecraft blasted off with three astronauts on board on Tuesday on a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab in the latest step towards the development of a space station.
