U.S. spy agency edges into the light after Snowden revelations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There was a time when the U.S. National Security Agency was so secretive that government officials dared not speak its name in public. NSA, the joke went, stood for “No Such Agency.”
Merkel tries to reassure nervous German voters over Greece
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to reassure voters on Sunday that Greece would not need a debt writedown but left open the option of more aid for Athens as she struggled to contain a dispute which could hurt her in next month’…
Medical charity MSF says 355 dead in Syria chemical attack
PARIS (Reuters) – Three hospitals near Damascus reported 355 deaths after an alleged chemical attack last Wednesday out of around 3,600 admissions with neurotoxic symptoms, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Saturday.
Russia warns U.S. not to repeat in Syria past mistakes in region
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia warned the United States on Sunday against repeating past mistakes, saying that any unilateral military action in Syria would undermine efforts for peace and have a devastating impact on the security situation in the Middle Ea…
Russia says ‘tragic mistake’ to assign blame too soon for Syrian gas attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Sunday that assigning blame too soon over the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria would be a “tragic mistake”, before a U.N. investigation on Monday.
Russia says ‘tragic mistake’ to assign blame too soon for Syrian gas attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Sunday that assigning blame too soon over the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria would be a “tragic mistake”, before a U.N. investigation on Monday.
Order restored after fresh Myanmar religious unrest
HTAN KONE, Myanmar (Reuters) – Authorities restored order in Myanmar’s northern Sagaing region on Sunday after a Buddhist mob set fire to nearly two dozen Muslim-owned buildings and attacked rescue workers in the latest widening of sectarian violence i…
U.S. says Syrian offer on chemical site inspection is too late
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has little doubt the Syrian government used chemical weapons against civilians last week, and any decision to open the site to U.N. inspectors was “too late to be credible,” a senior official in the U.S. adminis…
Bomb tears through Yemen air force bus, killing officer
SANAA (Reuters) – A bomb tore through the side of a bus carrying Yemeni air force personnel to their base in the capital Sanaa on Sunday, killing at least one officer and wounding several others, state media reported.
Indian police round up all five suspects in Mumbai rape case
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police have arrested all five suspects in connection with the gang-rape of a photo journalist in Mumbai last week, a senior official said on Sunday, in a case that has revived uncomfortable questions about women’s safety.
