Latin American nations fuming over NSA spying allegations
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Irate Latin American nations are demanding explanations from the United States about new allegations that it spied on both allies and foes in the region with secret surveillance programs.
Quebec town grapples with loss in train wreck aftermath
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) – Residents of the town of Lac-Megantic in Quebec were coming to grips on Thursday with the reality that 50 of their own were most likely dead in the aftermath of the worst railway disaster in North American in more than …
Vatican broadens child abuse crimes in legal reform
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican unveiled changes to its law on Thursday that name the sexual abuse of children as a specific crime and aim to implement international anti-money laundering norms as the city state seeks to end years of scandal.
Exclusive: Egypt has less than two months imported wheat left – ex-minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has less than two months’ supply of imported wheat left in its stocks, ousted President Mohamed Mursi’s minister of supplies said, revealing a shortage more acute than previously disclosed.
One injured in toxic gas leak at Total refinery in France
PARIS (Reuters) – A leak of toxic gas from a Total oil refinery in northwestern France in the early hours of Thursday caused the plant to be briefly evacuated, disrupted local train services and injured one worker, Total said.
Brussels says wants a stable Portugal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission supports Portugal’s efforts to avoid any political instability that could derail its return to normal borrowing on financial markets next year, it said on Thursday.
Twin suicide bombs kill five policemen in west Iraq: police
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers attacked a police station in western Iraq on Thursday, killing at least five policemen, police sources said.
Exiled dissidents claim Iran building new nuclear site
PARIS (Reuters) – An exiled opposition group said on Thursday it had obtained information about a secret underground nuclear site under construction in Iran, without specifying what kind of atomic activity it believed would be carried out there.
Egypt condemns Iranian ‘interference’ after army ousts Mursi
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt accused Iran on Thursday of “unacceptable interference” in its domestic affairs for having criticized the Egyptian army’s removal of elected president Mohamed Mursi last week.
Egypt unrest could threaten food security: U.N. agency
ROME (Reuters) – Civil unrest and dwindling foreign exchange reserves raise serious food security concerns in Egypt, the United Nations’ food agency said in a report on Thursday.
