Obama, Karzai ‘reaffirm’ Afghan-led peace process with Taliban: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday discussed stalled peace talks with the Taliban and “reaffirmed” their support for the process, the White House said.
Australian spy bosses brief government on possible Asian fallout over Snowden: report
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s main intelligence and spying agencies have briefed the government on the PRISM internet surveillance program amid fears former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden may release information damaging to Australia’s relati…
Putin rules out handing Snowden over to United States
MOSCOW/NAANTALI, Finland (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Tuesday a former U.S. spy agency contractor sought by the United States was in the transit area of a Moscow airport but ruled out handing him to Washington, dismissing U.S. crit…
Argentina asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear debt appeal
NEW YORK/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina has taken its legal battle with “holdout” creditors to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking that body to overturn a lower court ruling in a case whose outcome could push the country into default.
U.S. program to build houses in Haiti falls short, report finds
MIAMI (Reuters) – A U.S. government program to build housing in Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake will only construct one-sixth of the homes intended because of poor planning, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO…
Trade, investment seen as major focus of Obama’s Africa trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leveraging the power of the huge U.S. market to spur increased trade and investment with Africa will be a major focus of President Barack Obama’s trip to the continent this week, U.S. Trade Representative Mike Froman said on Tues…
Chinese businessman behind $40 billion Nicaragua canal denies special ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – The mysterious Chinese businessman behind a $40 billion plan to build a canal through Nicaragua pledged transparency on Tuesday — but refused to reveal where he attended college.
Russia spies may be chatting with ‘tasty morsel’ Snowden
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Edward Snowden’s disappearance from view has heightened speculation that the former U.S. spy agency contractor may be talking to Russian secret services, which see him as a “tasty morsel” that is too good to miss.
Albanians hand Socialists a landslide, defeated PM silent
TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania’s Socialist opposition claimed a landslide election victory on Tuesday and supporters poured into the streets, but two days after the volatile NATO country voted, its defeated prime minister remained silent.
Russia, U.S. fail to set up Syria peace talks
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Talks between the United States and Russia to set up a Syrian peace conference produced no deal on Tuesday, with the powers on either side of the two-year civil war failing to agree when it should be held or who would be invit…
