Snowden threatens new U.S. leaks, asks numerous countries for asylum
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden broke his silence on Monday for the first time since fleeing to Moscow over a week ago, blasting the Obama administration and saying he remained free to make new disclosures abo…
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian during a confrontation in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian officials said.
Iran says new U.S. sanctions will complicate nuclear issue
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has played down the impact of U.S. sanctions that came into effect this week, but said the measures would complicate a resolution to the dispute over its nuclear program.
Russian helicopter crash kills at least 19
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A helicopter packed with passengers crashed in Siberia on Tuesday, killing at least 19 of the 28 people aboard, Russia’s civil aviation commission said.
Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Indonesia’s Sumatra island-USGS
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude struck the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
UAE court jails scores of Emiratis in coup plot trial: TV
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A United Arab Emirates court on Tuesday convicted and jailed most of 94 Emiratis accused of plotting a coup, Abu Dhabi television said, at the end of trial analysts said reflected official mistrust of Islamist groups following the…
South Africa’s De Klerk in hospital for heart procedure
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s last white president, FW de Klerk, will undergo a procedure on Tuesday to install a pacemaker, his assistant said.
China’s Xinjiang offers rewards after deadliest unrest in four years
BEIJING (Reuters) – China announced rewards of up to 100,000 yuan ($16,000) on Tuesday for information leading the arrest of those responsible for the deadliest violence in four years in the vast far-western region of Xinjiang, dominated by Muslim Uigh…
South Africa’s Mandela still ‘critical but stable’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Ailing anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela remained in hospital on Monday in a “critical but stable” condition, the government said.
Taliban attack on supply base in Afghan capital kills six
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents including a suicide bomber in a truck killed six people in an attack on a foreign logistics and supply company in Kabul on Tuesday, police said, the latest in a string of daring assaults in the Afghan capital.
