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Cuba says U.S. behind illegal wireless networks
HAVANA — Cuba accused the United States on Monday of enabling illegal Internet connections in its territory and said several people were arrested in April for profiting from the wireless networks. The official communist party newspaper Granma said those arrested, who were not identified, “had for some time and without…
U.S. has ‘confidence’ in Afghan assembly
WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday voiced “confidence” in Afghanistan’s upcoming traditional assembly (loya jirga), saying it trusted the meeting would affirm close US-Afghan ties. In Kabul just hours earlier, a suspected suicide bomber carrying a bag of explosives was shot dead near the site of the major meeting…
Chevron suspending drilling after oil spill off Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — US energy giant Chevron said Monday it has suspended drilling following an oil spill in waters off Rio de Janeiro state which prompted Brazil to demand a “rigorous investigation.” Chevron Brazil said it was “responding to oil seeps and a subsequent sheen that has occurred in…
Europe could be in worst hour since WW2: Merkel
LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkelsaid on Monday that Europe could be living through its toughest hour since World War Two as new leaders in Italy and Greece rushed to form governments and limit the damage from the eurozone debt crisis. A rally on financial markets sparked by the appointment of respected European technocrats…
China leads surge in foreign students: U.S. report
America’s colleges and universities are seeing record numbers offoreign students, thanks to a surge from China and heavy enrollment from elsewhere in Asia, a report released Monday said. The report by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the US State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs found a five-percent in rise in international…
US shifts drones from Iraq to Turkey: Pentagon
The United States has deployed Predator drones to Turkey from Iraq for surveillance flights in support of Ankara’s fight against Kurdish rebels, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday. With US forces withdrawing from Iraq by the end of the year, the four American unmanned aircraft will be shifted from an air field innorthern Iraq to the Incirlik air base in Turkey, Captain…
Britain may deploy missiles for Olympics – minister
Britain may deploy surface-to-air missiles to protect London during the 2012 Olympics, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said Monday, shortly after the government rejected reports of US security fears. Hammond told lawmakers that “all necessary measures” would be taken to protect the London games following the reports that the United States was set to send 1,000…
Tripoli asks Niger to rethink asylum for Kadhafi son
Libya’s new leaders on Monday urged Niger to reconsider its “hostile” decision to grant asylum to Moamer Kadhafi’s son Saadiduring the uprising which overthrew the longtime leader. “Niger should not become an asylum for criminals. We ask Niger to review this unjustified decision,” said Abdel Hafidh Ghoga, vice chairman of the National Transitional Council and spokesman for the…
New Greek PM says implementing EU accords ‘main task’
Greece’s new prime minister said Monday the main task of hisinterim government was to implement EU agreements on a debt rescue package, warning that the country’s participation in theeurozone was at stake. “The main task of this government as agreed by political leaders under the president is to carry out the decisions of the…
China tax office refuses Ai appeal funds: lawyer
Ai Weiwei has raised enough money to launch an appeal against his 15 million yuan ($2.36 million) tax bill, but authorities are refusing to accept the cash, the artist and dissident’s lawyer said Monday. Ai — who maintains that the government’s tax evasion charge is politically motivated — had said that he…
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