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| Somalia's al Shabaab says Uganda did not prevent attack by the group | | | MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab militants denied on Monday that Ugandan authorities had foiled an attack by the group, after police in Uganda's capital seized explosives and suicide vests and arrested 19 people. Ugandan Information Minister Rose Namayanja told Reuters that Saturday's raid seized an extraordinary amount of explosives from a suspected al Shabaab cell that was planning an attack. Namayanja said the government believed the Kampala cell had links to al Shabaab, without elaborating. On Saturday, the U.S. ... |
| Governments pressure Google for more user information | |  REUTERS - Google Inc said it was facing increasing pressure from governments around the world to reveal user information in criminal investigations amid ongoing revelations about national surveillance programs. The number of requests increased 15 percent sequentially in the first half of this year and 150 percent in the last five years, the company said in its semi-annual transparency report on Monday. (http://bit.ly/1saSddE) In the United States, demand for information jumped 19 percent in the first six months of 2014 and more than tripled since 2009, when it started publishing the report. ...
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| Mauritius names opposition leader; former leader strikes deal with ruling party | |  By Jean Paul Arouff PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius appointed a new leader of the opposition on Monday, replacing the head of the Mauritian Militant Movement, which has decided to enter into a coalition with the ruling Labour Party. Pravind Jugnauth, a former finance minister and the leader of the Mauritian Socialist Movement, will take over as opposition leader from Paul Bérenger, who said on Sunday he was resigning after his party voted massively in favour of an alliance with the Labour Party. ...
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| Swiss say would shield Snowden from "political" extradition to U.S | |  ZURICH (Reuters) - Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden could be granted safe passage in Switzerland if he helped a potential criminal inquiry into U.S. spying there, the Swiss public prosecutor's office said on Monday. He would probably not be extradited to the United States if Washington asked, but it was also unlikely that he would be granted political asylum, according to a document laying out Switzerland's legal options if Snowden were to visit. ...
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| GM to offer compensation for 19 deaths related to ignition switch | |  By Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co will pay compensation for 19 deaths linked to a faulty ignition switch, according to the lawyer overseeing the compensation process, more than the 13 deaths the automaker had previously admitted were caused by the now recalled part. Outside attorney Ken Feinberg is still reviewing claims of death and injury that occurred due to the risk that an ignition switch installed in 2.6 million GM cars could slip out of the "run" position, stalling the vehicles and disabling the cars' airbags. ...
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| Britain says no rescue mission as does not know where IS hostages are | |  By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain ruled out a mission by special forces to rescue a Briton whose life was threatened in the latest execution video released by Islamic State militants, saying on Monday it did not know where he and other hostages were being held. In the video released on Saturday, IS militants threatened to kill taxi driver Alan Henning if British Prime Minister David Cameron continued to support the fight against them. ...
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| Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader Badie to life in jail | |  CAIRO (Reuters) - Mohamed Badie, top leader of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, was sentenced to life in jail along with 14 others on Monday on charges of murder and inciting violence during clashes near Cairo last year. The session had been summoned for witness statements but the judge surprised journalists and others present by issuing a verdict. Badie, 71, is among hundreds of Brotherhood members already sentenced to death in mass trials that have drawn criticism from Western governments and human rights groups. The death sentences are subject to appeal. ...
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| Sweden's new leader reaches out to foes after shock far-right gains | |  By Simon Johnson and Daniel Dickson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's centre-left leader began efforts to forge a minority government by reaching out to his defeated centre-right foes on Monday, a day after winning an election marked by big gains for an anti-immigrant party that now holds the balance of power. Stefan Lofven's Social Democrats and two other left-leaning parties garnered more votes than the outgoing centre-right Alliance of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Sunday's election but fell short of a parliamentary majority. ...
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| Election shows Kremlin's grip on Russian regions | | | By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - The ruling United Russia party and state-backed candidates won decisive victories in Russian regional elections at the weekend in what Kremlin critics said was the result of vote-rigging and a stifling political climate. Of 85 regional governors, the 29 who were up for re-election on Sunday were either members of the ruling party or backed by the Kremlin. All won their races easily, with more than half getting more than 80 percent of the vote, according to the central election commission. United Russia is loyal to President Vladimir Putin. ... |
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