Five dead, 23 injured in Slovak bus crash in Serbia
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Five people died and 23 were injured early on Tuesday when a Slovak bus swerved off the road in southern Serbia, the Interior Ministry said.
Germany’s economy minister to visit Putin in Moscow: newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel plans to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin early next week to discuss ties between the two nations amid growing policy divisions within Germany’s ruling right-left coalition, a newspaper re…
‘In’ regains ground as UK’s EU referendum gets down to wire
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Two opinion polls on Monday suggested support for Britain staying in the European Union had recovered some ground following the murder of a pro-EU lawmaker, but a third poll found support for a “Brexit” ahead by a whisker.
Former mayor in Chinese port city of Ningbo to be prosecuted
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party has expelled a former mayor of the port city of Ningbo, accusing him of taking bribes, trading influence and money for sex, indulging in “superstitious activities” and violating rules on extravagance …
Scepticism, tensions linger after China ‘rebel’ village head admits to graft
WUKAN, China (Reuters) – The chief of a Chinese “rebel” village once seen as a symbol of grassroots democracy said in a video on Tuesday that he’d accepted bribes, but many in the village said the confession was probably forced and pledged to ramp up p…
No cheer for Chinese province as banquet booze ban slapped on officials
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A county government in eastern China’s Anhui province has banned all alcoholic beverages from official banquets, except those held to attract investment or for foreign affairs, the state-backed newspaper China Daily reported on Tue…
Head of Mexico’s ruling PRI steps down after electoral drubbing
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The president of Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, announced his resignation on Monday, two weeks after the party of President Enrique Pena Nieto suffered a humiliating defeat in regional elections.
Colombia to complete talks with FARC rebels by July 20 -president
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia will have completed negotiations with leftist FARC rebels by July 20, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday, in what would be a key step in efforts to end more than five decades of war in the Andean country.
Chinese economic cyber-espionage plummets in U.S.: experts
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Chinese government appears to be abiding by its September pledge to stop supporting the hacking of American trade secrets to help companies there compete, private U.S. security executives and government advisors said on Mo…
China’s Yulin gears up for annual dog-meat festival amidst opposition
YULIN, China (Reuters) – China’s southern city of Yulin geared up on Monday for its upcoming dog meat festival despite widespread opposition from activists calling for an end to the slaughter and eating of the animals.
