Standard Bank economist resigns after controversial Twitter comment
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Standard Bank said an economist who was suspended for a controversial tweet that prompted mostly black youths to march to the lender’s offices in downtown Johannesburg has resigned.
Legal opinion backs Austria’s migrant cap: paper
VIENNA (Reuters) – A cap on asylum claims announced by Austria in January does not break European Union law, according to a legal opinion commissioned by the Austrian government, daily Oberoesterreichische Nachrichten said on Tuesday, citing government…
Senior U.S. general says Brexit would weaken NATO versus Russia: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – A British exit from the European Union could trigger the unraveling of the bloc and thus weaken the NATO military alliance in relation to Russia, the head of the U.S. Army in Europe was quoted as saying by the BBC on Tuesday.
Major Thai trafficking trial opens amid fears for witnesses
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The trial of 92 suspected human traffickers, arrested after the discovery of shallow graves of migrants in Thai jungle, began in Bangkok on Tuesday and the attorney-general’s office said it would be over within a year amid fears abo…
Herders suffer as Nigeria army shuts cattle trade to fight Boko Haram
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A Nigerian government push to strangle the Boko Haram insurgency has shut down the cattle trade that sustained the city of Maiduguri, leaving many residents with no livelihood, including many of the two million people dis…
Turkish air strikes in northern Iraq kill 45 Kurdish militants: army
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Air strikes by 11 Turkish warplanes in northern Iraq on Monday are believed to have killed 45 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, the armed forces said in a statement on Tuesday.
Taiwan president-elect touts new cabinet, mum on China ties
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan president-elect Tsai Ing-wen pledged on Tuesday her first cabinet would focus on the economic and financial issues, but avoided discussing China following a barrage of warnings directed at her by Beijing over the past week or …
Japan opposition new name seen as risk ahead of election
TOKYO (Reuters) – A new name unveiled by Japan’s main opposition party and a smaller group with which it is set to merge has come under fire, as analysts warn the rebranding could do more harm than good just months away from a national election.
Mexico governor floats idea of medical opium growing to reduce drug violence
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A senior Mexican official has said legalizing cultivation of opium poppies for medicinal purposes might help reduce violence in one of the regions most affected by brutal drug gangs that have ravaged the country for years.
With Havana trip, Obama seeks to make history, lock in Cuba opening
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Barack Obama’s historic visit to Havana next week may be the closest he comes to a Nixon-goes-to-China moment, but he also has another more practical goal: to make his opening to Cuba irreversible for the next U.S. president.
