Beijing expects young pro-democracy ‘radicals’ to become Hong Kong lawmaker: SCMP
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Beijing accepts that several young pro-democracy “radicals” will be elected to Hong Kong’s law making Legislative Council in September, a Hong Kong newspaper cited a top Chinese official as saying, as tensions in the city over ind…
Brazil’s Lula likely to take cabinet position: source
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will likely accept a position in President Dilma Rousseff’s cabinet but plans to travel to Brasilia on Tuesday to discuss his options with her in person, a source said o…
Iran says missiles for self defense, tests do not violate nuclear deal
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that its ballistic missiles were for self-defense and that recent tests condemned by the United States did not violate an historic nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers.
Sixth of Hong Kong domestic workers are victims of forced labor: experts
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – One in six migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong is a victim of forced labor and a significant proportion have been trafficked, rights campaigners said on Tuesday as they called for stronger protections for the cit…
Iran says missiles for self defense, tests do not violate nuclear deal
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday its ballistic missiles were for self-defense and that recent tests condemned by the United States did not violate an historic nuclear deal between Tehran and six world p…
China anti-graft campaign to tackle poverty relief funds misuse
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-graft campaign will take on a new dimension by targeting officials who misuse or embezzle poverty relief funds, the country’s top prosecutor told state media in an interview published on Tuesday.
Malaysia, Australia to discuss China moves in disputed South China Sea
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on Monday he will meet his Australian counterpart next week to discuss China’s military buildup in the disputed South China Sea and hold talks with fellow claimants the Phili…
Airfares, convenience emerge as fault line in Cuba flight applications
(Reuters) – U.S. airlines hoping to get a few of the limited number of flights to Cuba filed regulatory papers on Monday in response to rivals’ applications laying out their best arguments for consumer travel to the Caribbean island.
Obama concerned about Venezuela’s struggling economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama, in an interview that aired on Monday, voiced concern about the struggling Venezuelan economy and said he did not want to see the country fail despite the tense relations between Washington and Caracas…
U.N. chief furious with Morocco over Western Sahara demonstration
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Morocco’s foreign minister on Monday he was angered and disappointed by a demonstration in Rabat he said was a personal attack on him over remarks he made about the disputed territory o…
