Third Japanese minister visits controversial shrine for war dead
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese cabinet minister visited a controversial shrine for war dead on Tuesday, the third to do so during the autumn festival, a day after China chastised Abe for sending an offering to what many see as a symbol of Japan’s past mi…
Behind the strife, Hollande grinds out French reforms
PARIS (Reuters) – Behind the headlines and images portraying a government unable to reconcile warring bosses and trade unions, economic reforms are slowly taking hold in France.
Canada’s new PM Trudeau vows to bring hope, change
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is moving back to the house where he grew up.
Mexican lower house votes to lower tax on sugary drinks
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s lower house of Congress on Monday approved a proposal to cut taxes on some sugar-sweetened drinks despite concerns the move would hinder the fight against obesity in Latin America’s No. 2 economy.
Asylum seeker’s rape claims overshadow Australia’s bid for U.N. rights body
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s hardline immigration policies overshadowed the launch of its bid to join the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday, with the government and rights lawyers arguing bitterly over a pregnant Somali asylum-seeker who claims she…
Return of dollar black market shows limits of Myanmar reforms
YANGON (Reuters) – Banks in Myanmar bought hundreds of millions of dollars in the black market this year, banking sources said, in a resurgence of an unregulated trade that flourished under military rule and has raised fears among foreign investors of …
Canadians vent over voting delays, headaches on social media
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canadians turned to social media to complain about the difficulty of voting on Monday in the country’s closely fought federal election, which comes after the ruling Conservatives toughened rules around voter identification.
Pentagon says U.S. military personnel rammed gate of MSF hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. military personnel rammed into the gate of a medical aid group’s hospital in Afghanistan last week to enter the grounds of the building hit in a U.S. air strike earlier this month, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday.
Return of dollar black market shows limits of Myanmar reforms
YANGON (Reuters) – Banks in Myanmar bought hundreds of millions of dollars in the black market this year, banking sources said, in a resurgence of an unregulated trade that flourished under military rule and has raised fears among foreign investors of …
Swing to left puts Canada PM Harper at risk in close election
CALGARY/MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canadians looked set for political change on Monday as polls showed a strong prospect that Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government will be ousted, or reduced to a minority, amid a late surge by Liberal rival…
