Beijing may ease household residence rules
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing has proposed a new system giving permanent residence status to millions of people already living in the city, giving them better access to services like healthcare and education.
El Salvador lawmakers seek to end impunity in church sex abuse
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador’s Congress on Thursday passed legislation to remove the statute of limitations on sex crimes against minors as the country’s church faces a growing number of abuse cases.
China army paper warns of lost wars and shame if no reform
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military risks losing wars and bringing millennia of shame upon itself if it drags its heels on reform, the army’s official newspaper said on Friday, warning that modernization of the armed forces was behind that of advanced…
Mexico’s Pemex says five workers hurt in oil refinery fire
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Five workers were hurt when a fire broke out at the Lazaro Cardenas refinery in Minatitlan in the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz, state oil and gas company Pemex said on Thursday.
China to prosecute former environment official for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities will prosecute a former environment official for corruption after an investigation found he took bribes and accepted invites from company executives to play golf, the Environment Ministry said on Friday.
North, South Korean officials meet in fresh bid to improve ties
SEOUL (Reuters) – Senior officials from North and South Korea met for talks on Friday to discuss improving ties and resuming cooperation projects, like cross-border tours, stalled amid tensions that have remained high for nearly six years.
Three Islamic State leaders killed in recent strikes: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria has killed the group’s finance minister and two other senior leaders in air strikes in recent weeks, a U.S. military spokesman said on Thursday.
U.S. updates jet-engine technology transfer policy with India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has updated its policy on gas-turbine engine technology transfer to India, a move that should lead to expanded cooperation in production and design of jet-engine components, a joint statement said on Thursday.
Zimbabwe activists call for tougher action against child marriages
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thobekile Mpofu was 15 when she got pregnant to a 41-year-old man who quickly accepted responsibility and married her, avoiding possible legal action for having sex with an underage girl.
Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey, U.S. official says
LONDON (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have made more than $500 million trading oil with significant volumes sold to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and some finding its way to Turkey, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Thur…
