India’s Modi accepts defeat on contentious land decree, will change law
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will let an executive order making it easier for businesses to buy land lapse on Monday after failing to win support from opposition parties in a major blow to his economic reform agenda.
China investigates former chairman of Wuhan Iron and Steel
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-corruption agency has said it has opened an investigation into the former chairman of major Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel.
Brazilian weekly says Lula lobbied for Odebrecht in Cuba
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Brazilian news magazine has accused former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of acting as lobbyist in Cuba for Brazil’s largest engineering firm Odebrecht, which built the container terminal at the Cuban port of Mariel.
Bid to lift Guatemala president’s immunity advances in Congress
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A Guatemalan congressional committee on Saturday recommended that President Otto Perez be stripped of immunity from prosecution over his suspected involvement in a customs racket, paving the way for a full vote in Congress in…
Beijing battens down, cranks up propaganda ahead of war parade
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing is battening down the hatches and cranking up the propaganda ahead of a massive military parade this week to mark the end of World War Two, shooing cars from streets and shutting factories for the Communist Party’s biggest e…
American arrested on Sierra Leone ‘blood diamond’ charges
DAKAR (Reuters) – Spanish authorities have arrested a American man on charges of enslavement and diamond pillaging during Sierra Leone’s civil war, a victims’ association said on Saturday.
Thousands rally in Beirut against political leaders, rot
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters waving Lebanese flags and chanting “revolution” took to the streets of Beirut on Saturday for an unprecedented mobilization against sectarian politicians they say are incompetent and corrupt.
Egyptian court sentences three Al Jazeera journalists to prison
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for operating without a press license and broadcasting material harmful to Egypt, a case that has stirred an international outcry.
Egyptian court sentences three Al Jazeera journalists to prison
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for operating without a press license and broadcasting material harmful to Egypt, a case that has stirred an international outcry.
European ministers agree more railway security, urge Schengen changes
PARIS (Reuters) – European ministers and officials agreed on Saturday to reinforce railway security, particularly on international lines, and urged the European Commission to amend Schengen border codes after the foiled attack on a train in northern Fr…
