Dollar could suffer if U.S. walks away from Iran deal: John Kerry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – If the United States walks away from the nuclear deal with Iran and demands that its allies comply with U.S. sanctions, a loss of confidence in U.S. leadership could threaten the dollar’s position as the world’s reserve currency, t…
China investigates former tourism official for corruption, leaking state secrets
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have expelled the former deputy director of tourism from the ruling Communist Party, accusing him of charges ranging from accepting bribes to leaking state secrets, the party’s anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesd…
Farming recovery in Sri Lanka’s ex-war zone exposes water woes
VISUVAMADU, Sri Lanka (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Since Sri Lanka’s three-decade civil war ended in 2009, Nagarathnam Ganeshan has faced a major new uncertainty: how much water he will have to grow his crops.
Women forced into prostitution in WW2 hope for apology from Japan
SEOUL (Reuters) – As many as 200,000 Korean women were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War Two, but Kim Bok-dong is not hopeful that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is about to apologize.
Libyan PM Thinni says on TV he will resign but spokesman says he stays
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said in a television interview that he would resign, after the station’s host confronted him with questions from angry citizens who criticized his …
China coal mine accident in southwest China kills 10: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Ten people have been killed in a coal mine accident in China’s southwestern province of Guizhou, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday, the latest incident that points to the poor safety record of the world’s bigges…
Blast kills around 50 in Nigeria’s Borno state
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb attack on a packed market in northeastern Nigeria bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram killed around 50 people on Tuesday, sources said.
Dollar could suffer if U.S. walks away from Iran deal: John Kerry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – If the United States walks away from the nuclear deal with Iran and demands that its allies comply with U.S. sanctions, a loss of confidence in U.S. leadership could threaten the dollar’s position as the world’s reserve currency, t…
Libyan prime minister Thinni says he resigns: TV
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said in a television interview that he would resign.
To avoid losses, Syrian army retreats in key region: army source
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian military source said on Tuesday the army had retreated to new defensive lines in a region of vital strategic importance to President Bashar al-Assad, seeking to avoid losses at the hands of advancing rebels.
