UK’s Cameron comes under fresh pressure from own party over EU referendum
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday came under fresh pressure to allow his own lawmakers and ministers to vote according to their consciences in a planned in-out referendum on European Union membership.
Push for quality education, decent jobs needed to end child labor
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Almost 170 million youth are trapped in child labor, deprived of education and facing a life without decent jobs, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.
Thai police to wrap up human trafficking investigation by June
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police said on Wednesday they were winding down an investigation into human trafficking gangs, and planned to send a report of their findings to the country’s attorney general by the end of June.
Israeli troops on West Bank raid kill Hamas man, say he had bomb
JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed a member of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, witnesses and medics said.
Indonesian president breaks tradition in picking new military chief
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has picked the army chief of staff to lead the military, a presidential palace spokesman said on Wednesday, breaking with a reform-era tradition of rotating the position between the branches of the a…
China says Taiwan opposition leader needs to explain China policy
BEIJING (Reuters) – The presidential hopeful for Taiwan’s pro-independence opposition party needs to clearly explain what her policy is towards China and how she intends to maintain peace between the two sides, the Chinese government said on Wednesday….
South Korean shopping, baseball, movies and art hit by MERS
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean high street spending fell dramatically in the first week of June as fears over an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) kept shoppers at home, but online purchases rose, government estimates showed on Wednes…
China pushes again for Yemen ceasefire, dialogue
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is seriously concerned about the worsening situation in Yemen and all sides need to stop fighting and resolve the dispute through talks, China’s ambassador to the country was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
China says hunt for overseas graft suspects will be long-term
BEIJING (Reuters) – Law enforcement officials must be prepare for a long struggle in the campaign to get corrupt officials who have fled abroad back to China, with 214 suspects being returned to the country as of the end of May, the Ministry of Public …
South Korea’s Park postpones U.S. trip as MERS cases rise
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye postponed a U.S. visit on Wednesday to supervise the handling of an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), as two more people died and 13 new cases were reported, lifting the total nu…
