India embarks on national drive to protect its forest inhabitants
BHUBANESHWAR, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India is embarking on a national campaign to help millions of indigenous people protect their forest land and resources using a seven-year-old landmark law that has gone largely ignored, the country’s …
North, South Korea reach deal on wage hike at joint factory park
SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korea agreed to increase the minimum wage for North Korean workers at a joint factory park by 5 percent, a South Korean industry representative said, ending a months-long dispute despite heightened tensions on the Kore…
Indonesia airline safety hurt by inadequate staff: sources
MONTREAL/TORONTO (Reuters) – Indonesia scored poorly on a 2014 safety audit by the United Nations’ aviation agency largely because its Ministry of Transportation is understaffed, said two sources familiar with the matter, as the country struggles to co…
North Korea retaliates against South with loudspeaker propaganda
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Monday resumed a campaign of loudspeakers blasting propaganda across its border with South Korea, days after the South took a similar step in response to a landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Guatemala presidential front-runner rebukes Trump for immigrant remarks
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The front-runner in Guatemala’s presidential campaign on Monday criticized U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump over his divisive remarks on illegal immigrants, saying Latinos should not put up with “humiliation” for politi…
Bomb in Thai capital kills 19, wounds scores in bid ‘to destroy economy’
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A bomb planted at one of the Thai capital’s most renowned shrines on Monday killed 19 people, including three foreign tourists, and wounded scores in an attack the government called a bid to destroy the economy.
Militia in northern Mali battles Tuaregs in threat to peace talks
BAMAKO (Reuters) – A pro-government militia in Mali said on Monday it had killed 20 separatists in three days of fighting that the U.N. peacekeeping mission said undermined efforts to pacify the northern region of the country.
North Korea retaliates against South with loudspeaker propaganda
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Monday resumed a campaign of loudspeakers blasting propaganda across its border with South Korea, days after the South took a similar step in response to a landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Mexico blocks military’s testimony on slain students: Americas group
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An international human rights body said on Monday that Mexico’s government denied it interviews with military personnel in the case of 43 students who were abducted and apparently massacred last year.
South Sudan’s president declines to sign proposed peace deal
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir declined to sign a peace deal proposed by regional leaders on Monday, saying he required more time, the mediator of the crisis said.
