Japan restarts reactor in test of Abe’s nuclear policy
TOKYO/SATSUMASENDAI (Reuters) – Japan has restarted a nuclear reactor for the first time under new safety standards put in place since the Fukushima disaster in 2011, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to reassure a nervous public that the industry is …
After nuclear deal, Pakistan and Iran seek to increase trade
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan is in the final stages of negotiating a deal to increase its electricity imports from Iran tenfold, a Pakistani government spokesman said Tuesday, part of a push to boost trade if sanctions relating to Iran’s nuclear prog…
Yemen ‘crumbling’ from war, desperately needs aid: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) – Yemen is “crumbling” under a deepening humanitarian crisis after months of civil war, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday.
China prepares to ordain second bishop with Pope’s approval
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is preparing to ordain a second bishop with the Pope’s approval, the spokesman for a Catholic diocese said on Tuesday, a possible sign of easing relations between the Chinese government and the Vatican.
Japan anxious at lull, U.S. ‘giving up’, in pan-Pacific trade talks
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has expressed concern about a loss of momentum in talks on a pan-Pacific trade pact after participants failed to agree to meet again this month to try to clinch a deal that would cover 40 percent of the global economy.
Murder probe casts shadow over comeback bid by Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa
COLOMBO (Reuters) – The exhumation of the remains of a star rugby player whose death is now the target of a murder investigation has cast a shadow over former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s comeback bid at Sri Lanka’s general election next week.
Fiscal probe for Brazil’s Rousseff poses impeachment threat
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The biggest threat to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s hold on office may come not from a corruption scandal that has ensnared the country’s business and political elite but from a less-heralded probe into accounting practices …
Zimbabwe lifts hunting ban imposed after killing of Cecil the lion: U.S. report
(Reuters) – Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on big game hunting outside a national park 10 days after imposing the moratorium following the illegal killing of the country’s most prized lion, NBC News in the United States reported on Monday.
Greece, lenders locked in marathon talks for bailout deal
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and its international lenders were locked in marathon overnight talks to seal a multibillion-euro bailout deal on Tuesday, racing against a countdown to European Central Bank debt repayments falling due in days.
Mexico governor to be questioned over killing of photojournalist
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz, Javier Duarte, will be questioned over the recent murder of five people in the country’s capital, including a photojournalist, the mayor of Mexico City said on Monday.
