Thailand files charges against former commerce minister
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s attorney general filed charges against a former commerce minister and 20 state officials and employees of private firms on Tuesday over alleged graft related to rice export deals with two Chinese firms, in a case that cou…
Opposed to EU bailouts, Finland’s populists eye power
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s populist opposition leader could join a new government after April’s general election with his calls to end bailouts and kick Greece out of the euro likely to ensure Helsinki sticks to its tough line on EU affairs.
South Korea blames North Korea for December hack on nuclear operator
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday blamed North Korea for cyber attacks against the country’s nuclear reactor operator last December, based upon its investigation into Internet addresses used in the hacking.
Britain’s Prince Harry to quit armed forces after 10 years
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry announced on Tuesday he will leave the armed forces after a decade of service that included two tours of duty in Afghanistan.
U.S. jails sex-trafficked kids in human rights abuse, groups say
WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United States violates human rights by treating sex-trafficked children as criminals and throwing them into jail, rights groups told an international commission on Monday.
Disgraced former top Chinese military officer dies before trial
BEIJING (Reuters) – One of the most senior Chinese military officers to be accused of corruption has died of cancer, the state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, sparing the government what could have been an embarrassing trial.
Cuba, U.S. renew talks while differing over Venezuela
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States renewed talks on restoring diplomatic relations on Monday, this time amid secrecy and with the longtime adversaries differing sharply over Venezuela, Cuba’s closest ally.
Poor farmers bear heavy burden from increased natural disasters
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Economic losses due to natural disasters have tripled over the past decade, with farmers bearing nearly a quarter of the burden in poor countries, a U.N. study said on Tuesday.
‘King Bibi’s’ reign challenged in Israeli election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s march towards becoming the longest-serving leader of Israel could be halted on Tuesday in an election that has exposed public fatigue with his stress on national security rather than socio-econo…
Did Greek minister Varoufakis show Germany the ‘Stinkefinger’?
BERLIN (Reuters) – Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis tangled yet again with Berlin on Monday after German television aired a 2013 video purportedly showing him making a rude gesture toward Europe’s economic powerhouse.
