Japan ex-PM says Abe risks alienating neighbors if he dilutes apology
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe risks further alienating Asian neighbors China and South Korea if he does not stick to the substance of a 1995 apology for wartime aggression, the man who issued the landmark statement two decades ago said on…
Islamic State alternative to Facebook gets bumpy start
DUBAI (Reuters) – Facing a ban from mainstream online social networks Facebook and Twitter, supporters of the Islamic State appear to have launched their own “caliphate book.”
Zambian president discharged from hospital after illness
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Newly elected Zambian president Edgar Lungu has been discharged from the hospital where he had been receiving treatment since he fell ill at the weekend, the presidency said on Tuesday.
Mountain watch groups save lives in flood-prone Pakistan valleys
BAGROT, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – For wheat farmer Noor Hussain, it was “no less than a miracle” that the lives of nearly 900 people and hundreds of cattle were saved by evacuating them from Chirah Bala village hours before a glacial lake…
China to raise retirement age as pressure on pension fund rises
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s pension fund will come under tremendous pressure to break even in coming years and as such, the government needs to gradually raise the official retirement age to salvage the finances, a top official said on Tuesday.
Aircraft makers call for ban on lithium battery shipments: AP
(Reuters) – Aircraft manufacturers are seeking a ban on shipment of bulk lithium batteries on passenger planes, calling the threat of fire “an unacceptable risk”, the Associated Press reported, citing an industry paper.
Threat to contaminate New Zealand infant formula: police
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Suspected environmental activists have threatened to contaminate infant formula in New Zealand, the world’s largest dairy exporter, in an attempt to halt use of an agricultural poison on pests such as rats and possums.
New Zealand police reveal threat to contaminate infant formula
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand police said on Tuesday that a threat had been made to contaminate infant formula as a protest against the use of an agricultural pesticide.
Mexico court frees vigilante leader involved in fatal firefight
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A judge in the violent Mexican state of Michoacan has ordered that a jailed vigilante leader involved in a firefight late last year that killed 10 people should be freed, a spokeswoman for the state judiciary said on Monday.
Venezuela’s Maduro says U.S. sanctions seek to topple his government
CARACAS (Reuters) – A furious Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday U.S. sanction measures were intended to topple his socialist government.
