Reuters websites become inaccessible in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – The news websites of Reuters, including those in English and Chinese, were inaccessible in China on Friday, after users first experienced difficulties accessing them late on Thursday.
Myanmar military to maintain political role, president says
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military will maintain its role in politics in order to support a transition to democracy but will eventually submit to civilian rule, President Thein Sein said in an interview broadcast on Friday.
Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew remains critically ill
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew remained critically ill, the prime minister’s office said on Friday.
Zimbabwe’s small businessmen improvise, steal to get power
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Jeffias Moyo kickstarts a generator and waits for its reassuring hum to fill the air at a maize grinding mill in Zimbabwe’s second largest city.
Mexico Finance Minister has ‘nothing to add’ on house purchase report
ACAPULCO (Reuters) – Mexico’s Finance Minister Luis Videgaray said on Thursday he would not comment further on a report that a contractor who has embroiled the government in a conflict-of-interest scandal sold him a house without making a profit.
Peruvian mayor of town near giant copper project assassinated
LIMA (Reuters) – The new mayor of a small Andean town in Peru near a huge, multi-billion-dollar copper project was shot dead in an apparent ambush while traveling by car in the region, authorities said on Thursday.
Obama to Iran’s people: ‘Best opportunity in decades’ to pursue different future with U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama, in a message to Iran’s people and leaders on Thursday, said this year represented the “best opportunity in decades” to pursue a different relationship between their two countries.
European negotiator says framework accord with Iran unlikely soon
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Six world powers are unlikely to reach a framework agreement with Iran on its nuclear work in the coming days as the sides are still far apart on key issues, a senior European negotiator said on Thursday, blaming Tehra…
China, Japan agree to keep momentum alive for better ties
TOKYO (Reuters) – China and Japan held their first security talks in four years on Thursday and agreed to keep alive and foster a nascent recovery in bilateral ties plagued by the legacy of Japan’s wartime aggression and a territorial dispute.
Five dead babies found in house in southern France
PARIS (Reuters) – Police have found the corpses of four babies in the freezer at a house in southern France, after a man reported finding a dead baby in a cooler bag in his family’s home, a police source told Reuters on Thursday.
