Bangladesh issues arrest warrants for opposition chief in graft cases
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladesh court issued arrest warrants on Wednesday for former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia, action likely to escalate tension fuelling anti-government protests in which more than 100 people have been killed ove…
France says Russia would face more sanctions if Mariupol attacked
PARIS (Reuters) – Moscow would face more EU sanctions if pro-Russia separatists attacked Ukraine’s government-held port of Mariupol, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday.
U.S. senators propose $1.5 billion fund to combat global slavery
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – U.S. senators have proposed legislation calling for the creation of a $1.5 billion fund to combat modern-day slavery around the world through more aggressive law enforcement and prosecution of human traffickers.
Earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude strikes off southern Japan: USGS
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude struck off southern Japan on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Friction over India’s beef trade heats up after attacks
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Hindu nationalists in India have stepped up attacks on the country’s beef industry, seizing trucks with cattle bound for abattoirs and blockading meat processing plants in a bid to halt the trade in the world’s second-biggest exporte…
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ by North Korean nuclear advances
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is “deeply concerned” about North Korea’s nuclear advances, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday after a U.S. research institute predicted Pyongyang could possess as many as 100 nuclear weapons within five yea…
Myanmar rebel leader denies Chinese citizens fighting with him
BEIJING (Reuters) – The ethnic Chinese leader of a group of Myanmar rebels which has been engaged in renewed fighting with the government has denied in an interview with a Chinese paper that he has been receiving any help from Chinese citizens or merce…
Hong Kong pledges $37 million for businesses hit by pro-democracy protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong announced measures totaling HK$290 million ($37 million) on Wednesday to help businesses hit by more than two months of pro-democracy protests as the government seeks to rebuild confidence in the Asia financial center.
Mexico proposes allowing foreign agents to bear arms
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto proposed a reform on Tuesday that would authorize foreign immigration and customs agents to carry arms while in the country, an issue that has long been a source of friction with the United S…
Qatar assures U.S. it is committed to fighting Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Qatar is committed to defeating the Islamic State, its emir assured U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday in his first official visit to the White House.
