China to inspect major state-owned enterprises in anti-graft drive
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese anti-graft authorities will inspect all major state-owned enterprises this year, state media reported on Wednesday, as the country widens a sprawling campaign against corruption.
Asia maritime piracy attacks rise to 75 percent of global total
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia accounted for three-quarters of global maritime piracy last year after a surge in tanker hijackings helped to fuel a 22 percent jump in armed robbery and pirate attacks on ships in the region.
Hong Kong leader warns of ‘anarchy’; opposition disrupts session
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying warned pro-democracy protesters on Wednesday they risked “anarchy” as he sought to bolster his support in his first policy address since demonstrations rocked the financial hub last year.
U.S. couple stand trial for grisly Bali suitcase murder
DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) – A U.S. man and his pregnant girlfriend went on trial on Wednesday for the murder of the woman’s mother, whose battered body was found stuffed in a suitcase on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali last August.
UK’s Cameron under pressure to appear in pre-election TV debates
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron came under concerted pressure on Wednesday from political rivals to join a series of pre-election TV debates he has said he will boycott unless the smaller left-leaning Green Party is also include…
Russia will not cut itself off from world: Medvedev
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will not cut itself off from the world because any return to the past would be a “monstrous mistake”, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.
Russian finance minister demands close watch on spending
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia must cut expenditure to cover what could be a more than $45 billion drop in revenues this year if the average oil price is $50 a barrel, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday.
Women’s privacy abused at UK asylum centre-campaign group: TRFN
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Female asylum seekers, often survivors of sexual violence, are denied dignity and privacy by being routinely watched and searched by male staff in Britain’s Yarl’s Wood detention centre, a report by rights group Wo…
Indian court allows marine charged with murder to extend stay in Italy
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s top court on Wednesday allowed one of two Italian marines facing murder charges to extend his stay in his home country after heart surgery, further delaying the start of a trial that strained diplomatic relations.
Sweden Democrats to issue vote of non-confidence against PM
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats will call a vote of non-confidence against Prime Minister Stefan Lofven after he called off snap elections due later this year, acting party leader Mattias Karlsson told local media on Wednesd…
