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.
Cuba honors five spies who served long prison terms in U.S.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba President Raul Castro on Tuesday pinned medals on five spies, declaring them national heroes for infiltrating right-wing exile groups that plotted against Havana and for then enduring long prison terms in the United States.
Will a new UK law eradicate supply chain slavery?
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Whether it is high street fashion, bedding from a department store or eggs from a supermarket, few British shoppers would stop to ask whether slave labor was involved in making their goods.
States fail to protect civilians from militant violence: Amnesty
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Governments are failing to protect millions of civilians from violence by states and armed groups, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, describing the global response to widespread conflict from Nigeria to Syri…
U.S. Embassy reports threats to Americans in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan issued an emergency message on Tuesday warning of threats to Americans living in the capital Kabul.
U.S., Iran positive after nuclear talks, say much left to do
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States made some progress in talks with Iran on its nuclear program and managed to “sharpen up some of the tough issues”, a senior U.S. official said on Monday, but both sides said much remained to be done.
Cuba honors five spies who served long prison terms in U.S.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba President Raul Castro on Tuesday pinned medals on five spies, declaring them national heroes for infiltrating right-wing exile groups that plotted against Havana and for then enduring long prison terms in the United States.
Togo sets presidential election date for April 15
LOME (Reuters) – Togo has fixed April 15 as the date for a presidential election, a decree issued late on Tuesday stated, and incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe is expected to seek a third term in office in defiance of opposition calls for him to ste…
