Suspected North Korean army deserter kills four Chinese: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – A suspected North Korean army deserter has been detained in China after killing four Chinese during a robbery in the border city of Helong late last month, Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday.
Safety overhaul puts strain on Bangladesh garment industry
DHAKA (Reuters) – Undaunted by a run of horrific factory accidents that have hit Bangladesh’s garments industry, two entrepreneurs bought Adorn Knitwear Ltd earlier this year.
Italy puts a brake on new tax bill after Berlusconi-related uproar
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government halted an overhaul of tax laws on Sunday after a controversy erupted over whether the proposed measures might annul the 2012 tax fraud conviction of former leader Silvio Berlusconi.
Italy puts a brake on new tax bill after Berlusconi-related uproar
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government halted an overhaul of tax laws on Sunday after a controversy erupted over whether the proposed measures might annul the 2012 tax fraud conviction of former leader Silvio Berlusconi.
Friend turned foe – the challenger for Sri Lanka’s presidency
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Over a dinner of rice-flour pancakes with his trusted health minister one evening in November, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa observed with a grin that there would be no serious candidate to challenge him in the coming presi…
Afghan president says U.S. might want to ‘re-examine’ pullout deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that the United States might want to “re-examine” the timetable for removing the remaining U.S.-led coalition troops in the country by the end of 2016.
Venezuela’s Maduro would free Lopez if U.S. freed Puerto Rican
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday he would only seek the release of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez if the United States agreed to release a Puerto Rican nationalist currently held in a U.S. prison.
Safety overhaul puts strain on Bangladesh garment industry
DHAKA (Reuters) – Undaunted by a run of horrific factory accidents that have hit Bangladesh’s garments industry, two entrepreneurs bought Adorn Knitwear Ltd earlier this year.
Venezuela’s Maduro to visit China, OPEC nations amid cash crunch
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday he will visit China and several unspecified OPEC countries during a week-long tour meant to improve the South American nation’s finances, which have been weakened by tumbling crude …
Italy puts a break on new tax bill after Berlusconi-related uproar
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government halted an overhaul of tax laws on Sunday after a controversy erupted over whether the proposed measures might annul the 2012 tax fraud conviction of former leader Silvio Berlusconi.
