Canada takes China to WTO over duties on pulp used in textiles
GENEVA (Reuters) – Canada filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday to challenge Chinese anti-dumping duties on dissolving pulp, a cellulosic material used to produce rayon.
Algerian police stage sit-in outside president’s office
ALGIERS (Reuters) – More than a thousand Algerian policemen staged a sit-in outside President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s office in Algiers on Wednesday, demanding better working conditions on a third day of protests by police officers.
Irish-born Chilean priest found guilty of child sex abuse
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – An Irish-born Chilean priest was found guilty on Wednesday of sexually abusing a child in his care at a religious school in the capital, Santiago.
Earthquake hits western Iran, at least four injured
LONDON (Reuters) – An earthquake struck Iran’s western Ilam province near the border with Iraq on Wednesday, injuring at least four people, officials said.
Gunmen kill Syrian MP in western province: agency
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Gunmen opened fire on a Syrian lawmaker in his car outside Hama city in the west of the country, killing him and another civilian, state news agency SANA said on Wednesday.
Can the world produce enough food for 2 billion more people?
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With the world population rising, demographers are grappling with one of the most pressing issues of the century – will there be enough food for an extra two to four billion people?
Scottish nationalists pick Sturgeon to lead fight for independence
LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish nationalists cleared the way on Wednesday for Nicola Sturgeon, a prominent figure in the failed campaign for independence in last month’s referendum, to become the country’s next first minister.
Freak Nepal blizzards kill 12, including hikers, yak herders
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least 12 people, including eight foreign hikers and a group of yak herders, were killed in Nepal by unseasonal blizzards and avalanches triggered by the tail of cyclone Hudhud, officials said on Wednesday.
Bahrain activist detained for seven days: lawyer
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahraini authorities have ordered pro-democracy activist Zainab al-Khawaja to be detained for questioning for seven days after a judge accused her of insulting King Hamad by tearing up his picture, her lawyer said on Wednesday.
Albanian VIP denies blame for soccer stunt that outraged Serbia
BELGRADE/TIRANA (Reuters) – The brother of Albania’s prime minister denied on Wednesday involvement in an incendiary flag-flying stunt at a soccer match in Serbia that triggered a brawl on the pitch and accusations of a political conspiracy to harm Bal…
