China’s top graft-buster says fight will never end
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s fight against deeply ingrained corruption will never end, the top official in charge of tackling graft said before a meeting intended to clean up business in the world’s second-largest economy.
UK’s Labour suffers setback as leader in Scotland quits
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of Britain’s opposition Labour party in Scotland has unexpectedly quit, further unsettling the party in one of its heartlands and posing a new problem for leader Ed Miliband ahead of national elections in May next year.
India picks Israel’s Spike anti-tank missile over U.S. Javelin: source
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has opted to buy Israel’s Spike anti-tank guided missile, a defense ministry source said on Saturday, rejecting a rival U.S. offer of Javelin missiles that Washington had lobbied hard to win.
Iran hangs woman convicted of killing alleged rapist
DUBAI (Reuters) – A 26-year-old Iranian woman convicted of murdering a man she accused of trying to rape her as a teenager was hanged on Saturday, the official news agency IRNA said, despite international pleas for her life to be spared.
South Korea group launches anti-North leaflets amid threats from Pyongyang
PAJU South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean activists launched balloons on Saturday to send leaflets to North Korea with messages critical of its leader, ignoring threats of military action from Pyongyang and a plea by Seoul not to jeopardize efforts to …
Greece’s anti-bailout party leads conservatives in latest poll
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s radical leftist Syriza party would beat Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s conservatives if an election were held now but its lead has slipped from last month, an opinion poll showed on Saturday.
Modi takes tea, but no questions, in first press event as PM
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took tea, but no questions, on Saturday at his first staged meeting with the Indian press since coming to power five months ago, underscoring the delicate relationship he has with the fourth est…
Coal mine accident in far west China kills 16: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Sixteen workers were killed after a coal mine collapsed in China’s far western region of Xinjiang, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, highlighting the poor safety standards in the world’s biggest coal producing c…
China to shut factories during APEC to curb Beijing pollution: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli ordered a temporary shutdown of factories to ensure air quality during a meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in Beijing next month, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Friday.
Canada vows tougher laws as citizens worry in face of attacks
OTTAWA/HAMILTON Ontario (Reuters) – Canada vowed on Friday to toughen laws against terrorism in ways that critics say may curtail civil liberties as a country that prides itself on its openness mourned the second soldier this week killed by homegrown r…
