From firebrand to PM-in-waiting, Greek leftist smells power
ATHENS (Reuters) – Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece’s far-left Syriza party, recently traveled to Frankfurt and Rome to meet European leaders. He is softening his confrontational tone with Greece’s international lenders. He has a drafted an agenda for …
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to visit China, says party official
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi will pay an official visit to China next month, an official from her party said Tuesday.
South Sudan famine temporarily averted, but risks remain: U.N.
(This Oct. 31 story has been refiled to correct number of people in South Sudan who are at risk of starvation in Rowe’s comment in paragraphs 12 and 13)
Thai junta appoints panel to draft new charter
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government appointed a committee to draft a new constitution on Tuesday in a move seen aimed at preventing ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his allies from returning to power.
Peshmerga, Syrian rebels battle Islamic State in besieged Kobani
MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and moderate Syrian rebels bombarded Islamic State positions in Kobani on Monday, but it was unclear if their arrival would turn the tide in the battle for the besieged Syrian border town….
Argentina says president to remain hospitalized for infection
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez, who checked into a Buenos Aires hospital on Sunday, is in stable condition and is being treated for a bacterial infection of the colon, according to a government statement Monday evenin…
China’s farm smuggling crackdown uncovers $1.16 billion in lost tax
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s crackdown on agricultural smuggling has uncovered 487 cases with a tax evasion value of 7.1 billion yuan ($1.16 billion), a rise of 71 percent in the past year, said the central government in a report on its website (www.gov…
Israel advances plan for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli government committee on Monday advanced plans for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem, an official said, in the face of disapproval from the United States at construction on occupied Palestinian land.
Venezuela to hike minimum wage 15 percent amid high inflation
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Monday a 15 percent increase in the minimum wage starting in December to protect workers from inflation of more than 60 percent.
Argentina says president to remain hospitalized for infection
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez, who checked into a Buenos Aires hospital on Sunday, is in stable condition and is being treated for a bacterial infection of the colon, according to a government statement Monday evenin…
