Two years after protests, ‘China risk’ still haunts Japan firms
DANYANG China (Reuters) – Amid a revival in sales of Japanese goods in China and talk of renewed investment from some big firms such as Toyota, a dusty industrial park near Nanjing offers a cold reality check on the health of ties between Asia’s two bi…
Right-wing Chile congressman arrested for dictatorship-era killings
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Forty-one years to the day after General Augusto Pinochet seized power in a military coup in Chile, a right-wing legislator was arrested on Thursday for alleged involvement in the killing of three activists during the 17-year Pinoc…
After tax reform triumph, Chile’s president faces rockier road
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has chalked up her first political victory since returning to power as Congress approved a key tax reform, but she faces an uphill struggle to make good on other promises.
Exclusive: U.S. to sanction Sberbank, tighten limits on other Russian banks – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will take new steps on Friday to limit the access of major Russian banks, including Sberbank, to U.S. debt and equity markets to punish Russia for its intervention in Ukraine, sources familiar with the matter sa…
Russia faces new U.S., EU sanctions over Ukraine crisis
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – European Union governments agreed on Thursday to begin their new sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis on Friday but could lift them next month if Moscow abides by a fragile truce, while the United States prep…
Catalans form human V for Vote to seek choice on split from Spain
BARCELONA Spain (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Catalans packed the streets of Barcelona on Thursday to demand the right to vote on a potential split from Spain, their ambitions boosted by an independence referendum scheduled for next week in Scot…
U.S. wins Arab support for Syria/Iraq military campaign
JEDDAH (Reuters) – The United States signed up Arab allies on Thursday to a “coordinated military campaign” against Islamic State fighters, a major step in building regional support for President Barack Obama’s plan to strike both sides of the Syrian-I…
Iran says ‘difficult road to go’ to reach nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran and world powers remain far apart over Tehran’s nuclear programme, and they face a “difficult road” to reach a deal by a late November deadline, a senior Iranian negotiator said on Thursday.
For Assad, U.S. plan will weaken one foe but bolster others
BEIRUT (Reuters) – By striking Islamic State in Syria, the United States would be weakening one of President Bashar al-Assad’s major enemies. But the new U.S. strategy may still unnerve Assad by helping other opponents determined to overthrow him.
Obama says U.S. to outline new Russia sanctions on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States will join the European Union in imposing tougher sanctions on Russia’s financial, energy and defense sectors after Moscow sent troops into eastern Ukraine last month, and …
