China bans petitioners appealing directly to higher authorities
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has banned petitioners from taking their grievances directly to higher levels of government without first going through local authorities, state media reported on Thursday, in the latest effort to streamline its chaotic petiti…
U.N. Security Council members mulling South Sudan sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Security Council members are considering sanctions on South Sudan’s warring parties, envoys said on Wednesday, after U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous demanded “serious consequences” be imposed to force an end to the…
All at sea: global shipping fleet exposed to hacking threat
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The next hacker playground: the open seas – and the oil tankers and container vessels that ship 90 percent of the goods moved around the planet.
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. ship ready to leave Chinese port
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd said on Thursday that its ship, the “Baosteel Emotion” 226,434 deadweight-ton ore carrier, is ready to leave a Chinese port soon after it paid a Chinese court to release the vessel from s…
U.S. sharply criticizes Iran’s election to U.N. committee
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday sharply criticized the election of Iran to the United Nations’ committee on non-governmental organizations, saying it was a “troubling outcome.”
Syria eyes end of chemical arms monitoring mission; West disagrees
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria declared on Wednesday that it was looking ahead to the dismantling of the international mission overseeing the destruction of the conflict-torn country’s chemical arsenal, though Western officials said they want the tea…
Australia transport bureau says beach debris not from MH370
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Debris picked up on a beach in Western Australia this week is unlikely to have come from the Malaysian Airlines jet that vanished nearly seven weeks ago, Australia’s transport bureau said on Thursday.
Campaign to stop Britons joining Syria fight targets women
LONDON (Reuters) – British police will ask women to help persuade young people not to go out to fight in Syria, in a new campaign to stem an exodus which authorities fear could breed militants at home.
Exclusive: Russia, China block Central African Republic blacklist at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia and China have blocked a proposal by the United States and France to impose U.N. sanctions on Central African Republic’s former President Francois Bozize and two other people linked to the conflict there, diplomats tol…
Obama seeks to ease Asian allies’ doubts during visit to Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will use a state visit to Japan on Thursday to try to reassure Tokyo and other Asian allies of his commitment to ramping up U.S. engagement in the region, despite Chinese complaints that Washington’s real aim is…
