Close Hollande ally Sapin named French finance minister
PARIS (Reuters) – Michel Sapin, a long-time political ally of President Francois Hollande who was his labor minister, was named to the powerful finance minister post on Wednesday.
Frustrated Kuwaitis ask, why is Kuwait falling behind?
KUWAIT (Reuters) – With a youthful, well-educated population, strong relationships with both neighbors and world powers, and a strategic location on the Gulf, major oil producer Kuwait should be as dynamic a hub for the region as Dubai or Doha.
Japan may only be able to restart one-third of its nuclear reactors
TOKYO (Reuters) – Three years after the Fukushima disaster prompted the closure of all Japan’s nuclear reactors, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is moving to revive nuclear power as a core part of the energy mix, but many of those idled reactors will never c…
China city hit by protest over chemical plant vows to talk to citizens
BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in a protest-stricken city in southern China have promised to communicate better with citizens battling plans for a chemical plant, after protesters complained that violence by law enforcement officials killed several an…
Xi says multi-party system didn’t work for China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China experimented in the past with various political systems, including multi-party democracy, but it did not work, President Xi Jinping said during a visit to Europe, warning that copying foreign political or development models c…
Four killed in clashes between Yemeni soldiers and Al-Qaeda
ADEN (Reuters) – Two Yemeni soldiers and two al-Qaeda militants were killed on Tuesday during clashes in Yemen’s western province of Al-Hadida, ministry of interior said on its website.
Australia’s Abbott faces tough mission on ‘trifecta of trade’ in Asia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott wants to finalize a free trade agreement with Japan on his forthcoming North Asia trip, but will have to walk a fine line between Tokyo and Beijing over geopolitical tensions in the region.
‘Toy-like’ drone that crashed in South Korea came from North: media
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean military inquiry into a drone found on a border island has concluded that North Korea flew the unmanned aircraft to conduct reconnaissance missions, a South Korean media report said on Wednesday.
Magnitude 8.0 quake off Chile sparks tsunami warning along Latin America’s Pacific coast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A massive magnitude 8.0 earthquake on Tuesday off the coast of Chile, near the mining port of Iquique, sparked a tsunami warning for all of Latin America’s Pacific coast, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
Magnitude 8.0 earthquake strikes off Chile, near Iquique: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A major earthquake of magnitude 8.0 struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday, near the mining area of Iquique, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
