Japan’s Mitsui pays China to release seized ship-court
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd paid about $29 million for the release of a ship seized by China over a dispute that dates back to the 1930s war between the countries, China’s Supreme Court said on Thursday.
Japan’s Abe: Continue to gain understanding of his Yasukuni visit
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that he will continue to explain his visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead to gain understanding from neighboring Asian countries.
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.
