Firms urged to pay into fund for Bangladesh factory victims
BERLIN (Reuters) – Campaigners are urging all 27 clothing brands linked to a collapsed Bangladeshi factory that killed more than 1,100 people to pay into a compensation fund by the anniversary of the disaster in April.
India says drops anti-piracy charges against Italian marines
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has dropped a plan to prosecute two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen under a tough anti-piracy law, a government lawyer said on Monday, offering a chance to end a diplomatic row between the two countri…
China plays down Indian opposition leader’s border remarks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry sought to play down on Monday remarks by Narendra Modi, after the frontrunner to become India’s next prime minister asserted at the weekend that the disputed territory of Arunachal Pradesh was an integral pa…
China denounces appointment of U.S. special coordinator on Tibet
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will never recognize the United States’ appointment of a special coordinator for Tibetan issues, China’s foreign ministry said on Monday, saying it opposes any foreign intervention in its internal affairs.
Pakistani Taliban commander shot dead in Waziristan
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – A top commander of the Pakistani Taliban was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Monday in the militant stronghold of North Waziristan, security sources and family members in the tribal region told Reuters.
Scottish leader says opinion polls show independence race tightening
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond said on Monday that latest opinion polls showed the race for independence was tightening as he pledged that oil and gas policy in the North Sea would be more stable under an independent Scotland…
Philippines says China used water cannon on fishermen in disputed sea
MANILA (Reuters) – A Chinese coastguard ship used a water cannon last month to drive Filipino fishermen out of disputed waters in the South China Sea, illustrating aggressive enforcement of new Chinese rules, the head of the Philippine military said on…
China sacks vice police chief with connections to Zhou Yongkang
BEIJING (Reuters) – China formally sacked former vice minister of public security Li Dongsheng, state media announced on Monday, only a day after news that China’s premier had unveiled more measures to tackle corruption.
Silencing China’s zombie steel mills no solution for smog
TANGSHAN, China (Reuters) – Reforming the bloated steel sector in northern China’s Hebei province is a key part of Beijing’s efforts to cut air pollution – but it is the market, not the government, that is doing most of the work.
G20 growth pledge easier in the making than the execution
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Group of 20’s proposal to lift economic activity by 2 percent over the next five years has so many holes in it, there’s no wonder it was the first official target that all members felt happy to agree on.
