Thai PM rules out resigning as bombs, gunfire punctuate unrest
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the target of anti-government protests in Bangkok, has been staying outside the city and on Monday ruled out resigning despite a series of deadly attacks heaping pressure on her administratio…
Victims of BBC sex offender Savile were laughed at: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Victims of Jimmy Savile, the former BBC TV presenter who after his death was unmasked as one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders, said they were ignored or laughed at when they tried to report that he had abused them, a report s…
Sochi Games over, will Putin take the gloves off?
(Reuters) – For more than two weeks while Russia hosted the Winter Olympics, President Vladimir Putin did his best to show the world that he and his country have a soft side.
Egyptian PM says government resigning
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said on Monday the government is to resign.
China seeks jailed former tycoon who fled country
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities are looking for a former drinks tycoon who bribed his way out of jail and fled the country after being sentenced to 15 years in prison for embezzling millions of dollars in public funds, state media said on Monda…
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.
