Dissident ANC veterans urge voters to spoil South African ballots
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Dissident veterans in South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) urged voters on Tuesday to spoil their ballots at a national election next month, in a protest against corruption intended as a wake-up call to the ruling par…
Britain picks diplomat to head spy agency at center of Snowden leaks
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it had picked a diplomat to head its GCHQ eavesdropping agency which has found itself under unprecedented public scrutiny because of documents leaked by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.
Massive China shoe factory strike rolls on as offer falls flat
DONGGUAN/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands of workers at a giant Chinese shoe factory shrugged off an offer for improved social benefits on Tuesday, prolonging one of the largest strikes in China in recent years amid signs of increased labor activism as …
China stresses need for stability at first meeting of new security council
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping held the first meeting of a new national security commission on Tuesday, saying China needed a coordinated approach to domestic and foreign challenges, including social unrest, in “the most complex time …
China angered by U.S. environment chief’s visit to Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday it had lodged a protest with the United States over a visit by Washington’s environmental protection chief to self-ruled Taiwan this week.
‘Here comes the mayor!’ – Greek far right fires up Athens campaign
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek far-right Golden Dawn lawmaker Ilias Kasidiaris strode into a packed hotel room in central Athens last month to the sound of a marching song and supporters’ cries of “Here comes the mayor!”
Suspected militants kill deputy governor in central Yemen: officials
SANAA (Reuters) – Suspected al Qaeda militants shot dead the deputy governor of Yemen’s central al-Bayda province on Tuesday, a security official said.
Indian voters lured by cash handouts, drugs, bootleg liquor
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian election officials have seized a record $36 million dollars of cash concealed in cars, private planes and even ambulances that they say was destined to buy off voters and pay for expenses over and above the spending limit.
China angered by Britain’s report on human rights, cancels talks
BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) – China on Tuesday condemned Britain for interfering in its domestic affairs, in response to a human rights report, a day after the British government said Beijing had called off human rights talks.
China denies naval snub for Japan over fleet review
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s navy on Tuesday denied, in a roundabout way, that it snubbed Japan by not inviting it to join in a naval fleet review as part of an international symposium, saying the two events had never been linked in the first place.
