No end in sight yet for Trans-Pacific trade pact
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ministers in 12-nation Trans-Pacific trade talks said on Tuesday that they had yet to reach agreement on tariffs and other market access issues, with the timing of a completed deal looking increasingly unclear.
China says worried by Japan arms exports ban revision
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry expressed concern on Tuesday about Japan’s drafting of new guidelines that would reverse a decades-old ban on weapons exports, saying it was a worrying part of Tokyo’s swing to the right.
Philippines protests over South China Sea water cannon incident
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines protested on Tuesday against China’s use of a water cannon on Filipino fishermen in disputed waters of the South China Sea warning that the incident would escalate tension.
Kid gloves seen softening Israeli crackdown on pro-settler vandals
MISHOR ADUMIM, West Bank (Reuters) – Last March, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a crackdown on crimes that elsewhere might be shrugged off as ugly but sufferable mischief – racist graffiti, slashed tires, hacked orchards and small-s…
Investors pledge $7.8 billion to kick-start Senegal growth plans
PARIS (Reuters) – Senegal secured pledges worth about $7.8 billion at a donor conference that began in Paris on Monday to help kick-start a development plan aimed at doubling economic growth rates over the next decade.
Trans-Pacific trade ministers say progress made but issues remain
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ministers in 12-nation Trans-Pacific trade talks said on Tuesday they have made progress trying to finalize a deal during a four-day meeting in Singapore but several issues remain, particularly questions over market access.
Pakistan army launches new air strikes near Afghan border
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army launched new air strikes targeting militant hideouts in the tribal region of North Waziristan on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and setting off a wave of refugees, military officials and local residen…
Pakistan army launches new air strikes near Afghan border
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army launched new air strikes targeting militant hideouts in the tribal region of North Waziristan on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and setting off a wave of refugees, military officials and local residen…
Peru keeps finance minister in cabinet shuffle, names fifth PM
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s President Ollanta Humala reappointed his finance minister in a major cabinet reshuffle late on Monday that also replaced the mines minister and made the current housing minister his fifth prime minister.
Arrest of son of ‘Shorty’ Guzman aide led to Mexico kingpin’s capture
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The arrest of the son of Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman’s deputy at the U.S.-Mexico border was an important break in the operation that led to the drug lord’s capture, a senior U.S. law enforcement official said on Sunday.
