German court clears disgraced former president of corruption
HANOVER (Reuters) – A German court cleared Christian Wulff on Thursday of corruption charges for accepting about 700 euros in expenses at a beer festival when he was a state premier, ending the country’s first post-war trial of a former president.
U.S. envoy tells China, Japan to lower temperature in sea row
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Japan must ease tension in the disputed East China Sea to avoid severe “unintended consequences”, U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke said on Thursday, days before he steps down as Washington’s first Chinese-American envoy…
India infrastructure splurge too late for this – or next – government
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s drive to break an infrastructure investment logjam has come too late to revive the economy before the forthcoming general election – and it could be years before it pays growth dividends for the next government.
India infrastructure splurge too late for this – or next – government
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s drive to break an infrastructure investment logjam has come too late to revive the economy before the forthcoming general election – and it could be years before it pays growth dividends for the next government.
Japan Red Cross says talks planned for return of remains from North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Officials from the Japanese and North Korean chapters of the Red Cross will hold talks next week towards the return of the remains of Japanese nationals from North Korea, a Japanese Red Cross official said on Thursday.
Morocco suspends judicial cooperation with ally France
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco said it had suspended judicial cooperation agreements with France in a growing diplomatic row with its former colonial ruler over allegations of human rights abuses.
China denies detained Uighur professor access to lawyer
BEIJING (Reuters) – A prominent Uighur economist who has been charged with separatism in China’s far western Xinjiang region was denied access to legal counsel on Thursday, his lawyer said, on grounds that the case involves “state secrets”.
Turkish Prime Minister targeted in second audio tape
ANKARA (Reuters) – A second audio recording, presented as the voice of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan asking his son not to accept an amount of money on offer in a business deal but to hold out for more, was published on YouTube by an anonymous …
North Korea releases video of missionary from South accused of spying
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean missionary held in North Korea said he had committed crimes against the state in a bid to establish an underground church, according to video footage provided by the North’s state news agency on Thursday.
India’s Modi tells small traders to rise to challenge of big retail
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian opposition candidate for prime minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday the country’s millions of family-owned traders must learn to work with large modern shops and online retailers, in comments that could signal a shift in…
