Bangladesh garment factories intimidate workers over unions: group
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladeshi garment factory owners use beatings, the threat of murder and sexual intimidation to stop workers from forming trade unions, a human rights group said on Thursday.
Syria can meet June 30 chemical weapons deadline: U.N. chief
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he was confident Syria would meet a June 30 deadline to eliminate its entire chemical weapons program under a US-Russian plan.
Putin aide warns U.S. on Ukraine, says Russia could act
KIEV (Reuters) – A senior Kremlin aide accused the United States on Thursday of arming Ukrainian “rebels” and, urging the Kiev government to put down what it called an attempted coup, warned it could intervene to maintain the security of its ex-Soviet …
Cypriot president says ‘serious prospects’ reunification talks can resume
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus’s president said on Thursday there were “serious prospects” that long-stalled talks to reunify the island could resume between the estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities.
Seven car bombs across Baghdad kill at least 13
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Seven car bombs exploded across Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in apparently coordinated attacks that targeted mainly Shi’ite Muslim districts, security sources said.
India delays Rafale deal after exhausting capital budget
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s military has postponed until the next financial year a plan to buy 126 fighter planes from France’s Dassault Aviation, the defense minister said on Thursday.
London tube strike causes second day of travel chaos
LONDON (Reuters) – Millions of commuters faced a second day of travel chaos on Thursday due to a 48-hour strike by London Underground workers angry over ticket office closures and job cuts, with no sign of an end to the standoff between unions and rail…
Sacyr still fighting for Panama Canal expansion: sources
MADRID (Reuters) – A consortium led by Spanish builder Sacyr is still in contact with the Panama Canal Authority with the aim of restarting talks over a deal to expand the canal, two sources said on Thursday.
Thai polling chiefs, seeking to fix broken vote, meet and adjourn
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai election officials struggled on Thursday to shore up a chaotic weekend ballot disrupted by anti-government protesters who blocked polling stations and stopping people voting in nearly a quarter of the country.
Turkey tightens Internet controls as government battles graft scandal
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament has approved internet controls enabling web pages to be blocked within hours in what the opposition decried as part of a government bid to stifle a corruption scandal with methods more suitable to “times of coups”…
