China tells police to go nationwide with vice crackdown
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s government told police across the country to get tough on prostitution, gambling and drugs following an expose in the “sin city” of Dongguan, where a crackdown on prostitution led to the detention of nearly 1,000 people this…
Japan eyes Pacific trade pact concessions as talks with U.S. begin
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan could make concessions on tariffs on some sensitive farm products, a key cabinet minister said on Tuesday, as U.S. and Japanese officials began talks ahead of next-week’s high-level multilateral negotiations on a U.S.-led free t…
Mexico Supreme Court backs watchdog’s power to rule in TV dispute
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s top court on Monday said that the country’s new phone and television regulator has power to enforce rules that were laid out in a constitutional reform approved last year, Mexico’s President’s office said in a statement…
Sinai-based militants claim responsibility for tourist bus blast in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis said on Tuesday the bombing of a tourist bus in Egypt’s Sinai that killed two South Koreans and the Egyptian driver on Sunday was a suicide attack carried out by one of its fighters, an…
Pakistan militant resurfaces, ignites Indian fears of attacks
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Pakistani Islamic hardliner blamed for an attack on India’s parliament that brought the nuclear rivals to the brink of war has resurfaced after years in seclusion, setting off alarm bells in New Delhi.
Iran and U.S. agree final nuclear deal may be unreachable
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States and long-time arch-foe Iran agree on at least one thing ahead of Tuesday’s negotiations on a long-term nuclear deal – reaching an agreement will be very difficult, if not impossible.
Sinai-Based militant group claims responsibility for Egypt’s tourist bus blast
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Sinai-based Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a blast on a tourist bus that killed two South Koreans and the Egyptian driver on Sunday, the group said in a statement.
Building collapse at South Korean resort kills 10: officials
GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) – Ten people attending a welcoming party for new university students were killed when a building at a South Korean mountain resort collapsed late on Monday, emergency officials said, trapping dozens in snow and rubble fo…
North Korea crimes evoke Nazi era, Kim may face charges: U.N. inquiry
GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korean security chiefs and possibly even Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un himself should face international justice for ordering systematic torture, starvation and killings comparable to Nazi-era atrocities, U.N. investigators said o…
Russia boosts Ukraine’s Yanukovich with $2 billion fresh credit
KIEV (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday it would give Ukraine a fresh cash injection of $2 billion to support its heavily indebted economy in a boost to the embattled president in Kiev, who has been forced onto the back foot by 12 weeks of unrest.
