Analysis: Saudis have few options as they push tougher foreign policy
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia seems to have few viable options for pursuing a more independent and forthright foreign policy, despite its deep unease about the West’s tentative rapprochement with Iran.
Three injured in Antarctic chopper emergency-landing
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Two Australian scientists and their pilot were injured when their helicopter made an emergency landing in Antarctica, leaving them stranded overnight on the ice, the Australian Antarctic Division said on Monday.
Iran says seeks stronger cooperation with Saudi Arabia
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday it wanted stronger cooperation with U.S. ally Saudi Arabia, as it seeks to ease concerns among Gulf Arab neighbors about a potential resurgence in its influence following a nuclear deal with world powers.
Insight: UK power price rises prompt questions of network owners, regulator
LONDON (Reuters) – In 2006, Britain’s energy regulator reviewed how the gas and electricity market was functioning. Summarizing its findings, it noted the possibility that its rules on pricing had been overly generous to the network owners.
China’s Dagong sees lower U.S. rating, no China local debt default
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States may see further sovereign rating downgrades if it fails to improve its debt service capability, although a near-term cut looks unlikely, the head of Chinese credit rating firm Dagong said.
Indonesian energy minister questioned in graft probe
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s anti-graft agency questioned the energy minister on Monday over a corruption scandal that has ensnared top oil officials and threatened to tarnish President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s final year in office.
Thousands take to the streets in Honduras to protest election result
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ defeated leftist presidential candidate, the wife of ousted former leader Manuel Zelaya, led thousands of supporters onto the streets of Tegucigalpa on Sunday to protest an election result she has called fraudulent.
Japan economics minister Amari hospitalized; govt says no policy impact
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Economics Minister Akira Amari was hospitalized on Monday for tests, but his absence will likely not disrupt the crafting of an economic stimulus package, the government said.
Japan: no change to airlines’ notification policy when flying in East China Sea zone
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Monday there was no change to Japan’s policy of not notifying Chinese authorities when its commercial aircraft fly through China’s new air defense identification zone.
‘Cyber-Hindus’ – India’s new breed of political activists
NEW DELHI/BANGALORE, India (Reuters) – Four men chatting in a Delhi bar are not, by their own admission, natural drinking buddies.
