Bangladesh troops sent out to try to stem election violence
DHAKA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of troops fanned out across Bangladesh on Thursday in a bid to stem political violence ahead of next month’s elections, which the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has boycotted.
Russia bets on sweeping reform to revive ailing space industry
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – From rocket-shaped playground equipment to faded murals of cosmonauts, mementos of the heyday of Soviet space exploration are scattered around this sandswept town that launched Yuri Gagarin into orbit in 1961.
Question over purged China leader’s remains as widow dies
BEIJING (Reuters) – The widow of late Chinese Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang, toppled for opposing the 1989 crackdown on democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, died this week, the family said, leaving a question over what will happen to his unbur…
China to triple compensation for parents losing only child
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is to more than triple the amount of compensation that some parents get if their only child dies, the health and family planning agency said on Thursday, in the latest sign of a more lenient stand on an uncompromising populati…
If U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, much civilian aid may go too
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For years, U.S. officials have pointed to the improvements in the everyday lives of Afghans made possible by billions of dollars in aid from the United States and elsewhere.
China celebrates Mao’s birthday, but events scaled back
BEIJING (Reuters) – China celebrated the 120th birthday of Mao Zedong, the founder of modern China, on Thursday, but with scaled-back festivities as President Xi Jinping embarks on broad economic reforms which have unsettled leftists.
Remittances throw lifeline to Philippines’ typhoon survivors
PALO, Philippines (Reuters) – A sister living on the other side of the world gave Roberto Retanal what he needed most to piece his humble home back together after the devastating typhoon that tore through his village in the central Philippines last mon…
Remittances throw lifeline to Philippines’ typhoon survivors
PALO, Philippines (Reuters) – A sister living on the other side of the world gave Roberto Retanal what he needed most to piece his humble home back together after the devastating typhoon that tore through his village in the central Philippines last mon…
Snowden warns of loss of privacy in Christmas message
LONDON (Reuters) – Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed details of electronic surveillance by American and British spy services, warned of the dangers posed by a loss of privacy in a message broadcast to Britain …
Egypt designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian government intensified its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, formally listing the group as a terrorist organization after accusing it of carrying out a suicide bomb attack on a police station that killed 1…
