Panama Canal, consortium haggle to keep expansion going
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal and a Spanish-led building consortium expanding the major world cargo route are haggling over financing to keep work going amid a cost dispute, raising hopes of a deal.
Train carrying oil derails, catches fire in New Brunswick, Canada
(Reuters) – A Canadian National Railway train carrying propane and crude oil derailed and caught fire on Tuesday in northwest New Brunswick, Canada, the latest in a string of train accidents that have put the surging crude-by-rail business under heavy …
Analysis: U.S. fears grow about Iraq, but response remains limited
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is considering expanding its support to Iraqi forces as they fight off a renewed al Qaeda threat, but Washington’s ability to significantly increase security assistance to Baghdad will remain limited.
Rodman appears to blame U.S. missionary for North Korean captivity
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – Dennis Rodman, in a television interview on Tuesday, appeared to blame Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae for his captivity in North Korea, the latest in a series of controversial comments by the former U.S. basketbal…
Bangladesh election unrest squeezes key garment sector
DHAKA (Reuters) – On the outskirts of Dhaka, Babylon Garments has shortened work shifts to eight hours from the usual 10 and plans to shutter production lines as months of election-related violence disrupts transport and prompts global retailers to cur…
China-Japan ‘Voldemort’ attacks up ante in propaganda war
BEIJING (Reuters) – China lambasted Japan on Tuesday for comparing it to Lord Voldemort, the villain in the Harry Potter stories, after both countries used the character to describe each other in a tit-for-tat diplomatic spat.
Citizenship threat hangs over Haiti, Dominican talks
OUANAMINTHE, Haiti (Reuters) – Haitian and Dominican authorities announced progress to resolve their differences over migration and trade in talks on Tuesday held under the cloud of a controversial court ruling that threatens to strip Dominican nationa…
Libya autonomy groups vows to sell oil from seized ports, challenges Tripoli
TRIPOLI/LONDON (Reuters) – A heavily armed autonomy group in eastern Libya said on Tuesday it would invite foreign companies to buy oil from seized ports and protect arriving tankers, challenging Tripoli which has promised to use force to stop them.
United States sending more troops and tanks to South Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it will send 800 more soldiers and about 40 Abrams main battle tanks and other armored vehicles to South Korea next month as part of a military rebalance to East Asia after more than a decade of …
North Korea assembly vote set for March, to consolidate Kim’s power
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Koreans will hold elections for the country’s rubber stamp parliament in March, the first such polls under Kim Jong Un’s leadership, which are set to further consolidate his power after the purge of his uncle.
