Cambodian troops in riot gear break up factory strike
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian troops armed with batons and rifles broke up a protest on Thursday by textile workers demanding a doubling of wages as part of a nation-wide strike by unions allied with the main opposition party.
Quake hits south Iran, killing one injuring 30: state TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake jolted southern Iran on Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring 30 others, Iranian state television reported.
China denounces U.S. for sending Uighur ‘terrorists’ to Slovakia
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry criticized the United States on Thursday for sending the last three Uighur Chinese inmates at the Guantanamo Bay detention center to Slovakia, saying they were “terrorists” who posed a real security danger.
Taiwan’s Ma says ending China standoff a must for the economy
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Ending Taiwan’s political standoff with mainland China is necessary to boost Taiwan’s sagging economy and to help it integrate more effectively with the region, the island’s president, Ma Ying-jeou, said.
Thai stocks, currency plunge over election uncertainty
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai stocks and the baht currency tumbled on Thursday as uncertainty deepened about a February election that anti-government forces are determined to block in their bid to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Palestinian, 85, dies after clashes with Israelis: eyewitnesses
NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) – An 85-year old Palestinian died on Thursday after inhaling tear gas fired by the Israeli army to disperse local protesters landed in his home in the occupied West Bank, local eyewitnesses told Reuters.
South Korea military to fight to keep ban on sex by academy cadets
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military said on Thursday it would fight a court ruling quashing its move to kick an officer candidate out of the elite Army Academy for having sex with his girlfriend while on leave.
Grenade attack at Kenyan coast wounds 10: police
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – A grenade attack on a popular nightclub outside the coastal Kenyan city of Mombasa wounded at least 10 people early on Thursday, police said.
China to open high speed rail link to North Korean border in 2015
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will open a high-speed rail line to the North Korean border next year, state media said on Thursday, in a sign that China remains committed to boosting trade and economic ties with the isolated, nuclear-armed state.
China sacks former aide to retired domestic security chief
BEIJING (Reuters) – A former aide to China’s retired security tsar Zhou Yongkang has been sacked for suspected corruption, state media said on Thursday, the latest move against people close to Zhou who is himself subject of a graft investigation.
