Director of South Africa IT firm charged with attempted police bribe
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An executive director of South Africa’s Pinnacle Holdings has been charged with offering a $460,000 bribe to a senior police official to win an equipment contract for the technology company, police said on Tuesday.
Thai protesters hope vote for Senate will tee up PM’s impeachment
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters marched in Bangkok on Tuesday to drum up support for a rally at the weekend, just before Thailand holds elections for the Senate, which will play a central role in their aim of removing Prime Minister Ying…
Serbia’s Progressives win nearly half March 16 votes: official result
BELGRADE (Reuters) – The Serbian Progressive Party has won 48.4 percent of the votes in the March 16 snap election and will be able to form the next government alone, final official results showed.
Russia wants to continue contacts with G8 states: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia wants to continue contacts with G8 member states, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman was quoted as saying on Tuesday, after the other seven members suspended their participation in the group.
Hundreds rush to rural Chinese bank after solvency rumors: media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Hundreds of people rushed to withdraw money from a branch of a small Chinese bank after rumors spread about its solvency, reflecting growing anxiety among investors as regulators signal greater tolerance for credit defaults.
Beset by differences, Arab leaders open annual summit
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Arab leaders struggling with an array of foreign policy disputes opened an annual summit on Tuesday to try to forge a common stand on Syria’s war and what many of them see as the menace of Iranian-U.S. rapprochement.
Georgia hopes Ukraine crisis will spur West to robust reaction
TBILISI (Reuters) – Six years after losing land in a war with Russia, Georgians believe the struggle for Ukraine will decide their own fate, and hope NATO and the European Union will now speed up their integration into the Western fold.
Russia wants to continue contacts with G8 nations: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is interested in continuing contacts with G8 nations at all levels, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency on Tuesday.
Taiwan’s Ma says ready to meet protesters over China trade pact
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has invited the leaders of a student protest movement to his office in a bid to resolve an impasse about a controversial trade pact with mainland China.
Hundreds rush to rural Chinese bank after solvency rumors: media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Hundreds of people rushed to withdraw money from a branch of a small Chinese bank on Monday after rumors spread about its solvency, local media reported, reflecting growing anxiety among investors as regulators signal greater toler…
