China’s top farm official reins in land reform expectations
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new rural reforms will stop short of giving commercial firms free rein to buy land and will focus instead on creating bigger family farms, the country’s top rural official said in remarks published on Thursday.
Schools close in smog-enshrouded eastern China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Hazardous air pollution forced schools to shut or suspend outdoor activities in at least two cities in eastern China, where residents complained of the yellow skies and foul smells that are symptomatic of the country’s crippling sm…
Thaksin’s homecoming hopes dashed as Thai crisis reignites
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s political future is cloudier than ever, but one thing is for certain – self-exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra won’t be coming home soon.
Anarchy at door, West starts to rebuild Libyan army
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – On a dusty parade ground outside Tripoli, young recruits march and bark out slogans for the new Libyan army that Western powers hope can turn the tide on militias threatening to engulf the North African country in anarchy.
Ten killed in Nicaraguan gunfight near Honduran border
MANAGUA (Reuters) – Six suspected robbers and four police officers were killed in a shootout in a remote rural part of northwestern Nicaragua close to the border with Honduras, police said on Wednesday.
Special Report: Thailand secretly supplies Myanmar refugees to trafficking rings
RANONG, Thailand (Reuters) – One afternoon in October, in the watery no-man’s land between Thailand and Myanmar, Muhammad Ismail vanished.
Iran’s ability to enrich uranium troubles U.S. lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers in the House of Representatives said on Wednesday they are concerned about Iran’s ability to continue enriching uranium under the interim agreement on Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, an issue they are likely to …
Chemical experts eye port to load Syria toxins onto U.S. ship
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations and the global chemical weapons watchdog are awaiting approval from a country to use its port to load Syria’s most deadly chemicals onto a U.S. ship for destruction offshore, the head of the mission said on…
Mexico lawmakers preparing to debate energy reform: top senator
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican lawmakers will send a landmark energy bill to Senate committees on Thursday to pave the way for debate on a cornerstone of President Enrique Pena Nieto’s economic reform drive, a top ruling party lawmaker said on Wednesd…
Chemical experts eye port to load Syria toxins onto U.S. ship
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations and the global chemical weapons watchdog are awaiting approval from a country to use its port to load Syria’s most deadly chemicals onto a U.S. ship for destruction offshore, the head of the mission said on…
