China points to social welfare reforms needed for urbanization drive
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Among the issues China’s top leaders tackled this week as they hammered out their policy roadmap, some may determine whether children attending the likes of the Pengying school in Beijing fulfill their dreams.
Al Qaeda in Yemen vows revenge for Shi’ite rebel attack on Salafis
RIYADH (Reuters) – Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has pledged revenge against Shi’ite Houthi rebels in northern Yemen for their assault on a Salafi school in Dammaj, Site Monitoring Service reported late on Tuesday, citing a statement from th…
Venezuela’s Congress paves way for Maduro decree powers
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Congress on Tuesday stripped an opposition deputy of parliamentary immunity over corruption allegations, giving the ruling Socialist Party enough votes to approve President Nicolas Maduro’s request for decree powers.
Honduras ruling party candidate Hernandez eyes IMF credit deal
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ ruling party presidential candidate Juan Hernandez said on Tuesday he hoped to strike a financing deal with the IMF within six months if he were to win this month’s election and would also seek to refinance the country…
U.N. Security Council to vote this week on delay of Kenya trials: Rwanda
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – As Africa urges the U.N. Security Council to take it more seriously, Rwanda plans to put to a vote this week a draft resolution to defer International Criminal Court trials of Kenya’s leaders for one year, despite lacking suf…
Raytheon, Lockheed consider fresh bid for Turkey missile defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. arms makers Raytheon Co and Lockheed Martin Corp are considering ways to sweeten their offer to build a Patriot missile defense system for Turkey after Ankara said it could still back away from a provisional $3.4 billion dea…
U.S. to name Nigeria’s Boko Haram as terrorist group: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The State Department will formally designate the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram as a “foreign terrorist organization” on Wednesday, congressional sources and others briefed on the matter said.
Mexico nears electoral reform, opening door to energy bill
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Accused a generation ago of engineering the “perfect dictatorship,” Mexico’s ruling party is now close to agreeing on a plan that could weaken the presidency and strengthen Congress in order to win votes for a major energy refor…
Netanyahu halts plans to build 24,000 more settler homes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered on Tuesday a reassessment of plans to build nearly 24,000 settler homes, saying he feared an international outcry that would divert attention from Israel’s lobbying against a nuclear deal …
U.S. to name Nigeria’s Boko Haram as terrorist group: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department will formally designate the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram as a “foreign terrorist organization” on Wednesday, congressional sources and others briefed on the matter said.
