China to announce verdict for ousted politician Bo on September 22
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese court will announce the verdict on Sept 22 for ousted former senior politician Bo Xilai, it said on Wednesday, following his trial last month on charges of corruption and abuse of power.
Taliban kill election commission head in Afghanistan’s north
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban gunmen shot and killed the head of the Independent Election Commission in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province on Wednesday, a day after he warned that deteriorating security threatened next year’s presidential…
Greek state workers strike against firings before troika visit
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek workers shut schools and forced hospitals to work on emergency staff on Wednesday at the start of a 48-hour strike against the government’s latest plans to fire thousands of public sector staff.
Swedish government woos voters with pre-election tax cuts
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s center-right government bet on a new round of income tax cuts in its 2014 budget on Wednesday as it sought to win a third term in office in elections next year.
Green activists in fresh protest at Russian Arctic oil platform
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Greenpeace said on Wednesday two of its activists scaled the Prirazlomnaya oil platform in Arctic waters in a fresh protest over the potential threat to the environment from operations slated to start by the end of the year.
China’s second-richest man attacked near home in eastern city
HONG KONG (Reuters) – One of China’s richest tycoons, the chairman of drinks company Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co Ltd, was attacked near his home in the eastern province of Zhejiang, Xinhua reported on Wednesday andother media reports said he suffered seri…
Analysis: Punished at the polls, Cambodia’s long-serving PM is smiling again
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – His party is reeling from its worst-ever election result. His political opponents have grown bold and vocal. His people are protesting on the streets. So why is Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen smiling?
Swedish-Lebanese man jailed by Thai court over bomb material
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Swedish man of Lebanese origin accused of having militant links was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in prison by a Thai court on Wednesday for possessing explosive material.
Obama says he wants to test Iran president’s interest in dialogue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani appears to want to open a dialogue with the United States and that he is willing to test whether this is the case.
Guatemala arrests suspected drug trafficker wanted for ties to Mexican cartel
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan and U.S. law enforcement agents on Tuesday arrested a suspected Guatemalan drug trafficker wanted for ties to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, the gang run by drug lord Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman.
