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.
Chaos as floods submerge Mexico’s Acapulco, death toll rises
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico’s famous beach resort of Acapulco was in chaos on Tuesday as hotels rationed food for thousands of stranded tourists and floodwaters swallowed homes and cars after some of the most damaging storms in decades killed a…
Envoys seek Syria U.N. resolution as France, Russia squabble
UNITED NATIONS/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Diplomats from five key nations kicked off talks on Tuesday on a Western-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons even as France and Russia clashed over Moscow’s insistence that Sy…
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.
Analysis: Harsher U.S. sanctions on Iran oil sales may have little effect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress could soon pass a bill to further squeeze Iran’s oil exports – and its nuclear program – but new sanctions may fail to cut the country’s crude sales much more than existing ones already have.
