U.N. wants inquiry into strikers’ deaths in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights agency urged Cambodia to launch an investigation into the “disproportionate” use of force by security forces last week against garment factory workers striking over pay.
Nine killed in India as passengers trapped in burning train
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A fire on a train heading out of the Indian city of Mumbai killed nine people on Wednesday, officials said, underlining the railway system’s poor safety record days after another fire killed 23 people.
Britain’s Guardian says its website blocked in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Access to the website of the British newspaper the Guardian has been blocked in China, the newspaper said on Wednesday, adding that it did not know why.
Delhi’s new leader battles India’s age-old VIP perks
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – For years, India’s senior politicians have resided in the capital’s most luxurious colonial-era bungalows, protected by gun-toting police and chauffeur-driven cars running red lights with sirens blazing – even if it was for a wife…
Panama Canal, consortium haggle to keep expansion going
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal and a Spanish-led building consortium expanding the major world cargo route are haggling over financing to keep work going amid a cost dispute, raising hopes of a deal.
Train carrying oil derails, catches fire in New Brunswick, Canada
(Reuters) – A Canadian National Railway train carrying propane and crude oil derailed and caught fire on Tuesday in northwest New Brunswick, Canada, the latest in a string of train accidents that have put the surging crude-by-rail business under heavy …
Analysis: U.S. fears grow about Iraq, but response remains limited
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is considering expanding its support to Iraqi forces as they fight off a renewed al Qaeda threat, but Washington’s ability to significantly increase security assistance to Baghdad will remain limited.
Rodman appears to blame U.S. missionary for North Korean captivity
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – Dennis Rodman, in a television interview on Tuesday, appeared to blame Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae for his captivity in North Korea, the latest in a series of controversial comments by the former U.S. basketbal…
Bangladesh election unrest squeezes key garment sector
DHAKA (Reuters) – On the outskirts of Dhaka, Babylon Garments has shortened work shifts to eight hours from the usual 10 and plans to shutter production lines as months of election-related violence disrupts transport and prompts global retailers to cur…
China-Japan ‘Voldemort’ attacks up ante in propaganda war
BEIJING (Reuters) – China lambasted Japan on Tuesday for comparing it to Lord Voldemort, the villain in the Harry Potter stories, after both countries used the character to describe each other in a tit-for-tat diplomatic spat.
