U.S. fuels tension by deploying warships near Syria: Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia criticized the United states on Tuesday for sending warships close to Syria, saying the deployments would exacerbate tension as Washington prepares for a possible military strike.
Manila accuses China of sea violation, Beijing says wants peace
MANILA/BEIJING (Reuters) – The Philippines accused China on Tuesday of violating an informal code of conduct in the South China Sea by planning new structures on a disputed shoal, as China’s premier told Southeast Asian leaders Beijing was serious abou…
Protracted strike in South Africa gold mines would hurt economy: minister
PRETORIA (Reuters) – A protracted strike in South Africa’s gold industry would harm Africa’s largest economy and the government is ready to intervene to bring parties together, the mining minister said on Tuesday.
South Africa minister sees possibility of avoiding Amplats job cuts
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s mining minister Susan Shabangu said on Tuesday it was possible to avoid job cuts at Anglo American Platinum..
China probes top official in latest anti-graft push
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is investigating the head of its state assets regulator, a former top energy executive, for “serious discipline violations”, the government said on Sunday in what appears to be a deepening crackdown on corruption and push for …
Syrian refugee numbers swell to 2 million: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 2 million refugees have now fled Syria’s civil war, piling pressure on neighboring host countries, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Japan to tell G20 it will proceed with sales tax hike: finance minister
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will tell G20 nations at a summit this week that it will proceed with a planned two-stage sales tax hike, and consider compiling an extra budget for fiscal spending to ease the pain on the economy, Finance Minister Taro Aso said…
Brazil, Mexico ask U.S. to explain if NSA spied on presidents
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil assailed the United States on Monday after new allegations that Washington spied on President Dilma Rousseff, complaining that its sovereignty may have been violated and suggesting that it could call off Rousseff’s planned s…
Colombia’s Cabinet resigns to allow Santos to make shuffle
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Sixteen members of Colombia’s Cabinet presented their resignations to President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday, a decision that paves the way for changes he may want to make after a protest in the farming sector turned violent last wee…
Britain must renegotiate flawed aircraft carrier deals: panel
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should negotiate new contracts for two aircraft carriers and fighter jets to avoid the risk of budgets spiraling further out of control at taxpayers’ expense, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
