Tokyo’s bid a high-stakes gamble for Japan PM, Abenomics
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo’s bid for the 2020 summer Olympics is not just a matter of pride for the Japanese capital. It’s a high-stakes gamble for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has put his prestige on the line.
As protest looms, Cambodia’s strongman Hun Sen faces restive, tech-savvy youth
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – At the Bonna Business Center, a tiny Internet cafe near the opulent mansion of Cambodia’s long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen, coffee is served with a big lump of dissatisfaction.
World leaders pressure Obama over Syria at G20 summit
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama faced growing pressure from Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other world leaders on Thursday to decide against launching military strikes in Syria, which many of them fear would hurt the global …
Obama, Rousseff meet in Russia after disclosure of alleged U.S. spying
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met with U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday and the two discussed disclosures that the United States had spied on her private communications, as world leaders gathered for the G20 summit of m…
In the new Myanmar, an old junta’s laws survive and adapt
YANGON (Reuters) – It was once the feared weapon of a military junta, ruthlessly deployed to restrict Myanmar’s nascent Internet and throw journalists, students, monks and other political opponents behind bars.
U.S. North Korea envoy to visit South Korea, China and Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. special envoy for North Korea will travel to South Korea, China and Japan next week for consultations on policy toward Pyongyang, the State Department said on Thursday.
African mediators in Congo conflict call for talks in three days
KAMPALA (Reuters) – African leaders trying to end an 18-month-old uprising in Congo called on Thursday for stalled talks between the government and eastern rebels to restart within three days.
Iran’s foreign ministry to lead nuclear talks with world powers
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday the foreign ministry would take over talks with world powers on Iran’s contested nuclear program, an apparent move to smooth the diplomatic process after years of control by conservative hardl…
Specter of North Korea lurks in U.S. debate on Syria’s chemical weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Obama administration officials making the case for a U.S. military response to Syria’s alleged gassing of its citizens are invoking another American foe long suspected of stockpiling chemical weapons: North Korea.
Australia’s next PM? The thinking man’s ‘mad-dog rugger bugger’
CANBERRA (Reuters) – If anybody had a good reason to dislike Australia’s conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott, poised to be elected prime minister on Saturday, it would be author Bob Ellis.
