Mexican tax plan weakened further, nears final approval
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Senate on Thursday made new cuts to a tax reform plan that President Enrique Pena Nieto proposed to increase the nation’s anemic tax take before sending the bill back to the lower house of Congress for final approval.
Malaysia PM says curb on use of ‘Allah’ key to stability
LONDON (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak defended a court ruling banning a Christian newspaper from using the word “Allah” to refer to God, saying on Thursday it would help ensure stability.
Malaysia PM says curb on use of ‘Allah’ key to stability
LONDON (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak defended a court ruling banning a Christian newspaper from using the word “Allah” to refer to God, saying on Thursday it would help ensure stability.
Thousands march in Mozambique to demand peace, security
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Mozambicans marched in the capital Maputo and two other cities on Thursday to protest against the threat of armed conflict in the country and a spate of kidnappings by criminal gangs.
Thousands march in Mozambique to demand peace, security
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Mozambicans marched in the capital Maputo and two other cities on Thursday to protest against the threat of armed conflict in the country and a spate of kidnappings by criminal gangs.
Thousands in contested Abyei vote to join South Sudan, risking tensions
ABYEI (Reuters) – Permanent residents of the disputed Abyei region overwhelmingly voted to join South Sudan on Thursday in a symbolic referendum that could antagonize heavily armed Arab nomads who drive their livestock through the area and claim it for…
Thousands in contested Abyei vote to join South Sudan, risking tensions
ABYEI (Reuters) – Permanent residents of the disputed Abyei region overwhelmingly voted to join South Sudan on Thursday in a symbolic referendum that could antagonize heavily armed Arab nomads who drive their livestock through the area and claim it for…
German journalists urged to shun Google and Yahoo
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The union representing German journalists advised its members on Thursday to stop using Google and Yahoo because of reported snooping by U.S. and British intelligence.
OSCE warns of intimidation in north Kosovo ahead of vote
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Europe’s chief rights and democracy watchdog warned on Thursday of a campaign of intimidation among Serbs in north Kosovo before an election central to a fragile EU-brokered accord between Serbia and its former southern province.
Murdoch staff turned to hacking in ‘dog-eat-dog’ world, court hears
LONDON (Reuters) – Reporters on Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World repeatedly hacked the phones of senior politicians and even rival journalists in a desperate bid to get ahead on salacious front-page stories, a London court heard on Thursday.
