Bin Laden’s life on the run revealed by Pakistani inquiry
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden lived in plain sight for almost a decade and was once even pulled over for speeding but not apprehended, thanks to the incompetence of Pakistan’s intelligence and security services, an official report into his kill…
Crisis of confidence in government handling of corruption, survey shows
BERLIN (Reuters) – A majority of people worldwide believes corruption has worsened in the last two years and they see governments as less effective at fighting it since the 2008 financial crisis, a survey by Transparency International organization show…
U.S. mulls leaving no American troops behind in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering leaving no American troops behind in Afghanistan after the planned 2014 withdrawal date, U.S. officials said on Monday, amid ongoing tensions between the President Barack Obama’s administration an…
Japan says faces increasing threats from China, North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan faces increasingly serious threats to its security from an assertive China and an unpredictable North Korea, a defense ministry report said on Tuesday, as ruling politicians call for the military to beef up its ability to respon…
China bans fishing in waters off North Korea’s eastern coast
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has banned its trawlers from fishing in waters off the eastern coast of North Korea, due to a dispute over fuel supplies, the latest irritant in ties between the often uneasy allies.
U.N. chief Ban appeals for Ramadan truce across Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed on Monday for forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel fighters in Syria to put down their weapons during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Insight: How a train ran away and devastated a Canadian town
CHICAGO/LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) – The short length of track, nestled in a dark pine and birch forest in Quebec, is a regular overnight stop for freight trains hauling crude oil and other raw materials across North America.
Snowden affair blunts U.S. push for China to curb cyber theft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Revelations by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden will make it harder for the United States to confront China at talks this week over the alleged cyber theft of trade secrets worth hundreds of billions of dollars a …
U.S. mulls speeding up troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering speeding up its planned withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, including a possible “zero option” that would result in no U.S. forces in that country after 2014, the New York Times report…
Former Mexican president Fox urges marijuana legalization
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Former Mexican President Vicente Fox took his crusade to legalize marijuana to San Francisco on Monday, joining pot advocates to urge the United States and his own country to decriminalize the sale and recreational use of cann…
