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…
Turkish police fire water cannon to prevent park protest
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police fired teargas and water cannon on Monday at protesters who tried to defy a closure order and enter an Istanbul park at the center of protests against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government.
Brazil to probe local telecom operators over alleged U.S. spying
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s telecommunications agency said on Monday it would investigate whether local operators had violated customer privacy rules in alleged surveillance of Brazilian telecommunications data by U.S. spy agencies.
Snowden affair clouds U.S. attempts to press 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 ea…
