China’s corruption drive extends to provinces
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-corruption watchdog said it had uncovered abuses at several provincial governments and state-owned enterprises, in the latest sign of an expanding crackdown on graft.
U.N. scientific panel blames mankind ever more clearly for warming
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Top climate scientists blamed mankind more clearly than ever as the main cause of global warming in a report on Friday meant to guide governments in dealing with rising temperatures, delegates said.
South Africa’s AMCU union says Amplats strike begins
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A strike over job cuts at Anglo American Platinum operations in South Africa has started, a senior Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) official said on Friday.
Tokyo Electric: will add $10 billion for Fukushima cleanup to turnaround plan
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, said on Friday it will revise its business turnaround plan to allocate an additional 1 trillion yen ($10.1 billion) for the Fukushima facility’s cleanup.
Australia PM seeks to lower tension over asylum seekers ahead of Indonesia visit
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s new conservative government sought on Friday to ease tension with neighboring Indonesia over a ramping up of border security meant to deter asylum seekers, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott calling concerns about his plan…
Portugal’s ‘discredited’ parties a boon for local independents
SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) – Disillusion with Portugal’s main parties, both battered by association with the country’s deep economic crisis and international bailout, is translating into a surge in independent candidates for Sunday’s local elections.
Japan Defence chief: Need to bolster surveillance over Pacific
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said on Friday that Japan needs to expand its surveillance activities to cover the Pacific Ocean, as well as the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea, to better protect to its maritime interes…
Russian court order activists held over Arctic oil protest
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court ordered 20 Greenpeace activists from around the world to be held in custody for two months pending further investigation over a protest against offshore oil drilling in the Arctic, drawing condemnation and a vow to ap…
Russian court order activists held over Arctic oil protest
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court ordered 20 Greenpeace activists from around the world to be held in custody for two months pending further investigation over a protest against offshore oil drilling in the Arctic, drawing condemnation and a vow to ap…
U.S., Iran voice optimism and caution after rare encounter
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran and the United States held their highest-level substantive talks in a generation on Thursday, saying the tone was positive but sounding cautious about resolving the long-running standoff over Iran’s nuclear program.
