Tesco stops sourcing from a Bangladesh factory due to safety concerns
LONDON (Reuters) – Tesco, the world’s No. 3 retailer, has stopped sourcing clothes from a factory in Bangladesh after discovering serious problems with the safety of a building, the company said on Saturday.
Egyptian army to deploy ahead of protests: state paper
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s military will not allow violence during protests against President Mohamed Mursi that his opponents have planned for June 30, the first anniversary of the Islamist leader’s election, a state newspaper said on Saturday.
Britain presses its territories on tax action before G8
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron will press Britain’s overseas tax havens to sign up to an international transparency treaty in London on Saturday, before he meets leaders of G8 economies to push for coordinated global action on tax avoi…
Expect more attacks on foreigners in Afghanistan, warns deputy commander
KABUL (Reuters) – The international community in Afghanistan, recently hit by two high-profile attacks on aid organizations, should brace itself for more Taliban violence in the coming months, the deputy commander of foreign forces said.
Mexican judge orders detention of ex-governor suspected of graft
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican judge on Friday ordered the detention of a former Mexican governor suspected of embezzling millions in public funds, deepening a scandal that will test President Enrique Pena Nieto’s anti-corruption agenda.
World Bank, U.N. join hands in conflict zones but face hurdles
(Reuters) – When the heads of the World Bank and the United Nations flew into the violence-wracked African city of Goma on a cloudy day last month, it was the first time the giants of international development had joined forces in the struggle to help …
How Obama crossed his own line on Syria after months of debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Obama’s decision to arm Syrian rebels for the first time follows an intense, nearly two-year debate within the White House in which the president and his closest advisers consistently expressed skepticism about U.S. int…
‘Yes we can’ to ‘Yes we scan’, Obama returns to Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – Cheered like a rock star when he passed through Berlin five years ago on his way to the White House, Barack Obama faces a cooler reception and tough questions about U.S. spying methods when he returns next week for talks with Angela …
U.S. considers no-fly zone after Syria crosses nerve gas ‘red line’
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States is considering a no-fly zone in Syria, potentially its first direct intervention into the two-year-old civil war, Western diplomats said on Friday, after the White House said Syria had crossed a “red line” by…
Iran votes for new president, Khamenei slams U.S. doubts
DUBAI (Reuters) – Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be a sham.
