Guinea may postpone June 30 parliamentary election: president
LONDON (Reuters) – Guinea could be forced to postpone a long-awaited parliamentary election scheduled for June 30 after opposition parties refused to register candidates, President Alpha Conde said.
Hong Kong rally backs Snowden, denounces allegations of U.S. spying
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A few hundred rights advocates and political activists marched through Hong Kong on Saturday to demand protection for Edward Snowden, who leaked revelations of U.S. electronic surveillance and is now believed to be holed up in the…
Indonesia MPs back budget package that would allow fuel price hikes
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian parliamentarians gave their backing to budget revisions that pave the way for long delayed cuts in fuel price subsidies, blamed for sapping the budget and undermining confidence in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
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…
