Turkish protesters demand police sackings, unions join
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish demonstrators demanded the sacking of police chiefs on Wednesday over a fierce crackdown on days of unprecedented protest against what they see as Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s authoritarian rule.
With big U.S. pork buy and diet shift, China now asks: “Where’s the beef?”
DACHANG, China (Reuters) – With more money in their pockets, millions of Chinese are seeking a richer diet and switching to beef, driving imports to record levels and sending local meat firms abroad to scout for potential acquisition targets among beef…
Pinera’s rating rises but still seen as liability to his coalition
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera’s popularity bounced to a two-year high of 40 percent in May, but any candidate who represents his ruling coalition faces an uphill battle in November’s presidential election, analysts said on Wed…
Mosque burns down in London in suspicious circumstances
LONDON (Reuters) – A mosque burned down in Britain in a suspected arson attack on Wednesday, intensifying fears of a backlash against Muslims after a British soldier was killed on a London street last month.
U.S. renews Iran sanctions waivers for China, India, others
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday renewed six-month waivers on Iran sanctions for China, India and seven other economies in exchange for their agreeing to reduce purchases of oil from Iran.
U.S., Venezuela to find ways to forge positive relations: Kerry
ANTIGUA, Guatemala (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday he and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua had agreed to find new ways to forge positive relations between their two countries, long at political loggerheads.
Germans, Czechs on alert as floods spread north
DRESDEN, Germany/LITOMERICE, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Germans, Hungarians and Czechs were evacuated from their homes on Wednesday as soldiers raced to pile up sandbags to hold back rising waters in the region’s worst floods in a …
Insight: Erdogan wounded, not felled, by Turkish protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan has walked Turkey’s political stage unchallenged for a decade, bringing powerful generals to heel and driving economic success that has changed the face of the country, spreading its influence across the region.
Egypt demands Ethiopia halt Nile dam, upping stakes
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will demand Ethiopia stop building a dam on one of the main tributaries of the Nile, a senior government aide said on Wednesday, ramping up a confrontation over the project that Egypt fears will affect its main source of water.
Yemen launches assaults on al Qaeda, several killed
ADEN (Reuters) – At least 11 people were killed in Yemeni army operations against al Qaeda-linked militants on Wednesday, including an offensive in eastern Yemen, where fighters had declared their aim to set up an Islamist state.
