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China’s grinning and corrupt ‘watch brother’ gets time

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – A Chinese provincial official was jailed for 14 years on Thursday for corruption after pictures of him grinning at the scene of an

U.S. resolution on Syria strike passes first hurdle in Senate

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s effort to win legislative backing for military strikes against Syria passed its first hurdle on Wednesday when a Senate committee voted in favor,

Indian rupee in sharp rebound on suspected heavy intervention

YoopyaSep 4, 2013June 15, 20230

(Reuters) – The Indian rupee staged a sharp recovery on Wednesday after suspected heavy dollar selling by the central bank, preventing the battered currency from

South African gold miners ease some pay demands as strike bites

YoopyaSep 4, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – South Africa’s main mining union has offered to compromise on some of its demands for higher pay after launching a strike that hit

Record radiation readings near Fukushima contaminated water tanks

YoopyaSep 4, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spiked by more than a fifth to their highest

Peace talks with Israel going nowhere: senior Palestinian

YoopyaSep 4, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians are proving pointless and will not bear fruit without much greater pressure from Washington, a top aide to

Protracted strike in South Africa gold mines would hurt economy: minister

YoopyaSep 3, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – A protracted strike in South Africa’s gold industry would harm Africa’s largest economy and the government is ready to intervene to bring parties

U.N. agency says 2.2 million Zimbabweans face food shortages

YoopyaSep 3, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Zimbabwe faces its worst food shortages in four years following a drought and poor harvest, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Tuesday,

U.N. envoy says military success an opportunity for Congo talks

YoopyaSep 3, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – The U.N. special envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region said on Monday recent military successes by Congo’s army against eastern rebels should be

Afghan Taliban target U.S. army base as attacks mount

YoopyaSep 2, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Taliban fighters attacked part of a U.S. military outpost in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Monday, officials said, less than a