U.S. envoy expresses sorrow over ethnic violence in India’s northeast
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to New Delhi expressed sorrow over the ethnic violence in India’s northeastern state…
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US wants coalition of nations to engage China in curbing synthetic drugs
By Michael Martina and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. wants other countries to engage China on limiting the…
USTR flags energy concerns going into Mexico talks; urges steel monitoring
By Daina Beth Solomon and Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The U.S. sees some progress on an energy dispute with…
Free speech cannot be used to legitimise terror, India says
NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) – Freedom of expression cannot be used for “legitimising violence”, India said on Thursday in response to…
VW ready to deal with China metal curbs; chipmakers play down fallout
By Ben Blanchard and Jan Schwartz TAIPEI (Reuters) -Volkswagen is monitoring metals markets after China imposed export restrictions on two…
Top FARC dissident leader Ivan Marquez dead -sources
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Ivan Marquez, the well-known leader of a faction of former FARC rebels who returned…
Lviv clears up after Russian missile strike in western Ukraine – seven dead
By Andriy Perun LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian missile slammed into a residential building in Lviv in western Ukraine on…
Japan’s base salaries jump most since 1995, puts BOJ policy into view
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s nominal base salary grew at the fastest pace in 28 years…
Stocks sink as bond yields rise, U.S. jobs data fuels rate hike fears
By Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – MSCI’s global index of stocks fell on Thursday while Treasury…
US condemns attack on Russian journalist and lawyer in Chechnya
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. is “appalled” by a brutal attack in Chechnya on a prominent female…