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Oil firms in China come under fire
BEIJING — Chinese netizens and a state press report on Sunday questioned safety standards at oil firms after a fire erupted at a plant owned by state-run CNPC — the industry’s fourth incident in six weeks. The country is still grappling with a huge oil spill off its eastern coast…
Berlusconi faces trial hearings for bribery and sex crimes
ROME — Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces trial hearings for bribery and for paying for sex with a 17-year-old girl on Monday, as the Italian leader fights off growing unpopularity and financial woes. Berlusconi, 74, is a defendant in three ongoing trials but is only due to attend the corruption…
Iran arrests second female reporter for wanting to cover women’s football World Cup
BERLIN — Iran has arrested another female reporter wanting to cover the women’s football World Cup in Germany, a press report said on Sunday, saying she was being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin jail. Pegah Ahangarani, 27, who is also an actress and film-maker and said to be a supporter…
Iran hangs man convicted of raping and murdering a five-year old girl
TEHRAN — Iran has hanged a man convicted of raping and murdering a five-year old girl in a village near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the ISNA news agency reported on Sunday. The report identified the murderer by his initials Q.K. and added that he had buried the…
Afghan transition begins with a whimper amid attack
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan began the long-publicized transition to control of its own security amid secrecy, not fanfare, on Sunday, a reminder of how tense the country is as foreign troops start to head home and violence spreads. Ministers flew to central Bamiyan province, one of the most peaceful places…
Israel ‘wounds seven’ in Gaza raid: Palestinians
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Seven people were wounded in Gaza on Sunday by what Palestinian medical sources said was an Israeli air strike, but Israel denied it had carried out any such raid. Adham Abu Selmiya, spokesman for the Hamas-run medical services in the Gaza Strip, said four children…
U.K. government and police face heat over Murdoch links
The British government and police faced fresh pressure over their ties to Rupert Murdoch on Saturday as the media mogul published apologies in national newspapers over the phone hacking scandal. A day after Murdoch lost two of his most senior executives, the crisis returned to haunt the British establishment with…
Venezuela’s Chavez says no more cancer cells found
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday doctors have found no more malignant cells in his body after cancer surgery but he delegated some powers just hours before a planned trip back to Cuba for chemotherapy. Chavez resisted calls from the opposition to temporarily hand over the…
White House welcomes Dalai Lama, China irked
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Saturday of “grossly” interfering in its internal affairs and damaging relations after President Barack Obama met exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House. Obama met the Nobel Prize laureate for some 45 minutes, praising him for embracing…
Swazi king endorses mass circumcision to fight HIV
MANKAYANE, Swaziland — Swaziland’s King Mswati III called Friday for his male subjects to get circumcised as he endorsed a campaign aimed at tackling the world’s highest HIV infection rate. Flanked by a large royal contingent including his mother, who rules alongside him, four of his 13 wives and several…
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