Month: January 2019

Pakistan upholds acquittal of woman in blasphemy case

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday upheld its acquittal of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, paving the way for Aasia Bibi to leave the country in a blow to radical Islamists who had demanded her execution. Following the landmark decision, Bibi will finally be […]

China tells US to stop ‘unreasonable crackdown’ on Huawei

BEIJING — China called on the U.S. government on Tuesday to “stop the unreasonable crackdown” on Huawei after the U.S. stepped up pressure on the tech giant by indicting it on charges of stealing technology and violating sanctions on Iran, complicating high-level trade talks between the countries about […]

Japan’s ANA orders Boeing, Airbus jets worth $4.3 billion in Asia growth push

SEATTLE/TOKYO – Japan’s ANA Holdings Inc said it would order 38 planes worth $4.33 billion from Boeing Co and Airbus, and buy a stake in Philippines Airlines parent PAL Holdings Inc to support its Asia growth strategy. This confirms a Reuters report that Boeing was close to a […]

Oppression and its opponents shape a political Berlinale

BERLIN – Abuse of power, state oppression and the struggle faced by those who seek to challenge it in countries from Russia and Brazil to the United States are key themes in this year’s Berlin Film Festival, for which the final line-up was announced on Tuesday. This year’s […]

Pakistan court upholds acquittal of Christian woman accused of blasphemy

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the acquittal of a Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, dismissing a petition filed by Islamists who have called for her execution. “On merit, this petition is dismissed,” Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa […]

North Korea’s push to use more coal clouds environmental future

SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sees coal as a key way to boost the economy, but burning more coal may worsen pollution in a country already choking on some of the world’s most toxic air. With the country staggering under the weight of international sanctions […]

Huawei lawyer says CFO Meng a ‘hostage’ after U.S. presses charges

WASHINGTON/HONG KONG – Huawei’s CFO “should not be a hostage” in Sino-U.S. relations, her lawyer said on Tuesday, after the United States announced criminal charges against herself and the Chinese firm just days before crunch trade talks with Beijing. The Justice Department charged Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and […]

Exclusive: Walmart’s Flipkart warns of major ‘customer disruption’ if new India rules not delayed

NEW DELHI – Walmart Inc’s online retailer Flipkart has told the Indian government the company faces the risk of “significant customer disruption” if the implementation of new curbs for e-commerce is not delayed by six months, a source told Reuters. India’s new foreign investment restrictions will, from Feb. […]

Govt petition on Ayodhya land ‘insidious’: Owaisi

Hyderabad, Jan 29: Describing theCentre’s plea in the Supreme Court to return excess land acquired by it in Ayodhya to their original owners as “insidious”, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi Tuesday said the NDA Government was trying to prevent fair adjudication of the dispute. “This insidious attempt by the Central […]

Have started preparations for minimum income guarantee to poor: Ashok Gehlot

Jaipur, Jan 29: Welcoming Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s announcement of minimum income guarantee to poor, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Tuesday said he has already started preparations about the scheme. Gehlot said that the country is capable of providing such a guarantee to its citizens. “This is a historic […]

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