China factory report blames Apple

China factory report blames Apple


China factory report blames Apple

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:30 PM PDT

An independent probe finds "significant issues" over working hours, pay and safety on Apple production lines in China, but says improvements will be made.


Apple Supplier in China Pledges Big Changes in Working Conditions

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:37 PM PDT

Foxconn, a leader in electronics manufacturing, says it will sharply curtail working hours and increase wages in its factories after a monitoring group found widespread problems in its labor practices.


The Caucus: House Passes G.O.P. Budget Plan, Setting Lines for Election

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:33 PM PDT

A Republican blueprint that has virtually no chance of becoming law would transform Medicare, cut spending to levels not seen since World War II and order up a tax overhaul.


Congress Extends Highway Funding for 90 Days

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:55 PM PDT

With lawmakers unable to agree on a broader transportation measure, a 90-day extension averted a halt in financing for road and infrastructure projects.


Palestinian detainee ends strike

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:35 PM PDT

A Palestinian woman held in detention in Israel, Hana Shalabi, is ending her 43-day hunger strike after a deal under which she will be exiled to Gaza.


Exxon loses crown to PetroChina

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:31 PM PDT

US oil giant Exxon Mobil loses its crown as the world's biggest listed producer of oil to PetroChina, figures suggest.


Saudi prince condemns accuser after court dismissal

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:18 PM PDT

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world's richest men, Thursday excoriated a young woman model whose accusation that he raped her was dismissed a day earlier by a Spanish court, the prince said in a statement.


Tycoons arrested in Hong Kong

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:23 PM PDT

Brothers Thomas and Raymond Kwok, who control Hong Kong's biggest property development company, Sun Hung Kai, have been arrested for suspected corruption, authorities said Thursday.


Poland Probes CIA Prison

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Poland's prime minister indirectly confirmed his country's former spy chief is facing criminal charges in connection with a probe by state prosecutors into an alleged Polish role in the operation of a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency secret prison for suspected terrorists.


Intrigue, treachery charges fly in fight for U.N. post

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:56 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Accusations of threats, Cold War-style treachery and backstage attempts by Russia to punish a former Soviet republic are turning a routine election for a high-profile but largely ceremonial U.N. post into a bitter diplomatic tussle.


Congress Extends Highway Funding for 90 Days

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:39 PM PDT

With lawmakers unable to agree on a broader transportation measure, a 90-day extension averted a halt in financing for road and infrastructure projects.


India Raises Heat on Foreign Firms

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:34 PM PDT

A series of recent developments in India have increased the perception that the country has a risky business environment where policies suddenly can turn hostile.


Unlikely Hand Flips Japan's Power Switch

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:04 AM PDT

Japan's shift away from nuclear power, prompted by last year's Fukushima disaster, is being shepherded by an unlikely proponent: Yukio Edano, who heads the powerful Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.


U.S. Envoy to Russia Suggests He's Being Wiretapped

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:11 PM PDT

The U.S. ambassador to Russia suggested that his private communications were being tapped after a crew from a pro-Kremlin television channel confronted him outside an opposition leader's office.


Sea Disputes Loom Over Asean Summit

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:18 PM PDT

As the host of a series of regional summits where China's South China Sea claims could loom large, Cambodia is emerging as a key pawn in the diplomatic struggle over one of the world's busiest waters.


Zambia Moves to Calm Separatists

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Zambia's government sought to reel in a wayward province by offering a revenue-sharing plan, after local representatives voted to secede from the southern African nation in a move to secure more benefits from the area's copper industry.


Jitters Hit Europe Bond Markets

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:25 AM PDT

Euro-zone bond markets received their first jolt since the Greek debt exchange, with Italian and Spanish bond yields soaring due to a combination of pressures.


U.S. Stymies Iran's Iraq Oil Plan

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PDT

U.S. pressure is threatening to quash Iranian hopes of using oil fields it jointly holds with Iraq as a way to evade sanctions, people familiar with the matter say.


French gunman buried in Toulouse despite row

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Mohammed Merah laid to rest in Muslim section of cemetery in Cornebarrieu neighbourhood despite protest by city's mayor.


Opposition boycotts Gambia parliamentary poll

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Opposition leaders say ruling party is abusing system in order to tip the poll in its favour as voting begins.


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