Is Bankruptcy Near for Reeling PG&E?

SAN FRANCISCO — California's largest power company is getting battered in midday trading Monday on reports that it's considering bankruptcy protection in the face of potentially crippling liability damages from a spate of wildfires. No cause has been determ...
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Pence Calls on Myanmar to Free 2 Reuters Reporters

YANGON, Myanmar — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called on Myanmar to immediately release two journalists who were sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on charges of possessing state secrets in connection wit...

Saudis Can’t Dodge 9/11 Lawsuits by Victims’ Families

A federal court judge has rejected Saudi Arabia's bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming it helped plan the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. As Reuters news agency reported March 29, "U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the plaintiff's alle...

Buddhist Villagers Confirm Role in Rohingya Killings

In a remote village in Myanmar, local Buddhists and government troops killed 10 Rohingya Muslims and buried them in a shallow grave. The murders at Inn Din in September marked yet another chapter in a continuin...