Russia deploys more surface-to-air missiles in Crimean build-up
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia deployed a new division of S-400 surface-to-air missiles in Crimea on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported, in an escalation of military tensions on the Crimean peninsula.
China urges hotels to review websites as ‘country’ crackdown grows
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s tourism authority has urged accommodation companies to review their websites and apps to fix what Beijing deems to be inaccurate labeling of Taiwan or other Chinese-claimed territories as countries.
Prime Minister cutouts a highlight of Thailand’s Children’s Day
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai children posed on Saturday with life-sized cutouts of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha as the cardboard figures of the junta leader made an appearance at the annual Children’s Day festival.
Rohingya insurgents say 10 found in Myanmar grave ‘innocent civilians’
YANGON (Reuters) – Rohingya Muslim insurgents said on Saturday that 10 Rohingya found in a mass grave in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state last month were “innocent civilians”, and not members of their group.
Chinese salvagers recover two bodies from flaming Iranian tanker
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A Chinese salvage team recovered two bodies on Saturday from a stricken Iranian oil tanker, that was still blazing a week after it caught fire and was left adrift following a collision in the East China Sea, state news agency Xinhu…
Costa Rica suspends airline amid probe of fatal plane crash
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s civil aviation agency suspended local airline Nature Air on Friday, two weeks after one of its small planes crashed near a tourist beach, killing two Costa Rican pilots and 10 U.S. citizens.
Singapore charges three more suspects in Shell refinery oil heist
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singapore court on Saturday charged three men suspected of involvement in large-scale oil theft at Shell’s biggest refinery, days after bringing charges against 11 under an extensive probe by authorities in the city state.
Former Argentine vice president freed pending corruption trial
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s former economy minister and vice president, Amado Boudou, was freed from jail on Friday after an appeals court ruled that he was unlikely to interfere in a corruption case against him.
Czechs pick between east-looking Zeman and pro-western challengers in presidential vote
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czechs wrap up voting on Saturday in the first round of a presidential election in which eight candidates are seeking to oust the incumbent Milos Zeman, whose inclination toward far-right groups and warm relations with Russia and Chi…
Venezuela government, opposition resume talks in Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – Members of Venezuela’s leftist government and opposition leaders resumed talks in the Dominican Republic on Friday, seeking to reach an agreement to ease a deep political and economic crisis in the OPEC country.
