China’s Xi visits sensitive North Korean border area
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has visited a sensitive border area with North Korea populated by ethnic Koreans, state media said on Friday, amid tension over the North’s disputed nuclear program and killings blamed on North Korean tr…
Kyrgyzstan protests over U.S. human rights award to dissident
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan protested to the United States on Friday over the granting of a human rights award to a dissident who is serving a life sentence for “inciting inter-ethnic hatred” in the former Soviet republic.
Irked by U.S., but EU keeps own spy projects quiet
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Revelations of U.S. spying in Europe have soured transatlantic relations, prompting a White House apology and, as leak followed leak over the past two years, have fostered feelings of moral superiority among Europeans.
Spain’s Balearia gets U.S. license to run Cuba-Florida ferry
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish ferry company Balearia said on Friday it has been granted U.S. licenses to operate a passenger service between Cuba and the United States, though it is waiting on final clearance from Cuban authorities.
Europe moves to restore funding to Greece after bailout vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Europe moved to re-open funding to Greece’s stricken economy on Thursday after the parliament in Athens approved a new bailout program in a fractious vote that left the government without a majority.
Six Muslim Brotherhood supporters killed in clashes in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – Six supporters of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood were killed in clashes with police near the Giza pyramids in Cairo on Friday, security sources said, as Egyptians marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
Top China leader tells HK youth to ‘promote stability’
BEIJING (Reuters) – The young of Hong Kong should be promoters of the territory’s stability and prosperity, the fourth most senior leader of China’s ruling Communist Party told a youth group on Friday.
India’s Modi senses defeat, shifts tactics on major land reform
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – In the first direct blow to his ambitious economic reform agenda, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has had to row back on a business-friendly land bill amid fierce parliamentary opposition.
China detains celebrity spiritual master for alleged murder
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained a well-connected self-proclaimed master of the spiritual martial art of Qigong on suspicion of the murder of a disciple, state media said on Friday, a case which has gripped China with lurid tales of wea…
China defense minister says Japan bill will ‘complicate’ region
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s defense minister told the head of Japan’s National Security Council on Friday that Japanese legislation that could see troops sent to fight abroad for the first time since World War Two would “complicate” regional security.
