Kenyan president says tourism sector ‘on its knees’ after attacks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s vital tourism sector is “on its knees” after attacks by al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants carried out in retaliation for its intervention in neighboring Somalia, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday.
French minister in the soup over ‘disgusting’ food remark
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s trade minister had to eat humble pie on Friday after she was caught on film saying that food served at a state dinner for China’s President Xi Jinping was “disgusting”.
China takes no sides on Ukraine crisis, Xi tells Europe
BERLIN (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping said on Friday China would not take sides with the West or Russia over Ukraine, disappointing any hopes Beijing might add its weight to international pressure on Moscow for annexing Crimea.
China’s Xi says Japan’s wartime atrocities ‘fresh in our memory’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday during a visit to Berlin that Japan’s wartime atrocities were still “fresh in our memory”.
Syria spillover taints Turkey poll in border province
HATAY (Reuters) – It is already past lunchtime and souvenir shop owner Halil Santoglu has yet to make a sale – a frequent complaint these days in this once bustling bazaar as the war in nearby Syria wreaks havoc with the economy of Turkey’s southern bo…
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says will boycott EU-Africa summit over wife’s visa
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will not attend a European Union-Africa summit next week if his wife is denied a visa to travel with him, his spokesman said on Friday.
Toronto-area courthouse in lockdown after police officer shot
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Toronto-area courthouse was in lockdown on Friday after a police officer was shot and taken to hospital, and the suspect was also shot, police and local media reported.
Merkel tells China’s President Xi free expression is vital
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she told visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping it was crucial to ensure freedom of expression in both China and Germany.
Dutch police arrest Balkan war crimes suspect: prosecutors
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch police have arrested a man suspected of war crimes during the 1990s Yugoslav wars after a request for his extradition from Croatia, the public prosecutor said on Friday.
NATO names Norway’s Stoltenberg as next leader
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO chose former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as its next leader on Friday at a time when the Western military alliance must deal with a resurgent Russia following its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea.
