At dinner with Putin, menu of Crimean flounder and Russian grievances
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – You can’t say Vladimir Putin lacks a pointed sense of humor. The entrée at the Russian president’s dinner for news agency editors on Saturday night was “Crimean flounder.” No kidding.
China launches nationwide ‘anti-terror operation’: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has launched a nationwide, year-long “anti-terror operation”, state media said on Sunday, days after announcing a similar crackdown targeting the troubled Xinjiang region following an attack which killed dozens.
Djibouti says Somali pair suspected of bombing restaurant filled with Western military
DJIBOUTI (Reuters) – Djibouti’s Interior Ministry said on Sunday that two Somalis are suspected of having carried out a suicide bombing at a restaurant filled with Western military personnel on Saturday that killed three and wounded at least 15.
Vietnamese stage small anti-China protest in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) – About 200 protesters, many of them Vietnamese, staged an anti-China protest in Hong Kong on Sunday over a sovereignty dispute in the South China Sea, in the first instance of such Vietnam-linked demonstrations so close to China.
Journalists take care of the censorship as Sisi poised to rule
CAIRO (Reuters) – During Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s autocratic rule, the state often shaped media coverage to make him appear flawless, hauling in editors who did not fall into line.
China, Japan exchange barbs over action by warplanes in East China Sea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and China on Sunday accused each other’s air forces of dangerous behavior over the East China Sea, with Japan saying Chinese aircraft had come within a few dozen meters of its warplanes.
China calls for Xinjiang ‘terror suspects’ to surrender
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has called for “terror suspects” to surrender to authorities in the far western Xinjiang region, promising lenient punishments for those who do, state media said, in the wake of the region’s deadliest attack in years.
EU election: ‘This time it’s different’, or maybe not
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Draped down the side of the European Commission’s headquarters, a 13-storey-tall banner urged citizens to vote in the European Parliament elections, proclaiming in English, French and Dutch: “This time it’s different.”
Nigeria’s Boko Haram kills 28 in three village attacks
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist Boko Haram gunmen rampaged through three villages in northern Nigeria, killing 28 people and burning houses to the ground in a pattern of violence that has become almost a daily occurrence, according to…
Opposition to Thai coup simmers, ex-PM in ‘safe place’
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was in a “safe place” on Saturday after being held by the army following a coup, an aide said, as opposition to the takeover grew among her supporters and pro-democracy activists.
