Germany, China say renminbi hub in Frankfurt will boost trade
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – A decision by Germany and China to make Frankfurt a European hub for financial transactions in the Chinese currency will give new momentum to trade between the two economic powers, Chinese President Xi Jinping and a Ger…
Russia sees no need for Ukraine incursion, Tatars seek autonomy
MOSCOW/BAKHCHISARAY, Crimea (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday it had no intention of invading eastern Ukraine following its annexation of Crimea, while the Black Sea peninsula’s Muslim Tatars demanded autonomy.
Taliban attack election commission HQ in Kabul ahead of vote
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents attacked the Independent Election Commission headquarters in Kabul on Saturday, staff and police said, in the their third big assault on the capital this week aimed at derailing the April 5 presidential election.
Russia sees no need for Ukraine incursion, Lavrov to meet Kerry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday it had “no intention” of invading eastern Ukraine, responding to Western warnings over a military buildup on the border following Moscow’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula.
Fuel cache blows up in Egypt, killing 10
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ten people were killed on Saturday in Egypt when an explosion ripped through a house where a man had been hoarding state-subsidized fuel to sell in the black market.
Senegal shuts land border with Guinea to prevent Ebola spreading
DAKAR/CONAKRY (Reuters) – Senegal closed its land border with Guinea on Saturday to try to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus, which Guinean authorities say is suspected of killing 70 people in what would be the deadliest outbreak in seven years.
Car bomb kills three soldiers in attack on Lebanese army checkpoint
A suicide bomber killed himself and three soldiers when he detonated a car bomb at a Lebanese army checkpoint in the border town of Arsal on Saturday, Lebanese security sources said.
Hezbollah leader defends Syria intervention
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday called for domestic support for his militants after a year of growing sectarian violence in Lebanon following the Shi’ite militant group’s intervention in the Syrian war.
China unveils anti-graft rules for urbanization drive -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has unveiled plans to tackle corruption and abuse of power in the real estate sector, state media said, as it tries to smooth the way for the mass migration of millions of Chinese into cities from the countryside.
Egypt court sentences two Mursi supporters to death
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced two supporters of former president Mohamed Mursi to death for murder during violence that broke out in Alexandria last year after the army deposed the Islamist head of state.
