U.S. commercial airlines advised to notify China of flight plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday advised U.S. commercial airlines to notify Chinese authorities of flight plans over the East China Sea although a U.S. administration official said that did not mean Washington accepted China’s new rul…
China to question movie director’s agent on family planning allegations
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Authorities will question the agent of acclaimed film director Zhang Yimou after the director went missing following allegations he had fathered seven children, a breach of China’s one-child policy, the official Xinhua news agency …
Senior Chinese official sacked in corruption probe
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s Communist Party has fired a senior provincial official for “suspected serious disciplinary violations”, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, making him the latest target in acrackdown on corruption.
China scrambles jets to new defense zone, eyes U.S., Japan flights
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China scrambled jets on Friday in response to two U.S. spy planes and 10 Japanese aircraft, including F-15 fighters, entering its new air defense zone over the East China Sea, state news agency Xinhua said, raising the st…
Ukrainian opposition accuses Yanukovich of stealing EU dream
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s political opposition said on Friday that President Viktor Yanukovich had ‘stolen the dream’ of closer integration with Europe as his supporters hailed his decision to spurn a European Union free trade deal.
Venezuela’s Maduro vows stricter business inspections
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said a stricter wave of inspections for suspected price-gouging would begin on Saturday in an aggressive pre-election “economic offensive” aimed at taming the highest inflation in the Americas.
Ukraine’s Yanukovich vetoes EU push to save trade deal
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich vetoed last-minute attempts by the European Union to rescue a trade deal that could have been signed at a summit on Friday and would have signaled a historic shift away from Russia, EU diplomats…
Helicopter crashes into Glasgow pub, multiple casualties: BBC
(Reuters) – A helicopter crashed into a pub in Glasgow on Friday, causing multiple injuries, the BBC reported on its website.
China scrambles jets to new defense zone, eyes U.S., Japan flights
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China scrambled jets on Friday in response to two U.S. spy planes and 10 Japanese aircraft, including F-15 fighters, entering its new air defense zone over the East China Sea, state news agency Xinhua said, raising the st…
Malian separatist rebels end ceasefire after clashes
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Separatist Tuareg rebels said on Friday they were ending a five-month-old ceasefire with Mali’s government and taking up arms following violence in the northern city of Kidal.
