Obama, China’s Xi pledge cooperation and joke about first lady
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged cooperation between their countries and chatted about first lady Michelle Obama’s recent trip to Beijing when they met prior to a nuclear summit on Monday.
G7 warns Russia of more sanctions if Ukraine crisis escalates
THE HAGUE/FEODOSIA, Crimea (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and major industrialized allies warned Russia on Monday it faced damaging economic sanctions if President Vladimir Putin takes further action to destabilize Ukraine following the seizur…
G7 warns Russia of more sanctions if Ukraine crisis escalates
THE HAGUE/FEODOSIA, Crimea (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and major industrialized allies warned Russia on Monday it faced damaging economic sanctions if President Vladimir Putin takes further action to destabilize Ukraine following the seizur…
U.S. says glad ‘noxious’ U.N. rights envoy for Palestine leaving
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Monday welcomed the imminent departure of a U.N. human rights investigator for the Palestinian territories whom Washington accused of being biased against Israel and spreading conspiracy theories about th…
Malaysia says jet crashed in sea; China wants evidence
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Monday that a missing jetliner had crashed into the Indian Ocean, an announcement that was greeted with hysteria by Chinese relatives of those on board and a demand by China that Kuala Lumpur share all the evid…
U.S. airlift support to bolster African hunt for violent warlord
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military is deploying four tilt-rotor transport planes to Uganda in response to African Union requests for airlift support in the hunt for the elusive leader of the violent Lord’s Resistance Army extremist group, the Pen…
Egyptian court sentences 529 Brotherhood members to death
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced 529 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death for murder and other offenses on Monday in a sharp escalation of a crackdown on the movement that is likely to fuel instability.
Obama, China’s Xi pledge cooperation and joke about first lady
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged cooperation between their countries and chatted about first lady Michelle Obama’s recent trip to Beijing when they met prior to a nuclear summit on Monday.
Libyan port rebels demand tanker back before any negotiations
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan rebels who control three oil ports will not enter any talks with the government about ending their blockade unless Tripoli returns a tanker that loaded oil at one of its terminals but was recaptured by U.S. forces, th…
Paperless G7 summit not so smart for some
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The Netherlands launched the first “paperless” summit on Monday with a smartphone app at a nuclear security meeting in The Hague replacing the traditional imitation leather conference bag stuffed with handouts.
