Obama confronts Xi on cyber theft, affinity found on North Korea
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – President Barack Obama confronted Chinese President Xi Jinping over allegations of cyber theft on Saturday but they agreed at a shirtsleeves summit in the California desert on reining in North Korea.
China’s ‘first lady’ Peng avoids California limelight
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – China’s photogenic “first lady” Peng Liyuan played steel drums in Trinidad, strolled hand-in-hand with a coffee farmer’s daughter in Costa Rica and snapped pictures with her iPhone in the shadow of Mayan ruins in M…
Greek militant group claims bomb attack outside prison director’s home
ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek guerrilla group claimed responsibility for a time bomb that exploded outside the Athens home of a prison director on Friday, slightly wounding one woman in the face, police officials said on Saturday.
Obama, Xi talk cyber security and North Korea at summit
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Saturday that North Korea must give up its nuclear weapons, during a two-day summit where Obama directly aired U.S. concerns about Chinese cyber the…
Twenty-five reported dead in clashes in Libyan Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – At least 25 people were killed and 70 wounded in clashes in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday between protesters, eventually backed by government forces, and a militia operating with Defence Ministry approval, …
Turkey rules out early polls, thousands defy call to end protest
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party on Saturday ruled out early elections as tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators defied his call for an immediate end to protests.
Sudanese opposition calls for mass protests against Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s main opposition movement called on Saturday for mass protests to topple President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, saying regional rebellions and an economic crisis had left the veteran leader weak and unpopular.
Guinea’s Conde says could delay vote if glitches found
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinean President Alpha Conde said on Saturday he could delay this month’s legislative elections if authorities found technical problems, a possible concession to opposition groups who have demonstrated against alleged flaws in the …
France to shut far-right group after student death
PARIS (Reuters) – France will shut down a fringe far-right youth group after the killing of a leftist student in Paris this week, France’s prime minister said on Saturday, reiterating his promise to crack down on fascist groups.
Kabul demands British forces transfer prisoners within weeks
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday demanded that Britain hand over within two weeks more than 80 prisoners of war being held in a British base in the south, saying the detention was against Afghan law and a breach of sovereignt…