International Affairs

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 10 mins ago - 6 reports

*China Calls on North Korea to Enter Nuclear Talks

SPA - A personal envoy to North Korea's leader indicated Kim Jung Un was open to restarting nuclear disarmament talks, a move that came as China's leader delivered a blunt message to Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table, Chinese state-run media ... [Published Saudi Press Agency - 4 mins ago]

Entities: North Korea, Nuclear, China

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 mins ago - 31 reports

Christine Lagarde

FRANCE - IMF: Lagarde escapes charges in Tapie payout case

Christine Lagarde outside the court on FridayReuters/Stephane MaheIMF chief Christine Lagarde has avoided immediate charges after two days in a French court but was named an "assisted witness" in a case of alleged ministerial misconduct under former president ... [Published Radio France Internationale - 12 mins ago]

Entities: Christine Lagarde, Bernard Tapie, International Monetary Fund

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 46 mins ago - 5 reports

International Monetary Fund

IMF chief Lagarde a 'supervised witness' over payment

French magistrates decided not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285 million euro (£244 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.Lagarde instead was given the ... [Published itv.com - 46 mins ago]

Entities: Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund, Witness, Arbitration, Bernard Tapie

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 58 mins ago - 9 reports

Russia says Assad agrees ‘in principle’ to join Syria peace talks

MOSCOW Russia said Friday that the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad has agreed in principle to participate in a peace conference sponsored by Russia and the United States. Confirmation of the Syrian governments tentative readiness to take part ... [Published Boston Globe - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Peace Talks, Russia, Syria

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 5 reports

Syrian opposition talks facing collapse

Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war are facing the prospect of collapseSyrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference ... [Published RTE Online - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Coalition, Michel Kilo, Civil War, Lebanon

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 9 reports

Li Keqiang

China's Li Keqiang Opposes EU Moves Against Telecom and Solar Firms

The newly-appointed Chinese premier said countries have to maintain a stable and open international trade environment, adding that China is ready to solve trade frictions through dialogues and consultations.Earlier, the EU accused that China technology ... [Published International Business Times Canada - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Li Keqiang, European Union, China

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 2 hours ago - 26 reports

Magnitude 8.2 earthquake hits Russia

A massive undersea earthquake yesterday in Russia’s far east prompted a tsunami warning and was felt in cities including Moscow far to the west, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.The US Geological Survey (USGS) estimated the quake at magnitude ... [Published Taipei Times Online - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Earthquake, Russia, Moscow

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 9 reports

Official Visit to Thailand of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Prime Minister of the Republic of India Dr. Manmohan Singh will pay an official visit to Thailand on 30-31 May 2013, as guest of the Royal Thai Government.This is the first official visit to Thailand of Prime Minister Singh, who visited Thailand twice ... [Published The Government Public Relations Department - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Thailand, India, Manmohan Singh, Association of Southeast Asian Nations

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 11 reports

News Analysis: Chinese premier's Germany tour to enhance bilateral partnership, China-EU ties

by Xinhua writers Liu Hua, Ming Jinwei, Jin JingBERLIN, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is slated to start an official visit to Germany late Saturday, the last leg of his first overseas trip since taking office in March.Li will meet with ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Germany, China, Angela Merkel, Bilateral

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 6 hours ago - 34 reports

Kim Jong-un's special envoy meets Chinese president

BEIJING, May 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special envoy met with Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday to deliver Pyongyang's willingness to re-join long-suspended six-party talks on ending its nuclear programs, news reports and sources ... [Published Yonhap News Agency - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Pyongyang, Kim Jong-un, Special Envoy, China

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 20 reports

Swiss - China trade deal signed

China has signed the framework for a free trade agreement with Switzerland. Full details are expected to be finalised in July.Bilatetral trade between the two countries is already more than $US26 billion worth of goods per year: watches, medicines, textiles ... [Published Radio New Zealand - 8 hours ago]

Entities: China, Berne (Germany), Switzerland

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 27 reports

Syria agrees to take part in peace talks says Russia

The Syrian government will attend a US and Russian-sponsored peace conference next month, despite President Bashar al-Assad publicly doubting the prospects of success for such a meeting. ... [Published The Sydney News - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Peace Talks, Syria, Russia

Quotes

"Xi Jinping expressed deep thanks for this and asked Choe Ryong-hae to convey his cordial greetings to Kim Jong-un" the KCNA report said

S. Korea skeptical of N. Korea's intent to return to six-party talks: official [Published Yonhap News Agency - 8 mins ago]

"The board will be briefed again in the coming days," IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said in a statement on Friday. "The Executive Board has been briefed on this matter several times and on each occasion expressed confidence in the managing director's ability to effectively carry out her duties."

FRANCE - IMF: Lagarde escapes charges in Tapie payout case [Published Radio France Internationale - 12 mins ago]

"How they got their opinion that it was dust or humidity, we don't know," Stonesifer said. "But we can look at the data that we have: It's smoke."

Haze prompts air warning [Published Albuquerque Journal - 14 mins ago]

...Safi, a senior member of the Syrian National Coalition, the main opposition bloc, dismissed the statement made by Moscow about Syrian attendance. "This announcement has to be made by the Syrian government, not the Russians" he said Saturday by phone from Istanbul

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair [Published Boston Herald - 16 mins ago]

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