Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
News of the day from across the globe, April 25
Police said Friday they are investigating a man who claimed responsibility for landing a drone on the roof of the Japanese prime minister’s office in Tokyo this week. Kyodo News agency reported he told police he flew the drone to protest the government’s policy of seeking to restart idled nuclear reactors. Ukraine urged its allies...
Armenians, world leaders mark anniversary of 1915 massacre
YEREVAN, Armenia — The presidents of Russia and France joined other leaders Friday at ceremonies commemorating the massacre of Armenians a century ago by Ottoman Turks, an event which still stirs bitter feelings as both sides argue over whether to call it genocide. The annual April 24 commemorations mark the day when 250 Armenian intellectuals...
Poland will not allow Russian bikers to enter country
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish Foreign Ministry said Friday that it will not allow a Russian nationalistic motorcycle group loyal to President Vladimir Putin to enter Poland, in part because Polish authorities would not be able to guarantee their security. The club, which is estimated to have several thousand members, is strongly nationalistic...
Armenia marks centennial of killing of 1.5 million
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The presidents of Russia and France joined other leaders Friday at ceremonies commemorating the massacre of Armenians a century ago by Ottoman Turks, an event which still stirs bitter feelings as both sides argue over whether to call it genocide. An estimated 1.5 million died in the slaughters, deportations and forced...
Kazakhstan votes for continuity while keeping eye on Ukraine
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — As oil-rich Kazakhstan votes for a president Sunday, the governing elite is pounding home a mantra of stability as fears percolate about the country’s massive Russian minority taking inspiration from the Moscow-backed insurgency in Ukraine. The former Communist party boss’ two rivals — a trade union leader...
News of the day from across the globe, April 24
Investigators are searching for potential accomplices of an Algerian man who is suspected of planning to attack at least one church and is thought to have been involved in the killing of a woman near Paris, French authorities said Thursday. The Algerian, a 24-year-old computer science student, was arrested Sunday after he called the emergency...
Russia claims US troops in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry says U.S. military instructors are training Ukrainian national guardsmen in urban fighting techniques in the eastern regions where Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatist rebels have fought for the past year. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Anthropologist criticized for showing images of MH17 victims
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An anthropologist and pathologist who is part of the international team working to identify people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down over Ukraine was publicly rebuked Thursday for discussing the case and showing photos of victims in a lecture to students. Arie de Bruijn, head of the Dutch...
EU opens antitrust case against Russia’s Gazprom gas giant
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said that Gazprom’s behavior in central and eastern European member states, where it sometimes almost fully controls the gas market, could amount to an abuse of its dominant position. The complaints are clustered around three issues: preventing cross-border flows of gas to other EU nations,...
NATO to hold major cyber defense drill in Estonia
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — About 400 computer experts will participate in a major cybersecurity drill in Estonia this week as part of NATO’s efforts to upgrade its capability to counter potentially debilitating hacker attacks. The drill comes at a time of heightened tensions in Eastern Europe, where NATO military forces are exercising almost...
