AP – China suspended military exchange visits with the United States on Saturday in protest over $6.4 billion in planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and warned the U.S. ambassador that the sales would harm already strained ties. Read more

AP – A group of opposition activists went on trial Saturday in Tehran on charges of rioting and conspiring against the ruling system in connection with protests late last year, Iran’s state media reported. Read more

AP – Government officials and regulators from several nations met behind closed doors Saturday with a host of international bankers, talking up proposals for regulation that have many in the financial sector concerned. Read more

AP – The Taliban on Saturday denied reports that their representatives met with a U.N. official to discuss prospects for peace in Afghanistan, calling them “futile and baseless” rumors. Read more

AP – American Toyota owners are understandably alarmed about ballooning recalls over faulty gas pedals and floor mats. In Japan, the automaker’s home market, where there have been no such recalls, the reaction is — also understandably — muted. Read more