The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Newspaper denies Russia-detained reporter acted at Japan gov't behestSAPPORO - A Japanese newspaper whose reporter has been detained in Russia on spying allegations denied Friday Moscow's claim that he was acting under instructions from Japanese intelligence agencies and vowed to make every effort to secure his early release."The Hokkaido Shimbun is a news organization independent of the government. We do not conduct reporting or gather information based on government directions," the newspaper's chief edito…READ FULL ARTICLE
