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 China's Chen Guangcheng 'set to fly to US'
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng - who was at the centre of a diplomatic crisis with the US - says he is at Beijing's airport, where he expects to leave to go to the... (photo: AP / U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office, File) BBC News
China Human Rights Photos US Wikipedia: Chen Guangcheng |
 World stock markets sink on US, Europe worries
| BANGKOK-World stocks fell Friday after credit downgrades slapped on Spanish banks unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Boston Globe
Economy Markets Photos Stock Wikipedia: DAX |
 China sentences fugitive smuggler Lai to life term
| BEIJING—The man once considered China's most-wanted fugitive was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling and bribery in a lurid corruption case that reached int... (photo: AP / Greg Baker) Denver Post
China Corruption Crime Photos Wikipedia: Lai Changxing |
 China shadow looming, Taiwan's Ma set for 2nd term
| TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou is set to begin his second presidential term caught between China's desire to exert greater influence over his democratic ... (photo: AP / Wally Santana) The Guardian
China Photos Politics Taiwan Wikipedia: Taiwan |
 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics
| Iran's president stays away but other controversial national leaders will attend, causing a headache for David Cameron President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad applauded Iran's at... (photo: AP / Franklin Reyes) The Guardian
Iran London Olympics Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Summer Olympics |
 Air pollution may be global risk factor for cardiovascular disease
May 17: | Changes in air pollution during the 2008 Beijing Olympics were associated with changes in biomarkers of systemic inflammation and thrombosis (formation of blood... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Siasat Daily
Disease Health Photos Pollution |
 Chinese in bold call for official's removal
| A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of B... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Al Jazeera
China Communism Photos Politics Wikipedia: Zhou Yongkang |
 China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations
| ISOLDA MORILLO | Associated Press= BEIJING (AP) — China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Guardian
China Photos Protests Tibet Wikipedia: Dalai Lama |
 'Majority of global population to live in cities by 2050'
Beijing: About two-thirds of the world's population will be located in urban areas by 2050, creating serious implications for the conservation of natural resources, accor... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Zeenews
Beijing People Photos Population Wikipedia: World population |
 Gold falls to 4-1/2 month low on Greece risks
| SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold dropped to its lowest since late December as the euro sank against the U.S. dollar on worries that a worsening debt crisis in Greece could sp... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra) Reuters
Jewelers Photos Prices Singapore Wikipedia: Gold |
 State’s R6bn recap of SAA ‘no bail-out’
| THE government’s proposed recapitalisation of South African Airways (SAA) by up to R6bn is not a bail-out and will help to make the national carrier sustainable, says... (photo: Public Domain) Business Day
Airlines Finance Photos Transport Wikipedia: South African Airways |
 South Korea president to meet Aung San Suu Kyi
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is visiting Burma, the first time a South Korean leader has visited the country since a bomb attack 29 years ago. | The North Korean ... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon, Pool) BBC News
Asia Burma Photos S. Korea Wikipedia: Lee Myung-bak |
 Dalai Lama silent on monk self-immolations
| By Richard Allen Greene | LONDON (CNN) – The Dalai Lama refused to answer a question Monday about whether Tibetan monks should stop setting themselves on fire to ... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) CNN
Fire London Photos Tibet Wikipedia: Dalai Lama |
 Dalai Lama Poison Plot: China Denies Plans To Assassinate Tibetan Leader
| BEIJING -- China accused the Dalai Lama of being deceitful Monday after he reportedly alleged that Chinese agents trained Tibetan women to assassinate him by planting p... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) Huffington Post
Beijing China Dalai Lama Photos Tibet Wikipedia: Dalai Lama |
 Dalai Lama alleges poison plot; China cries foul
| BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the Dalai Lama of being deceitful after he reportedly alleged that Chinese agents trained Tibetan women to assassinate him by plantin... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Guardian
China Photos Poison Tibet Wikipedia: Dalai Lama |
 South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in key Burma visit
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is to visit Burma, the first time a South Korean leader has visited the country since a deadly bomb attack 29 years ago. | The North ... (photo: AP / Yonhap, Kim Byung-man) BBC News
Burma Photos Politics South Korea Wikipedia: South Korea |
 Deal 'reached' on Palestinian hunger strikers
| An agreement deal that would end the hunger strike of some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has been reached in Cairo, a senior Palestinian official to... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Al Jazeera
Cairo Hunger Israel Palestinian Photos Wikipedia: Palestinian political violence |
 Orbit tower unveiled in London's Olympic park
| London, May 12 (IANS) Arcelor Mittal Orbit, the tallest sculpture in United Kingdom was unveiled in the Olympic park of London ahead of the Olympic Games Friday. ... (photo: AP / Tim Hales) Newstrack India
Construction Project London Olympics Games Photos Wikipedia: ArcelorMittal Orbit |
 40 MPs & NGOs Oppose Chavez Rights Body Seat Bid
Friday, 11 May 2012, 11:39 am | Press Release: UN Watch | Coalition from 19 countries including US, France, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Bahrain, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Nige... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Scoop
Coalition Morocco Photos Rights UN Wikipedia: Morocco |
 Oil Wars on the Horizon
| Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every deca... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) CounterPunch
Oil Photos Politics War Wikipedia: Petroleum politics |
