Bhutto's widower goes from prison to presidency

Bhutto's widower goes from prison to presidency

09.06.08 posted by jason 8 views no comments
Asif Ali Zardari has completed a traumatic journey from prison to the presidency of Pakistan. Regarded as a polo-playing playboy in his youth, the catalyst for Zardari's rise was the assassination last December of his wife, the two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
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Pro-China Protests Hit the Streets and Go Online

Pro-China Protests Hit the Streets and Go Online

04.22.08 posted by jason 359 views 3 comments
When you think about protests and China, the assumption is that people are protesting against China, not for it. Yet, online and in several cities across the world this week, there have been protesters coming to the defense of China's policies. This raises the question, why? What is the western media missing?
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Chinese Officials Meet With Dalai Lama's Representatives

Chinese Officials Meet With Dalai Lama's Representatives

05.04.08 posted by pondy 269 views 2 comments
In their first direct talks since the outbreak of violence in Tibet in March, Chinese officials met with representatives of the Dalai Lama on Sunday, although it was unclear whether there was any progress in easing tensions between Beijing and the exiled Tibetan leader. China does not want Tibet to be a black eye while they take center stage during the Olympics.
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Rights Group to China: Release Tiananmen prisoners

Rights Group to China: Release Tiananmen prisoners

06.03.08 posted by jason 148 views 1 comment
About 130 people remain imprisoned for taking part in the 1989 pro-democracy protests centered in Tiananmen Square, though releasing them would improve China's image ahead of the Beijing Olympics this summer, Human Rights Watch said. The prisoners are still being held for their role in the demonstrations that were crushed in a brutal military crackdown.
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Global Price For Rice and Wheat Soars, But Not in China

Global Price For Rice and Wheat Soars, But Not in China

05.11.08 posted by pondy 224 views 1 comment
Wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade surged more than 140 percent in March, and rice prices went up over 80 percent. Around the world violent protests have arisen, and angry crowds have demanded a reduction in prices that have pushed them to the brink of poverty. Yet in China, with a population of 1.3 billion, prices have remained steady. How?
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1000 People A Day Fleeing Zimbabwe

1000 People A Day Fleeing Zimbabwe

04.21.08 posted by jason 293 views no comments
As violence takes hold in parts of Zimbabwe while the nation waits for the election recount to be completed, many have chosen to leave. The New York Times is reporting that approximately 1,000 people a day are streaming into South Africa as refugees from the crisis in Zimbabwe. They bring with them stories of murder and despair from a country teetering on the brink.
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Terrifying First Person Account of China Earthquake

Terrifying First Person Account of China Earthquake

05.12.08 posted by jason 208 views 1 comment
This account of the earthquake in China is frightening. It tells one victims story. "There were women losing their shoes. All I could think about was the World Trade Center," said Morgan-Sanjurjo, referring to the collapse of the New York twin towers after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Over the coming days and weeks more stories of tragedy are sure to emerge.
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Assassination Plot Against Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Delays His Return

Assassination Plot Against Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Delays His Return

05.17.08 posted by pondy 189 views 1 comment
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday postponed his expected return home to contest an election run-off after his party discovered an assassination plot against him. Tsvangirai had been in South Africa for several weeks after fearing for his life during the contested recount. With the runoff now slated for several weeks from now, Zimbabwe remains a dangerous place.
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UN Peacekeepers, Aid Workers Raping, Abusing Children

UN Peacekeepers, Aid Workers Raping, Abusing Children

05.27.08 posted by pondy 146 views 1 comment
Save the Children UK, issued a report today describing a litany of sexual crimes, including rape and child pornography committed by UN peacekeepers and aid workers against children as young as 6. It said some children were denied food aid unless they granted sexual favors.
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Aid Groups Say Myanmar Food Stolen by Military

Aid Groups Say Myanmar Food Stolen by Military

05.14.08 posted by chab13 182 views 1 comment
The directors of several relief organizations in Myanmar said Wednesday that some of the international aid arriving into the country for the victims of Cyclone Nargis was being stolen, diverted or warehoused by the country's army.
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Russia and China Send Message to the US During Leadership Meeting

Russia and China Send Message to the US During Leadership Meeting

05.24.08 posted by pondy 148 views 1 comment
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said his country and China will work together to shape global security even if other powers don't approve of it. ``I will say frankly that not everyone likes the strategic cooperation between our two nations but we understand that it's in the interests of our people and we'll strengthen it whether others like it or not,'' he told students at Beijing University today.
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