Israeli soldiers have killed a Palestinian man near the West Bank town of Nablus while security forces carried out a raid in a refugee camp. The Israeli military said Wednesday soldiers shot the man in the legs when he tried to avoid arrest. The man’s uncle told the Reuters news agency he was on his […]
Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Man in West Bank
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 3:26 am (UTC-5)
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Kim Heir Figures Prominently as Pyongyang Fetes Chinese Guests
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il says his country’s relations with China will remain strong “no matter how frequently a generation is replaced by another.” The remark, made late Tuesday at a dinner in Pyongyang for high-ranking Chinese diplomats, appeared to refer to Mr. Kim’s reported plan to transfer power in North Korea to his […]
Kim Heir Figures Prominently as Pyongyang Fetes Chinese Guests
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il says his country’s relations with China will remain strong “no matter how frequently a generation is replaced by another.” The remark, made late Tuesday at a dinner in Pyongyang for high-ranking Chinese diplomats, appeared to refer to Mr. Kim’s reported plan to transfer power in North Korea to his […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rebounds
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly four-tenths of one percent to finish at 9,963. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.50 yen, a gain of just over one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market closed at 8,488, […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rebounds
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly four-tenths of one percent to finish at 9,963. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.50 yen, a gain of just over one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market closed at 8,488, […]
Report: Burmese Prisoners Pressed into Front Lines of Ethnic Conflicts
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Human rights advocates are accusing the Burmese army of using prison inmates as porters on the front lines of its conflict with ethnic militias. U.S.-based Human Rights Watch and the Burmese-based ethnic Karen Human Rights Group released a joint report Wednesday detailing the alleged abuses, which they describe as war crimes. The report is based […]
Report: Burmese Prisoners Pressed into Front Lines of Ethnic Conflicts
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 3:22 am (UTC-5)
Human rights advocates are accusing the Burmese army of using prison inmates as porters on the front lines of its conflict with ethnic militias. U.S.-based Human Rights Watch and the Burmese-based ethnic Karen Human Rights Group released a joint report Wednesday detailing the alleged abuses, which they describe as war crimes. The report is based […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rebounds
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 3:22 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly four-tenths of one percent to finish at 9,963. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.50 yen, a gain of just over one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market closed at 8,488, […]
Report: Burmese Prisoners Pressed into Front Lines of Ethnic Conflicts
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 3:22 am (UTC-5)
Human rights advocates are accusing the Burmese army of using prison inmates as porters on the front lines of its conflict with ethnic militias. U.S.-based Human Rights Watch and the Burmese-based ethnic Karen Human Rights Group released a joint report Wednesday detailing the alleged abuses, which they describe as war crimes. The report is based […]
Report: Burmese Prisoners Pressed into Front Lines of Ethnic Conflicts
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 3:22 am (UTC-5)
Human rights advocates are accusing the Burmese army of using prison inmates as porters on the front lines of its conflict with ethnic militias. U.S.-based Human Rights Watch and the Burmese-based ethnic Karen Human Rights Group released a joint report Wednesday detailing the alleged abuses, which they describe as war crimes. The report is based […]
