China’s newest panda cubs have been treated to a traditional celebration to mark their one-month birthday. A large crowd turned out for their first look at Zhenzhen and Qiaoqiao, the fourth set of twin panda cubs to be born to their 12-year-old mother, Qi Zhen. Children with special outfits and panda masks joined in Sunday’s […]
Chinese Panda Cubs Feted on One-Month Birthday
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
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Documents Purport to Show China Offered Arms to Gadhafi
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
A Canadian newspaper says it has discovered documents showing Chinese companies offered to sell at least $200 million of sophisticated weapons to Moammar Gadhafi’s beleaguered Libyan government in late July. Both the Toronto Globe and Mail and the New York Times quote members of Libya’s National Transitional Council saying they believe the documents are authentic. […]
Asian Markets Sink on Fears of New US Recession
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
Asian markets were down steeply in early trading Monday, with losses approaching 3 percent in South Korea and exceeding 2 percent in Hong Kong. Analysts said the sell-off came in reaction to Friday’s disappointing job creation figures from the United States. Asian companies that rely on export sales to the United States were especially hard […]
Egypt Set to Resume Mubarak Trial
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
A top Egyptian police official and several officers are set to testify Monday as a court in Cairo resumes the trial of former president Hosni Mubarak. The proceedings will not be televised, unlike two previous sessions that showed Mr. Mubarak lying on a hospital bed inside the courtroom’s large metal cage with his two sons […]
