The brother of a prominent Chinese dissident lawyer who has been missing for 20 months says Gao Zhisheng is being held in a remote prison in far western China. Gao Zhiyi said that he had finally received an official notice of a Beijing court’s decision on Sunday. He said his brother is being held in […]
Brother Says Missing China Rights Lawyer Held in Remote Prison
Posted January 1st, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
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Powerful Earthquake Rocks Japan, No Danger of Tsunami
Posted January 1st, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Seismologists say a powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked southern Japan Sunday, but there were no reports of damage or casualties, and no tsunami warning was issued. The U.S. Geological Survey put the epicenter of the quake in the Izu islands, 486 kilometers south of Tokyo. The quake struck at a depth of 371 kilometers. Japan’s […]
World Rings in New Year
Posted January 1st, 2012 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
The new year has been welcomed with fireworks across the globe. London, the host of the 2012 Olympics, kicked off its fireworks display with a recording of the moment the British capital learned it would host the Games. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the River Thames to watch the fireworks extravaganza. Berlin hosted another […]
