China’s largest microblogging service has introduced new rules aimed at preventing the spread of online rumors and other content deemed inappropriate by Internet censors. Sina Weibo, a Twitter-like service with 300 million users, has been under increasing government pressure in recent months to more aggressively censor its content. It has rolled out a new set […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Set for First International Trip in Over 2 Decades
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s long-time democracy icon and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi departs for Thailand Tuesday for her first international trip in 24 years. The newly elected parliamentarian had spent 15 of the past 22 years in detention for challenging the oppressive military leadership that ruled Burma for decades. She will arrive in the Thai capital, […]
Annan to Meet Syria’s Assad to Urge Compliance with Truce
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Kofi Annan is preparing to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus to urge compliance with a cease-fire that he mediated between government and rebel forces last month. Mr. Annan was due to hold talks with Mr. Assad on Tuesday, a day after arriving in the Syrian capital and meeting with Foreign […]
UN Chief ‘Disappointed’ in Lack of Nepali Constitution
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is “disappointed” in Nepal’s failure to craft a new constitution before a Sunday deadline. In a statement Monday, Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said the Constituent Assembly came to important agreements on nearly all aspects of the document except state restructuring. The issue divided lawmakers, with the four main parties trying to […]
US Denies Sending Commandos to Spy on North Korea
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. military officials are rejecting a report suggesting that U.S. military commandos have been parachuting into North Korea to gather intelligence on Pyongyang’s underground military installations. The Diplomat, a Tokyo-based political journal, on Monday carried a report alleging that a senior U.S. special operations commander revealed the supposed commando program at a conference in Florida […]
Indian PM to Meet with Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Tuesday with Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as he wraps up his three-day visit to strengthen trade and investment links between the two Asian neighbors. Prime Minister Singh met with Burmese President Thein Sein on Monday. The two leaders signed about a dozen trade and investment agreements, […]
