One month after arriving in the United States, Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is spending his days being tutored in English and the basics of the U.S. democratic and legal system. Chen, his wife and two children are living in an apartment in New York’s Greenwich Village provided for him by the law school of New […]
24 Years Later, Aung San Suu Kyi Returns to Britain
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi continues her European tour Tuesday in Britain, where she will reunite with family after leaving the country nearly a quarter century ago. The Nobel laureate, who turns 67 Tuesday, will participate in a panel discussion at the London School of Economics before attending a family reunion in Oxford. […]
Burma: Two Sentenced to Death for Rape-Murder That Sparked Clashes
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Burmese state media say two men have been sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a woman in a case that helped trigger deadly clashes between Buddhists and Muslims. The state-run New Light of Myanmar said Tuesday the verdict was delivered by a court in western Rakhine state, where officials say over 50 […]
Report: Asians Pass Hispanics as Largest Wave of New Immigrants to US
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
A new study says Asian Americans have overtaken Hispanics as the largest group of new immigrants arriving in the United States each year. The report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center also found that Asian Americans were the “highest-income, best-educated and fastest growing racial group in the United States.” The study, entitled “The Rise […]
Twenty-four Years Later, Aung San Suu Kyi Returns to Britain
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi continues her whirlwind European tour Tuesday in Britain, where she will reunite with family after leaving the country nearly a quarter century ago. The Nobel laureate, who turns 67 on Tuesday, will participate in a panel discussion at the London School of Economics before attending a family reunion […]
Twenty-four Years Later, Aung San Suu Kyi Returns to Britain
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 1:07 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi continues her whirlwind European tour Tuesday in Britain, where she will reunite with family after leaving the country nearly a quarter century ago. The Nobel laureate, who turns 67 on Tuesday, will participate in a panel discussion at the London School of Economics before attending a family reunion […]
Security Council Urges Immediate Action on Sudan, South Sudan Peace Plan
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council has welcomed the resumption of negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan, but says the two sides must immediately work to implement a peace plan crafted by the African Union. In a statement Monday, China’s ambassador to the U.N. and current Security Council President Li Baodong said the countries have made […]
Microsoft Enters Tablet Computer Market
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
Microsoft has unveiled its first-ever tablet computer to compete with Apple’s popular iPad. The U.S. technology giant unveiled its Surface tablet computer Monday during an event in Los Angeles. The new device will operate on Microsoft’s Windows RT system, and can be attached to a cover that has a touch keyboard. Microsoft did not give […]
Egypt’s Brotherhood to Challenge Military Power Grab
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has vowed to challenge the military’s recent moves to consolidate power, as the country’s ruling generals played down fears they were executing an attempted coup. The Islamist Brotherhood called for nationwide protests Tuesday against the military’s declaration giving it and the courts final say over much domestic and foreign policy and the […]
Greek Conservatives Expect New Government by Tuesday
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Greek conservative leaders say they expect to form a new coalition government with the Socialists Tuesday. Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos, whose PASOK party finished third in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, says talks with the conservatives must be wrapped up by the end of the day. Greece’s president gave conservative chief Antonis Samaras three days to form […]
