A former Chinese police chief whose flight to a U.S. consulate triggered China’s biggest political scandal in decades will stand trial Tuesday in the southwest city of Chengdu. Court officials at the Chengdu Intermediate People’s Court announced Wang Lijun’s trial date on Friday. He has been charged with attempted defection, abuse of power, and taking […]
China to Hold Ex-Police Chief Trial Tuesday
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Tokyo: 6 Chinese Vessels Enter Japan’s Waters Near Disputed Islands
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
Japan says six Chinese patrol ships have entered its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, further heightening the tensions over the uninhabited archipelago claimed both by Tokyo and Beijing. Japan’s Coast Guard said two Chinese vessels entered Japanese waters early Friday, and four more vessels arrived soon after. The Coast Guard […]
6 Chinese Vessels Enter Japan’s Waters Near Disputed Islands
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
Six Chinese patrol ships have entered Japanese territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, further heightening the tensions over the uninhabited archipelago claimed both by Tokyo and Beijing. Japan’s Coast Guard said two Chinese vessels entered Japanese waters early Friday, and four more vessels arrived soon after. The Coast Guard say they […]
Anti-American Protests in Yemen Kills 4
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Four protesters were killed when a mob stormed the grounds of the U.S. embassy in Yemen Thursday, part of a wave of violent demonstrations against an anti-Islam film produced in the United States. Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi immediately condemned the violence and promised to protect U.S. citizens in Yemen. The White House says […]
2 Chinese Vessels Enter Japan’s Waters Near Disputed Islands
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Two Chinese patrol ships have entered Japanese territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, further heightening the tensions over the uninhabited archipelago claimed both by Tokyo and Beijing. Japan’s Coast Guard said the Chinese vessels entered Japanese waters on Friday, despite their warnings to stop. China’s official news agency, Xinhua, Thursday quoted […]
Anti-US Protests Ignite Over Anti-Muslim Film
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of protesters stormed the grounds of the American embassy in Yemen Thursday, part of a wave of violent demonstrations against an anti-Islam film produced in the United States. Security guards used water cannons and shot in the air to break up the mob in Sana’a. Several diplomatic cars were burned and a number of […]
UN Peace Envoy: Syrian Crisis Is Getting Worse
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
The new United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is making his first official visit to Syria, saying the crisis there is getting worse. Brahimi met Thursday with Syrian Foreign Minister Waleed Mualem and plans to hold talks with President Bashar al-Assad Friday. He also is expected to meet with members of the Syrian opposition who […]
US Central Bank Launches New Economic Stimulus
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. central bank launched new measures Thursday to try to stimulate the weak U.S. economy, even as it predicted that the country’s economic fortunes would improve over the next two years. The Federal Reserve said it would buy $40 billion a month of securities supported by real estate loans in its latest effort to […]
Romney Mourns Loss of Americans in Libya
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney led off a campaign rally Thursday by remembering the four Americans killed in this week’s U.S. consulate attack in Libya, but did not repeat his earlier criticism of the president’s handling of the Middle East unrest. Mr. Romney told supporters in Virginia that hearts were heavy across the United […]
Transatlantic Poll Finds Many Similarities Between U.S., Europe
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
A survey of popular opinion in the United States and the European Union finds that the majority of Europeans still support the euro, despite economic difficulties; people on both sides of the Atlantic are disenchanted with their own economic institutions; and Russians, for the first time in 10 years, show a markedly different set of […]
