Two prominent Vietnamese musicians have been given prison sentences for spreading songs that are critical of the government. A court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced Vo Minh Tri, known as Viet Khang, to four years and Tran Vu Anh Binh to six years in jail following a brief hearing Tuesday. A lawyer for the […]
Two Vietnamese Musicians Jailed for ‘Anti-State Propaganda’
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
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South African Police Fire Rubber Bullets to Disperse Striking Miners
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Police in South Africa have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a group of striking miners who are refusing to return to work until their pay demands are met. The miners are among 12,000 workers that Anglo American Platinum fired earlier this month after they staged a wildcat strike at its Rustenburg […]
ASEAN Chief: Burma Unrest Could Radicalize Rohingya Muslims
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
The head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is warning that ongoing sectarian violence in western Burma could radicalize minority Rohingya Muslims and threaten the stability of the whole region. ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan is calling for the international community to intervene in Burma’s western Rakhine state, where dozens have been killed and tens […]
Russian Imam Shot to Death in Dagestan
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
A Muslim cleric in the Russian region of Dagestan has been shot dead on his way to morning prayers. His father and brother were also killed. Russian police say Kalimulla Ibragimov and his relatives were killed in their car Tuesday in the city of Derbent. It is the latest in a series of attacks on […]
Swiss Bank UBS Announces Job Cuts
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Swiss bank UBS has announced a plan to cut about 10,000 jobs during the next three years as it restructures its investment banking unit. Switzerland’s largest bank said Tuesday the changes will help it save $5.8 billion by the end of 2015. UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti said in a statement announcing the move that the […]
Huge Storm Slows US Presidential Campaign
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
With one week until election day, U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, are balancing how to make their final pitches to voters while tens of millions of people along the country’s east coast deal with a massive storm. Both candidates have canceled their planned Tuesday appearances, instead focusing their messages on […]
UN Chief Says Open to Visiting North Korea
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he would consider a trip to North Korea as part of his efforts toward peace on the Korean peninsula. Mr. Ban, a South Korean, made his comments Tuesday as he received the 2012 Seoul Peace Prize. “I will spare no effort to help both the South and the North move […]
Chinese State Newspaper Blasts New York Times
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
A state-controlled Chinese newspaper is lashing out at the New York Times, just days after the U.S. paper published a story reportedly exposing the hidden wealth of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s family. The People’s Daily, the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party, said Monday in a combative article in its Chinese-language edition that the Times […]
