Chinese state media say three Muslim Uighurs have been sentenced to death after they were found guilty of trying to hijack a plane earlier this year. The official Xinhua news agency reported a Chinese court sentenced a fourth man to life in prison Tuesday over the attempted hijacking in June in the restive northwestern region […]
China Sentences 3 Muslim Uighurs to Death
Posted December 11th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
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After Debating for Decades, EU Adopts Common Patent
Posted December 11th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
The European Union has adopted a common patent for the 27-nation bloc, after nearly four decades of debate about the issue. The European Parliament adopted the single patent Tuesday after 25 of the EU countries agreed to replace the age-old system in which businesses file for patent protection separately in each country. Spain and Italy […]
North Korea Taking Apart Rocket for Repairs: Reports
Posted December 11th, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
North Korea appears to be disassembling its long-range rocket, a day after announcing that technical difficulties had caused an extension of the launch period for the controversial mission. South Korean government officials tell local media that satellite photos taken Monday suggest technicians have begun taking apart the three-stage rocket. The unidentified officials did not know […]
Report: China Among World’s Worst Jailers of Journalists
Posted December 11th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
A leading media rights group says China is currently holding at least 32 journalists behind bars, making it the world’s third-worst jailer of the press. The Committee to Protect Journalists said reporters working in the restive areas of Tibet and Xinjiang are most vulnerable. It said nearly two-thirds of China’s imprisoned journalists are Tibetans or […]
Strong Earthquake Strikes Eastern Indonesia
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Geological survey says a 7.1 magnitude earthquake has shaken eastern Indonesia. The quake occurred at 1653 UT and was centered about 200 kilometers northwest of the Tanimbar Islands in Maluku Province. The temblor occurred at a depth of 155 kilometers under the Banda Sea. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a […]
North Korea Announces December 29 Launch Date for Rocket
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
North Korea says it is extending the launch period for a controversial long-range rocket by a week, until December 29th. A spokesman for the North’s Korean Committee of Space Technology told the official (North) Korean Central News Agency on Monday that scientists found a “technical deficiency in the first stage control engine module of the […]
ADB Says Asia’s Food Security Hinges on Modernization of Farm-to-Market Chains
Posted December 9th, 2012 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
A new Asian Development Bank study says Asia’s ability to keep food prices under control and ensure long-term regional food security will require the region’s farm-to-market supply chains to become more efficient and cost-effective. Bindu Lohani, an ADB vice president, said Monday that Asia faces a formidable challenge of feeding 5 billion people by 2030. […]
Killer Storm Threatens Philippines a Second Time
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
Weather forecasters say a typhoon that swept through the southern Philippines last week, killing hundreds of people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, has made landfall again, this time in the north. The Philippine state weather service said Sunday that former Typhoon Bopha has weakened to a tropical depression and has brushed across the northern […]
Killer Typhoon Threatens Philippines a Second Time
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Weather forecasters say a typhoon that swept through the southern Philippines, killing hundreds of people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, has turned back towards the islands and could make landfall again on Sunday. The Philippine state weather service said Saturday that Typhoon Bopha could slam into the northern tip of the main island of […]
North Korea Says It Is Reconsidering Launch Date for Rocket
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea says it is considering readjusting the timing of the launch of a long-range rocket originally scheduled to take off between December 10 and 22. The official KCNA state news agency said Saturday its technicians are “carefully contemplating ways to readjust the timing of launching” the rocket, because a series of problems arose in […]
