Authorities in eastern China have suspended construction at a petrochemical complex after days of protests by residents who fear that it will pollute the region. Municipal officials in Ningbo city said Sunday a planned expansion of the complex is on hold pending a “scientific review” of its environmental impact. The petrochemical facility in Ningbo’s coastal […]
China Suspends Industrial Project in East After Days of Protests
Posted October 28th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
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UN Says 22,000 Displaced in Burma Fighting
Posted October 28th, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
The top U.N. official in Burma says 22,000 people have been displaced in a week of sectarian fighting between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in Burma’s Rakhine state. The U.N. chief in Rangoon, Ashok Nigam, said Sunday that getting aid to those who fled their homes will be a challenge, because some fled on boats […]
Indonesia Arrests 11 in Plot to Bomb US Embassy, Other Targets
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Indonesian police say 11 people have been arrested in a suspected plot to attack the U.S. embassy in Jakarta and other domestic and foreign targets. National police spokesman Suhardi Alius said Saturday the arrests by a special anti-terror unit took place in four provinces. Alius said the suspects — members of the newly-formed Harakah Sunni […]
Philippines Rebel Leader: Challenges Exist With Peace Deal
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
The Philippines’ top Muslim rebel leader says a peace deal signed with the Philippine government can end the armed conflict between the two sides only if the Filipino Muslim community supports it. Murad Ebrahim said Saturday the task of implementing the peace deal is big and complicated, and that it must become reality on the […]
Human Rights Group Calls for Protection of Muslims in Burma
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
A human rights group has urged Burma to protect thousands of Muslims in the country’s west after satellite images showed once-thriving communities reduced to ashes. The Burmese government said a week of sectarian fighting between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in Burma’s Rakhine state has left more than 2,800 houses burned down and 112 people […]
Residents Clash with Police in Eastern China
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
Residents in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo have clashed with police while protesting the proposed expansion of a chemical factory they say will spew pollution and damage public health. The Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy says at least 10 people were injured when around 1,000 people clashed with police in […]
Death Toll in Burma Violence Tops 100
Posted October 26th, 2012 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Burma say the death toll from recent ethnic violence in the western state of Rakhine has risen above 100. Rakhine state spokesman Win Myaing said Friday that 112 people have been killed in clashes between Muslim Rohingya and Buddhist Rakhine communities. He said more than 70 people have been wounded in several days […]
Japan Approves Emergency Spending Package
Posted October 26th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
Japan’s cabinet has approved a $5.3 billion stimulus package in an effort to stave off a recession. Friday’s emergency spending package includes more than $3 billion for regions hit hard by last year’s quake-tsunami disasters and nuclear crisis, with most of it going to aid small and medium-sized businesses. Another stimulus package is expected next […]
Radiation Levels in Fukushima Fish Not Dropping
Posted October 26th, 2012 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
New research indicates that radioactive cesium levels in many kinds of fish caught off the coast of Fukushima have not declined in the year following Japan’s nuclear disaster. Ken Buesseler, a marine chemist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts released the data in an article published Thursday in the Journal of Science. Buesseler, […]
Disgraced Chinese Politician Expelled from Parliament
Posted October 25th, 2012 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
China’s official media outlet says the country’s parliament has expelled disgraced politician Bo Xilai and stripped him of his legal immunity, clearing the way for his prosecution. The Xinhua news agency said Friday that the Standing Committee of the 11th National People’s Congress announced the termination of Bo Xilai as the NPC deputy. Bo has […]
