Cambodian authorities have arrested one of the co-founders of the popular file-sharing website The Pirate Bay at the request of Sweden, where he faces a jail sentence for violating copyright laws. A police spokesman says police arrested Gottfrid Svartholm Warg last week at a rented home in the capital, Phnom Penh. The spokesman said Cambodia […]
Cambodia Arrests Pirate Bay Co-Founder at Sweden’s Request
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
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Clinton Urging ASEAN Unity on South China Sea Plan
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton travels to Indonesia Monday, where she will show support for a regional plan to resolve territorial disputes with China over the South China Sea. An official traveling with the secretary says she wants to see unity among the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which has long worked to […]
Founder of the Unification Church Dies at 92
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church and one of the most prominent Koreans in the world, has died. He was 92. The Unification Church in South Korea said Sunday that its founder succumbed to complications from pneumonia in a church-run hospital east of Seoul. Reverend Moon’s global business empire is worth billions […]
Founder of the Unification Church Dies at 92
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church and one of the most prominent Koreans in the world, has died. He was 92. The Unification Church said Sunday its founder succumbed to complications from pneumonia in a church-run hospital east of Seoul. Moon’s global dynasty is possibly still worth billions of dollars, while his […]
Exiled Activist Returns to Burma
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
A prominent Burmese activist who had been sentenced to life in prison in absentia, has returned to his homeland after his name was removed from a government blacklist. Moe Thee Zun was cheered by supporters as he arrived at the Rangoon airport on Saturday. He had been living in exile in the United States. Moe […]
Clinton, Pacific Leaders Agree on Gender Equality
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined Pacific leaders in a call for full gender equality – equal treatment of men and women in all parts of social, economic and political life. Clinton and other leaders attending the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum signed a joint statement in the Cook Islands Saturday, noting that overall […]
Clinton, Pacific Leaders Agree on Gender Equality
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined Pacific leaders in a call for full gender euqality – equal treatment of men and women in all parts of social, economic and political life. Clinton and other leaders attending the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum signed a joint statement in the Cook Islands Saturday noting that overall […]
2 Indonesian Militants Killed by Indonesian Forces
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Indonesia’s anti-terrorism squad has killed two suspected militants in an armed raid. Officials say a member of the elite Detachment 88 police unit was killed and another militant was arrested in the operation in Solo in central Java. Authorities say the dead militants were in their late teens. They say the men had been linked […]
Clinton: Pacific ‘Big Enough’ for US and China
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 12:15 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. secretary of state has called on China to act in “a fair and transparent way” in the South Pacific. Hillary Clinton spoke at the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum Friday in the Cook Islands where she announced $32 million in new U.S. programs for the region on issues ranging from sustainable development, climate change […]
Quake Near Philippines, Tsunami Threat Passes
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of Philippine villagers who fled after an earthquake returned to their homes Saturday after a tsunami alert was lifted. The U.S. Geological Survey says Friday’s magnitude 7.6 quake was centered to the east of the Philippines, about 96 kilometers from the town of Sulangan. Officials say the quake killed one person. It also caused […]
