Divers have recovered the body of Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, three days after his small plane crashed into the sea near the coast of a central island. Officials said Robredo’s body was pulled from the wreckage early Tuesday and that the remains of two pilots were also being removed. The plane was submerged about […]
Divers Recover Philippine Interior Secretary’s Body
Posted August 20th, 2012 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
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China’s Gu Given Suspended Death Sentence for Murder of Brit
Posted August 20th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
The wife of disgraced former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai has received a suspended death sentence from a Chinese court for the murder of a British businessman. The case rocked the Communist party ahead of its once-a-decade handover. Gu Kailai, who confessed to the killing, was convicted Monday of “intentional homicide” and sentenced to death, […]
Slain Strongman’s Daughter to Run for South Korea Presidency
Posted August 20th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
South Korea’s ruling party voted overwhelmingly Monday for the daughter of an assassinated strongman to be its presidential candidate. Park Geun-hy, the daughter of Park Chung-hee, who ruled the country as a dictator from 1961 to 1979, won her New Frontier Party’s presidential primary, easily beating four male candidates. Opinion polls indicate she is the […]
Burma Says it Ended Press Censorship
Posted August 20th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
The government of Burma says it will no longer censor local media outlets by requiring stories to be submitted for review before publication. The announced easing of censorship follows decades of repressing news coverage and other forms of free expression. Burma’s Information Ministry, which has long controlled what can be printed, said Monday that local […]
China’s Gu Given Suspended Death Sentence for Murder of Brit
Posted August 20th, 2012 at 12:40 am (UTC-5)
A Chinese court has given a suspended death sentence to the wife of disgraced former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai for the murder of a British businessman. The Intermediate People’s Court in Hefei on Monday sentenced Gu Kailai to death, suspended for two years, after she confessed on August 9 to poisoning Neil Heywood after […]
US, South Korea Begin Annual Military Drill
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
South Korea and United States forces began an annual joint military exercise Monday aimed at testing defenses against North Korea. The two sides say the drills, known as “Ulchi Freedom Guardian,” are defensive in nature. North Korea routinely claims military exercises in the South are rehearsals for invasion of the North. The computer-assisted exercise, set […]
China’s Gu Given Suspended Death Sentence for Murder of Brit
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
A Chinese court has given a suspended death sentence to the wife of disgraced former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai for the murder of a British businessman. The Intermediate People’s Court in Hefei on Monday sentenced Gu Kailai to death, suspended for two years, after she confessed on August 9 to poisoning Neil Heywood after […]
Anti-Japan Protests Held Across China
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
Anti-Japanese demonstrations spread to more than 20 cities in China Sunday, as Tokyo dismissed China’s opposition to Japanese activists landing on disputed islands in East China Sea. Chinese demonstrators waved national flags and chanted angry slogans as they protested the arrest of Chinese activists who landed last week in the islands known as Senkaku in […]
Japanese Activists Land on Disputed Islands Sparking Protests
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
A group of Japanese nationalists has made an unauthorized landing on a disputed island in the East China Sea, planting a Japanese flag and raising protests in several Chinese cities. On Sunday, a group of 10 activists swam ashore and unfurled Japanese flags after a flotilla carrying about 150 people sailed to the island chain […]
Philippine Interior Secretary Missing
Posted August 18th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
The Philippine interior minister is one of three people missing after their small plane crashed into the sea while trying to make an emergency landing in the island nation. Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, an ally of President Benigno Aquino, was traveling Saturday in a small propeller plane from the city of Cebu to his hometown, […]
