China says it plans to land its first probe on the moon in the second half of 2013. The Chang’e-3 probe will carry a rover unit that can explore the lunar surface. The official China Daily newspaper says the Chang’e-3’s rover will be China’s most sophisticated robot, and will have a radar that can scan […]
China Plans to Land Probe on Moon’s Surface
Posted July 30th, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Mother of Detained Vietnamese Blogger Dies in Rare Self-Immolation
Posted July 30th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
A Vietnamese rights group says the mother of a prominent jailed blogger has died after setting herself on fire in protest of her daughter’s detention. Self-immolation is a rare act of dissent in Vietnam, whose Communist leaders exercise tight control over society. The Vietnamese Redemptorist News network says the mother, Dang Thi Kim Lieng, set […]
Burma Rejects Criticism of Response to Buddhist-Muslim Riots
Posted July 30th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Burmese officials have told a visiting U.N. human rights expert that security forces exercised “maximum restraint” in responding to deadly riots between Buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas in the country’s west last month. In a statement Monday, the Burmese foreign ministry said it “strongly rejects” accusations that authorities engaged in abuses and excessive force to end […]
Jailed Punk Rockers Go On Trial in Moscow
Posted July 30th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Three young women go on trial in Moscow Monday for staging a punk-rock protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin at the capital city’s main cathedral. The trio, members of an all-women punk rock band, entered Christ the Savior Cathedral in February, where they staged an impromptu performance of a song whose lyrics call on the […]
Tens of Thousands Protest ‘Patriotic’ Education in Hong Kong
Posted July 29th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents have joined a protest against a government plan for Chinese patriotism classes in local schools. The protesters Sunday called on the government to drop the plan, which they fear will lead to the brainwashing of children with Communist propaganda. Organizers said the march from the city’s Victoria Park […]
Thousands March in Tokyo Against Nuclear Power
Posted July 29th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of people in Tokyo have marched on Japan’s parliament to demand a ban on nuclear power. The demonstrators encircled the Diet building Sunday evening with candlelight in a peaceful rally to demand the government of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda abandon nuclear power. Two reactors were restarted earlier this month, despite safety worries after the […]
Floods Kill 88, Cause Major Damage in North Korea
Posted July 29th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
North Korea says torrential rains spawned by a typhoon have caused at least 88 deaths and 134 injuries, and have left thousands homeless. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday that more than 5,000 homes were destroyed or damaged and nearly 63,000 people were left homeless by flooding that began on July 18. […]
Chinese Politician’s Wife Charged with Murder
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese prosecutors have charged the wife of former senior Communist Party official Bo Xilai and a family aide with the murder of a British businessman. China’s official news media say Bo Gu Kailai and Zhang Xiaojun were charged Thursday with the intentional homicide of Neil Heywood in the eastern city of Hefei. The trial date […]
Chinese Politician’s Wife Charged with Murder
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese prosecutors on Thursday charged the wife of former senior Communist Party official Bo Xilai and a family aide with the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. China’s official news media say Bo Gu Kailai and Zhang Xiaojun were charged with intentional homicide in the eastern city of Hefei. The trial date has not been […]
China Charges Former Senior Official’s Wife with Murder
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Chinese prosecutors have charged the wife of disgraced former official Bo Xilai and a family employee with the murder of a British businessman, a significant development in a political scandal that has embarrassed the Chinese leadership. In a report Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency said Bo’s wife Gu Kailai and the employee Zhang Xiaojun […]
