Chinese state media said Sunday that authorities have ordered the immediate shutdown of a petrochemical plant in a northeastern Chinese port of Dalian after thousands of people gathered outside government offices in the city to demand the relocation of the facility. The official Xinhua news agency said officials also pledged to move the Fujia chemical […]
China Shuts Down Chemical Plant after Protest
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
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Media Watchdog Upset As Blackberry Helps British Police
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
A media watchdog says it is “worried” about the cooperation between the Canadian maker of Blackberry smartphones and British authorities who want to identify rioters in London and other cities through their smartphones. Reporters without Borders said Blackberry has already provided Scotland Yard with information about a number of Blackberry users. British rioters and looters […]
China Sends Anti-Terrorism Unit to Restive West
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
State media reported Saturday that China has sent an elite anti-terrorism unit to the restive region of Xinjiang in the wake of recent violence there. The official China Daily newspaper said the Snow Leopard commando unit will be based in Aksu city, about halfway between the regional capital of Urumqi and Kashgar, where violent attacks […]
Hundreds Riot in China After Authorities Beat Street Vendor
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of people overturned vehicles and attacked police in a city in southwestern China after security forces reportedly beat a street vendor to death. Official Chinese media say the riots occurred late Tuesday in Anshun, a city in Guizhou province. The Xinhua news agency said Wednesday that about 30 demonstrators and 10 policemen were injured […]
Police Arrest 5 Suspects in Northern Ireland Bombing
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Police in Northern Ireland say they have arrested five people in connection with the April killing of a police officer. Authorities said Tuesday the five suspects were arrested under an anti-terror act during an operation that involved around 200 officers. The 25-year-old policeman was killed April 2 outside his home in the town of Omagh […]
Protesters Disrupt Shell Facility in Nigeria
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Protesters in Nigeria broke into a Shell oil facility in the southern Niger delta demanding the company improve electrical supplies in their communities. Thursday’s demonstration by members of four local communities occurred at the Kolo Creek logistics base in Bayelsa state. The demonstrators accuse Shell of breaching an agreement to provide electricity and roads to […]
Egypt’s PM Suspends Police Accused of Murdering Protesters
Posted July 9th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has ordered the suspension of all police officers accused of killing protesters during the uprising earlier this year that toppled President Hosni Mubarak. Mr. Sharaf said Saturday he issued direct orders to the interior minister to stop police officers implicated in the killings from working, and to create a panel […]
Shelling Reported in Sudan’s Abyei Region
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Mission in Sudan says mortar rounds struck near its base in Agok as north-south tensions continued over the future of the disputed Abyei region. Spokesman Kouider Zerrouk told VOA that six shells hit within 150 meters of the mission’s facility on Friday. Zerrouk said there is conflicting information about whether the shelling came […]
Rights Group Reports New Rioting in Eastern China
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
A Hong Kong-based rights group says thousands of security forces have been deployed to put down unrest in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, the latest in a series of recent disturbances across the country. The Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said Thursday that residents have been rioting since Tuesday in Taizhou City after a […]
Shell: Sabotage on Nigerian Pipeline Affects Oil Contracts
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell says it will not fulfill some of its contracts because of acts of sabotage on a major pipeline in Nigeria. The company said investigators found that its Trans Niger pipeline had hacksaw cuts, suggesting it was damaged by thieves seeking to siphon the oil. Shell says that because of multiple […]
