|
|
By By ERIC LIPTON, on May 21st, 2013 Information collected at the border will be used to crack down on visitors who violate laws on the length of their stay, Congressional officials say.
Continue reading U.S. Tracked Foreigners Leaving for Canada
By By JENNIFER PRESTON CHRISTINE HAUSER and LIAM STACK, on May 21st, 2013 Officials at a news conference gave a briefing on the relief efforts in the aftermath of the tornado in Moore, Okla.
Continue reading The Lede: Latest Updates From Oklahoma
By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Faced with external and internal problems, Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou cancelled a long-planned event on Monday, marking the first anniversary of his second inauguration. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Ma must act now to remedy crisis management skills
By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Blind activist Chen Guangcheng has accused the British government of running scared from Beijing. Chen is in the UK to receive an award for exposing the plight of hundreds of thousands of Chinese women forced to undergo abortions and sterilisations as part of China’s strict one-child policy. But his request to meet with the Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague during his five-day visit has been snubbed because Downing Street fears “further punishment” from Beijing and that it will lose out on trade deals. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Chen Guangcheng says Cameron fears offending Beijing
By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Buy too much rice in Hong Kong and “you could end up in jail”, Chinese media warned tourists in the wake of the Guangzhou cadmium scandal. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Is rice the new ‘milk powder’ for cross-border tensions?
By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Rescuers recovered another four bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 21, mine officials said on Tuesday. Seven others were believed buried under the rubble. The Big Gossan underground training facility at the PT Freeport Indonesia mine collapsed last week when 38 workers were undergoing safety training. Ten injured miners were rescued. A statement from the company said recovery efforts were continuing around the clock. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Indonesia mine collapse death toll rises to 21
By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> US President Barack Obama on Monday saluted Myanmar President Thein Sein for his leadership in pushing through startling political reforms, but warned that violence against Muslims must stop. As his guest became the first leader of his country in almost 50 years to visit the White House, Obama praised Myanmar’s journey away from brutal junta rule and promised Washington would offer more political and economic support. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Obama praises Myanmar reform but warns on Muslims during Thein Sein meeting
By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> US President Barack Obama will hold his first summit with President Xi Jinping in California next month, with Sino-US relations rattled by alleged Chinese cyber spying and tensions in the Pacific. Obama will welcome Xi to the plush Sunnylands estate resort in Palm Springs on June 7-8, as Washington seeks Chinese help to subdue North Korean belligerence and seeks a diplomatic breakthrough to end the slaughter in Syria. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Xi Jinping to meet US President Obama in California in June
By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The powerful tornado, rated the second highest strength level of EF4 and packing winds of up to 320km/h, touched down at midafternoon and devastated a wide area of the town. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Monster tornado flattens suburb of Oklahoma City, 37 dead
By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Academics and the Japanese government have dismissed the complaint by South Korea’s defence ministry about US Forces Korea referring to the body of water between the Korean peninsula and Japan as the “Sea of Japan”. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading South Korea’s complaint about US use of term ‘Sea of Japan’ is dismissed
By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Taiwan yesterday ordered all law-enforcement personnel to step up the protection of Filipinos on the island, after a suggestion that Manila might evacuate its nationals from the island after hearing reports of attacks targeting them. “We have instructed all prosecutorial and law-enforcement agencies to step up protection and take preventive measures against any assaults and harassment of Philippine nationals in Taiwan,” Justice Minister Tseng Yung-fu told reporters. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Taiwan vows to protect Filipinos from attacks
By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Britain’s relationship with Beijing was set to chill further last night when the British Parliament gave a human rights award to blind activist Chen Guangcheng . Chen – who escaped extra-legal house arrest in Shandong last year before seeking refuge at the US embassy in Beijing and finally making it to New York – was handed the Westminster Award for his contribution to “human rights, human life and human dignity”. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading British award for Chen Guangcheng set to worsen UK-China relations
By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said yesterday he would overhaul Iraq’s security strategy as a two-day wave of violence killed at least 75 people including 24 police, bringing the month’s death toll from unrest to 352. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Iraq’s Nouri al-Maliki vows security shift as attacks kill 75
By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Premier Li Keqiang exchanged banter with Indian reporters and officials as he embarked on a charm offensive in New Delhi yesterday during his maiden foreign trip. Li attempted to engage in friendly chat with reporters during a welcoming ceremony hosted by the Indian government, and said he appreciated the Indian media’s contribution to Sino-Indian ties. He said he had seen large headlines in Indian newspapers welcoming his visit when he was having breakfast. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Li Keqiang on charm offensive in India after meeting Manmohan Singh
By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Hunan’s high court agreed to hear an appeal by Tang Hui, the mother of a teenage girl who was raped and forced into prostitution by local officials. A lower court had dismissed her compensation claim last month against local authorities who sent her to a labour camp for protesting inappropriately. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Rape victim’s petitioning mother Tang Hui wins court review
By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China and India agreed yesterday to launch a fresh round of talks to settle their long-running border disputes. They also pledged to draw up a roadmap to reach a “dynamic balance” in trade between the two emerging economic powers. We need to improve the border mechanisms…and make them more efficient Li Keqiang, Premier The announcements were made after Premier Li Keqiang held talks with officials including his counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Li Keqiang visits New Delhi and vows to end disputes on border with India
By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills at least 13 civilians. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Iraqi officials say car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills at least 13 civilians
By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A collapsing structure injured 23 workers on Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for a top Western brand, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial safety. At least 23 workers were injured at a Cambodian factory that produced garments for a top Western brand on Monday, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about industrial safety in the region. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Cambodia factory accident injures 23
By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion; to remain separately run. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion; to remain separately run
By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Hong Kong’s unemployment rate in April was 3.5 per cent – same as the level in March, government figures released on Monday showed. Increases in the unemployment rate in April were mainly observed in retail, manufacturing, and accommodation and food services sectors, the Census and Statistics Department said, while decreases were mainly seen in the insurance, wholesale and construction sectors. The city’s jobless has largely remained stable so far this year. The figures for January and February were 3.4 per cent. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Unemployment rate steady at 3.5pc for second month
|
America, Inc. at it’s Finest
BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE TIX HERE!!!
Bren-Books.com, Modern first editions and collectible fiction<
|
Ma must act now to remedy crisis management skills
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Faced with external and internal problems, Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou cancelled a long-planned event on Monday, marking the first anniversary of his second inauguration. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Ma must act now to remedy crisis management skills
Share this: