Google stops censoring in China

Google stops censoring in China


Google stops censoring in China

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:33 PM PDT

Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, risking confrontation with the country's authorities.


Zhang feted at Asian Film Awards

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:54 AM PDT

Chinese film director Zhang Yimou is recognised for his outstanding contribution at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong.


Pakistan's parliament expected to move to curtail Zardari powers

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:14 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- Pakistan's parliament is expected to pass constitutional changes in coming weeks that would vastly curtail the powers of President Asif Ali Zardari, effectively sidelining the unpopular leader of the nation's weak civilian government.


Spy Talk: Ex-spies still agitated over CIA's Afghan losses

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Nearly four months after an al-Qaeda double agent obliterated an important CIA team in Afghanistan, veteran spies remain agitated over the incident and the agency's seeming inability to fix longtime operational flaws.


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Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:05 PM PDT


Google stops censoring in China

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:33 PM PDT

Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, risking confrontation with the country's authorities.


Zhang feted at Asian Film Awards

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:54 AM PDT

Chinese film director Zhang Yimou is recognised for his outstanding contribution at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong.


Disabled 'wrongly denied' benefit

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:20 PM PDT

Thousands of seriously ill and disabled people are being wrongly denied benefits, a report by Citizens Advice claims.


Troops axed in Army cutback plan

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:49 AM PDT

Up to 500 soldiers are to lose their jobs as the MoD "rebalances" numbers, saying the Army is near its staffing limit.


UN rejects bids to sell ivory stock

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:34 AM PDT

UN body denies bids by Tanzania and Zambia to offload ivory stockpiles in one-off sale.


Proposal for Bailout Tax on Banks Gains Support

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:22 AM PDT

President Obama's proposal for a direct tax on banks to pay for future bailouts is gaining momentum in Europe.


Sidebar: Sidebar: Trial in Same-Sex Marriage Case Is Challenged

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:27 AM PDT

Opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage are questioning the legitimacy of a trial held in January.


'Mother' Takes Top Asian Film Honors

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:58 AM PDT

A South Korean thriller about a mother's desperate effort to prove that her mentally impaired son is innocent after being accused of murder won best film at the 4th annual Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong. Amitabh Bachchan, one of India's most acclaimed actors, was presented with a lifetime achievement award.


Photo Quiz: Giant Garland Edition

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:12 PM PDT

Welcome to another edition of The Lede's very occasional Blog It Yourself series, in which you, the reader, are asked to help us write a post explaining why a curious photograph that has moved across the wires in recent days is newsworthy.


Nursery worker 'force-fed babies'

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:04 AM PDT

A nursery manager allegedly force-fed babies until they were sick and then made them eat the vomit, Croydon Crown Court is told.


Elephant trade ban reaffirmed for Tanzania, Zambia

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:51 AM PDT

DOHA (Reuters) - A U.N. wildlife conference rejected on Monday proposals by Tanzania and Zambia to relax a trade ban on elephants to allow a one-off sale of their ivory stockpiles.


'Cosmonauts' ready for Mars test

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Four Europeans agree to be locked away in steel containers for 18 months to simulate a mission to Mars.


U.N. Peacekeepers Dodge Discipline

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:43 AM PDT

Six years after the U.N. implemented a zero-tolerance policy for sexual misconduct by its peacekeepers, it's still struggling to persuade member states to investigate and discipline accused soldiers.


Divisions Over Greek Aid Deepen

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:01 AM PDT

Prospects of Greece getting an EU aid package grew more distant after Germany made the strongest suggestion yet that the IMF should handle a bailout if Greece is threatened with insolvency.


Sarkozy Regroups After Setback

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:03 AM PDT

President Nicolas Sarkozy considered a cabinet shake-up after leftists walloped his conservatives in France's regional elections, exposing his vulnerability to potential challengers.


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