Anger over Taiwan's failure to intercept Russian plane (AFP)

Anger over Taiwan's failure to intercept Russian plane (AFP)


Anger over Taiwan's failure to intercept Russian plane (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:35 PM PDT

A Russian Tu-95 bomber is pictured in this file photo. Taiwan said Tuesday a similar Russian bomber entered its airspace in January, amid anger that its air force did not intercept the plane, which could have dropped tonnes of explosives on the island.(AFPScanpix/File/Norwegian Airforce)AFP - Taiwan said Tuesday a Russian bomber entered its airspace in January, amid anger that its air force did not intercept the plane, which could have dropped tonnes of explosives on the island.



Google risks China's ire with slap to censorship

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:37 PM PDT

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc shut its mainland Chinese-language portal and began rerouting searches to an uncensored Hong Kong-based site, unleashing a blast of ire from Beijing and prompting concerns over its future business in China.


Toshiba eyes Gates nuclear alliance, chip plant

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:37 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp said it is in talks with a company backed by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to jointly develop advanced nuclear reactors, helping push Toshiba's stock up nearly 5 percent.


Iran ex-leader's grandson arrested

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:14 PM PDT

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's grandson accused of taking part in post-election protests.


North Korea to try US citizen

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:55 PM PDT

US man to face trial for illegally entering North Korea, state media says.


US man held in N.Korea deeply religious: colleagues (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:04 PM PDT

N.Korean soldiers are seen at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) border with S.Korea. N.Korea announced on Monday it will put on trial a US citizen who entered the country illegally, triggering immediate concern in the United States.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - A US citizen facing trial in communist North Korea for illegal entry is a deeply religious man who previously taught English in South Korea, former colleagues said Tuesday.



Thailand likely to extend security law during protests

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:06 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will likely extend a tough security law on Tuesday for another week after opposition protest leaders called for a "historic rally" this weekend to paralyse Bangkok in their campaign to force elections.


Obama to sign health bill into law

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:44 PM PDT

Republicans pledge to oppose landmark healthcare reform legislation in US Senate.


Google stops China censorship, Beijing condemns move (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:06 PM PDT

A banner is left on a sidewalk to wish Google well in Hong Kong in January 2010. Google stopped censoring search engine results in China in a move that drew anger from Beijing and leaves the Web giant facing an uncertain future in the world's biggest online market.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Google stopped censoring search engine results in China in a move that drew anger from Beijing and leaves the Web giant facing an uncertain future in the world's biggest online market.



The Not-So-Lucky Country

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:01 PM PDT

Like Obama, Australia's prime minister is more concerned with pleasing the academic elite than the middle classes.


Basketball And Health Care

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:01 PM PDT

The NCAA tournament will end well and the U.S. economy will keep gaining.


The Communitarian Curse

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:01 PM PDT

The dangerous rhetoric of British academic Phillip Blond.


Mexican state bears brunt of recent cartel violence

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:15 PM PDT

There are dozens of murders recorded in Mexico each month, but it was a single one that set off a succession of skirmishes that has turned the northeastern state of Tamaulipas into a battle zone.


China state media: Google decision "totally wrong"

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:03 PM PDT

China state media said Google's decision to quit censoring its China Web site "violated its written promise" and was "totally wrong."


Netanyahu Israel confident of enduring US ties

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 07:13 PM PDT

WASHINGTON  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he is confident that Israel will have the "enduring friendship" of the United States.

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Rio trial resumes in China after exec pleads guilty

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:57 PM PDT

SHANGHAI -The diplomatically sensitive trial of an Australian executive with mining giant Rio Tinto resumed in China Tuesday after his courtroom admission that he had taken bribes.

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British govt suspends ex-ministers in lobbying row

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:48 PM PDT

LONDON -Britain's ruling Labour Party has suspended three ex-ministers over claims they were prepared to use their influence in exchange for cash, in a scandal that has erupted just weeks before an election.

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Police arrest UN attack 'masterminds'

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:15 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistani police said Monday they had arrested two men who were masterminds behind a bomb attack on a UN office that killed five people in the capital Islamabad in October.

Acting police chief of Islamabad Bani Amin Khan said both men

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Chavez foe arrested over drug haven comment (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:02 PM PDT

AP - An outspoken opponent of President Hugo Chavez said Monday that police have taken him into custody while he awaits trial on conspiracy charges for saying Venezuela has become a haven for drug trafficking.


Opposition to sue Myanmar junta over election laws (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:23 PM PDT

A Buddhist monk walks past a convoy of riot police deployed outside Yangon, Myanmar, City Hall on Friday, March 19, 2010. A day after Myanmar's ruling military junta announced electoral registration rules, security has been tightened in the town.  (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)AP - Aung San Suu Kyi's political party will file a lawsuit against Myanmar's ruling military government Tuesday seeking to revoke laws that bar the detained democracy leader and other opposition members from taking part in the country's first elections in two decades.