Blogging behind bamboo cyberwall

Blogging behind bamboo cyberwall

Blogging behind bamboo cyberwall

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 08:41 PM PDT

Helmet under her arm, Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quyn arrives after traveling 450 kilometers by motorbike, evading the security police, to tell CNN the story of her imprisonment for blogging in Vietnam.

Petraeus backs July 2011 Afghan withdrawal deadline

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 01:15 PM PDT

Gen. David Petraeus told CNN on Thursday that he supports President Barack Obama's July 2011 deadline to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan, a key point of contention between the president and many of his Republican critics in Congress.

S Korea warns 'provocative' North

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 10:24 PM PDT

S Korean president calls for peace at ceremony marking 60th anniversary of Korean War.


China's yuan hits new high

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 10:51 PM PDT

Central bank sets stronger currency rate ahead of G20 economic summit in Canada.


Please Remember To Hold Your New iPhone Correctly

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 10:40 PM PDT

Gadget blog Engadget has an email from Steve Jobs himself on the matter.


World leaders gather for G8 summit

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 10:22 PM PDT

Leaders of the world's major economies are preparing for the G8 and G20 summits in Canada.


Divided Koreas remember start of Korean War (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 10:17 PM PDT

South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak, center in front, and government officials pay respect to a national flag during a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, at a gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea Friday, June 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Kim Jae-hwan, Pool)AP - The two Koreas commemorated the anniversary Friday of the outbreak of the Korean War, promoting vastly different views of the origins of the conflict that still divides their peninsula a full six decades later.

Swiss pleads guilty to spraying Singapore graffiti (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 10:21 PM PDT

Oliver Fricker of Switzerland, right, arrives with his lawyer Derek Kang, left, at the subordinate courts for a court hearing on Friday June 25, 2010 in Singapore. Fricker was charged with trespassing and vandalism of a local subway train after allegedly breaking into one of the depots and drawing graffiti on a train last month. If found guilty he faces caning and fines.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)AP - A Swiss man pleaded guilty Friday to spray-painting graffiti on a Singapore subway car and could be caned as punishment.

Dubai's ambitions soar with new airport (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 10:32 PM PDT

AP - In the desert beyond the skeletons of villas unfinished because of Dubai's economic slump, the home of the tallest building is preparing to open what could become another record-setter: an airport aiming to become the world's busiest.


Bank of England warns of eurozone debt crisis dangers (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 10:16 PM PDT

The Bank of England warned Friday the eurozone debt crisis posed a risk to Britain's financial system and urged its banks to build up their reserves(AFP/File/Patrik Stollarz)AFP - The Bank of England warned Friday the eurozone debt crisis posed a risk to Britain's financial system and urged its banks to build up their reserves.

Malaysia bans political cartoons critical of gov't (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 10:40 PM PDT

AP - Malaysia banned three works of political cartoons that criticize the government, but one of the artists said Friday he was obligated to highlight issues other cartoonists would not.


World leaders gather for G8 summit

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 10:22 PM PDT

Leaders of the world's major economies are preparing for the G8 and G20 summits in Canada.


Workers begin repairing dikes after China's floods (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 09:54 PM PDT

In this Friday June 24, 2010 photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao,front, visits a dike at the Changkai section of the Fuhe River in Fuzhou, Jiangxi province. The Chinese leader rallied rescuers and comforted victims in southern China's Jiangxi province on Thursday following widespread flooding that has killed more than 200 and caused $6.4 billion in damages. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Yao Dawei) ** NO SALES **AP - Workers and soldiers began repairing two breached areas on a river Friday after widespread flooding killed more than 200 people and caused $6.4 billion in damages across southern China.

Spain blames victims in train crash that killed 13 (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Police and rescue workers inspect the Castelldefels Playa station where a high-speed train passing through the station struck a group of people crossing the tracks, in Castelldefels, Spain, Thursday, June 24, 2010. The long-distance train passing through the station in the seaside town of Castelldefels hit a group of people crossing the tracks who had just gotten off of a commuter train. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)AP - Spanish officials blamed summer solstice partygoers for crossing the tracks into the path of an express train that killed at least 13, but others said a new underground exit was poorly marked and an old crossing was blocked off, leaving travelers confused.

Commonwealth Games baton arrives in India (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 09:59 PM PDT

Indian Olympics Association President Suresh Kalmadi (2nd R), seen at a promotional event in Amritsar on June 24. The Queen's baton for the Commonwealth Games arrived in host country India on Friday after travelling across the road border from Pakistan, 100 days before the showpiece begins.(AFP/Narinder Nanu)AFP - The Queen's baton for the Commonwealth Games arrived in host country India on Friday after travelling across the road border from Pakistan, 100 days before the showpiece begins.

Drug cases shoot up 16 percent last year in China (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 09:35 PM PDT

Drug addicts prepare heroin in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, Monday, June 21, 2010.(AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - China says drug cases shot up 16 percent last year from 2008 with courts convicting more than 56,000 people.

New Australia PM: Rudd ouster 'right thing to do' (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 09:23 PM PDT

Australia's new prime minister Julia Gillard (right) smiles with new deputy prime minister Wayne Swan (left), in Canberra. Australia's new Prime Minister has defended her predecessor's ruthless ousting as AFP - Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard defended her predecessor's ruthless ousting as "the right thing to do" Friday and set about fixing policy blunders plaguing the government as elections loom.

Syria's Assad begins Latin America tour

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 06:24 PM PDT

DAMASCUS -In his search for greater international recognition, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad embarks on a landmark Latin American tour on Friday to reinforce economic ties with a continent he is visiting for the first time.

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Gadhafi, Zapatero 'in talks' on next EU-Africa summit

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 05:23 PM PDT

TRIPOLI -Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero met to ready an EU-Africa summit scheduled for later this year, Jana news agency said.

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Burgers, Boeings and bonhomie as Obama meets Medvedev

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 01:33 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -US President Barack Obama called his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev a "solid and reliable partner" as the leaders forged a warmer relationship over burgers and a stroll.

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