Obama hosts Hu Jintao on state visit, presses China on human rights |
- Obama hosts Hu Jintao on state visit, presses China on human rights
- States Weigh Cuts in Hollywood Subsidies
- Doctor Charged in Newborns’ Killings
- DealBook: Goldman Quarterly Profit Drops 53%
- ArtsBeat: Rivers Says Joke Cost Her Fox Booking
- Mexico's Sinaloa gang grows empire, defies crackdown
- German guilty of US spider smuggling
- S Africa rejects Livni arrest call
- Troops held over DR Congo mass rape
- Sudanese police clash with opposition protesters
- Haitians sue Duvalier for torture
- Berlusconi vows new laws to stop legal "persecution"
- Obama Pushes Hu on Rights but Stresses Ties to China
- Motherlode: Stay-at-Home Mothers
- Carpetbagger: Oscar Shortlist, With Snubs
- The Lede: Chomsky’s Plea to Iran
- Obama Pushes Hu on Rights but Stresses Ties to China
- UN to boost Cote d'Ivoire forces
- Nature's lessons for bank crises
- China vows to boost human rights
| Obama hosts Hu Jintao on state visit, presses China on human rights Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:45 PM PST President Obama hudded with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the White House Wednesday during a state visit that combined multibillion-dollar business deals with high strategy and human rights as the two leaders sought to stabilize ties between the two powers after a rocky year.  
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| States Weigh Cuts in Hollywood Subsidies Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:50 PM PST Tax incentives for film and television productions face an uncertain future as new governors and lawmakers, many of them fiscal conservatives, look to balance state budgets.
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| Doctor Charged in Newborns’ Killings Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:28 PM PST A 69-year-old Philadelphia family practitioner was charged with the murder of seven babies and one adult patient.
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| DealBook: Goldman Quarterly Profit Drops 53% Posted: 19 Jan 2011 08:09 AM PST Goldman Sachs experienced a slowdown in many divisions, and quarterly earnings fell 53 percent, to $2.39 billion, or $3.79 a share.
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| ArtsBeat: Rivers Says Joke Cost Her Fox Booking Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:45 PM PST Ms. Rivers said she was uninvited from the morning program "Fox and Friends" after her remarks about Ms. Palin were recorded and posted by TMZ.com.
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| Mexico's Sinaloa gang grows empire, defies crackdown Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:52 PM PST CULIACAN, Mexico (Reuters) - A decade after its leader escaped from prison, Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel is the most powerful organized crime gang in the Americas despite a multi-billion dollar U.S.-Mexico crackdown.
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| German guilty of US spider smuggling Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:42 PM PST A German man admits smuggling live tarantulas into the US after prosecutors said he made $295,000 (£184,548) in the illegal trade.
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| S Africa rejects Livni arrest call Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:36 PM PST Bid to arrest ex-Israeli Foreign Minister for alleged war crimes over her role in 2008-2009 war on Gaza is turned down.
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| Troops held over DR Congo mass rape Posted: 19 Jan 2011 01:03 PM PST Fifty women tell UN they were raped in Fizi town in an incident that appears to be a vengeance for death of a soldier.
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| Sudanese police clash with opposition protesters Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:45 PM PST KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese police clashed on Wednesday with protesters demanding the release of opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi, who was detained after he called for a "popular revolution" over price rises and political demands.
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| Haitians sue Duvalier for torture Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:35 PM PST Haitian activists sue ex-leader Jean-Claude Duvalier for crimes against humanity, days after his surprise return from exile.
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| Berlusconi vows new laws to stop legal "persecution" Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:31 PM PST ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday said he would propose new laws to prevent magistrates from pursuing elected officials, as he went on the offensive over allegations he paid for sex with a minor.
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| Obama Pushes Hu on Rights but Stresses Ties to China Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:46 PM PST President Obama and President Hu Jintao of China pledged to nurture their nations' common interests, but they also acknowledged differences on trade and human rights.
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| Motherlode: Stay-at-Home Mothers Posted: 19 Jan 2011 09:48 AM PST A defense of Dawn Meehan, and a discussion about why we feel so strongly on this subject.
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| Carpetbagger: Oscar Shortlist, With Snubs Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:41 PM PST The Academy winnowed down the foreign-language Oscar race to nine from 65, and France's entry, the much-praised "Of Gods and Men," did not make the cut.
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| The Lede: Chomsky’s Plea to Iran Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:08 AM PST Noam Chomsky, an American academic best-known to viewers of Iranian television for his criticism of American foreign policy, made a personal appeal to Iran's government to release two detained Americans.
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| Obama Pushes Hu on Rights but Stresses Ties to China Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:46 PM PST President Obama and President Hu Jintao of China pledged to nurture their nations' common interests, but they also acknowledged differences on trade and human rights.
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| UN to boost Cote d'Ivoire forces Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:01 PM PST UN Security Council beefs up peacekeeping mission with additional 2,000 troops as the latest mediation effort fails.
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| Nature's lessons for bank crises Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:00 PM PST The risk of financial meltdown is underestimated in the regulation of banks, according to a study.
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| China vows to boost human rights Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:04 PM PST Chinese President Hu Jintao acknowledges "a lot still needs to be done" in China over human rights, following a meeting with US President Barack Obama.
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