Harassment and House Evictions Bedevil Even China’s Well-Off

Harassment and House Evictions Bedevil Even China’s Well-Off


Harassment and House Evictions Bedevil Even China’s Well-Off

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:06 PM PDT

The struggle for Huaxiang World Famous Garden, a gated community near the capital, is not like most of the redevelopment battles that each year lead to forced evictions in China.


Arab Spring activists win human rights award

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:03 PM PDT

Activists, including Tunisian fruit seller whose death sparked uprisings, awarded European parliament's Sakharov Prize.


Woman's flat death 'suspicious'

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT

The death of a 36-year-old woman whose body was found at a flat in East Renfrewshire is being treated as suspicious, police say.


VIDEO: The funny side of Chinglish

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:57 PM PDT

A new comedy is opening on Broadway in New York that explores the communication gap between the English-speaking world and China.


Poland reopens Auschwitz probes

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:36 PM PDT

Polish authorities reopen investigations into crimes committed at Auschwitz and its satellite Nazi death camps during World War II.


Genette Tate case may be reviewed

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:23 AM PDT

The disappearance of Genette Tate in Devon 33 years ago could be looked at again after the conviction of paedophile child killer Robert Black in Northern Ireland.


Yemen's military kills six militants in south: official

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT

ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni government forces have killed six Islamist militant fighters in two towns, a local official said Thursday, part of efforts to drive the fighters out of three cities in the south of the country.


Tributes to canal death teenagers

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Tributes are paid to two teenagers who died after they fell into a West Midlands canal.


News Analysis: Banks Reassured by Euro Deal, but Italy Remains a Worry

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Italy's ability to service its debt now becomes the key to whether compulsory recapitalization of banks will stabilize the Continent's financial system.


Di Resta feels safe in Formula 1

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 03:19 AM PDT

Force India driver Paul di Resta insists Formula 1 is safe despite motorsport being rocked by the deaths of Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli in the last two weeks.


Twin Bombs Kill 18 in Baghdad

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:29 AM PDT

A twin bombing killed 18 people in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad, the deadliest attack to rock Iraq since the U.S. declared the full withdrawal of its forces at the end of the year.


RIM Facility Helps India in BlackBerry Surveillance

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:08 AM PDT

RIM as set up a facility in Mumbai to help the Indian government carry out lawful surveillance of its BlackBerry services.


Attack in Kandahar Breaks Rare Respite

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:26 AM PDT

Insurgents armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a small NATO base in Kandahar, setting off a stand-off between the attackers and coalition and Afghan forces


Women File New Class-Action Bias Case Against Wal-Mart

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:53 AM PDT

After the Supreme Court threw out a national sex-discrimination case against Wal-Mart, the plaintiffs are trying again by narrowing the class to women in California only.


Survivor rescued four days after Turkey quake

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:03 AM PDT

Rescue team reaches 18-year-old man, more than 100 hours after he was buried alive in Sunday's devastating earthquake.


Bangkok Braces for More Flood Impact

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:03 AM PDT

Thailand's flood is presenting new challenges for Bangkok beyond the immediate threats to lives and property.


Thai Floods Hit Toyota Production in U.S.

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:21 AM PDT

Toyota said it would suspend production at plants in North America to cope with a shortage of parts, as the flooding in Thailand begins to affect its operations globally.


Egypt Swaps Jailed U.S.-Israeli for 25 Prisoners

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:01 AM PDT

U.S.-Israeli citizen Ilan Grapel, arrested in Egypt as a suspected spy, was freed after four-and-a-half months in jail under a prisoner swap deal that has eased friction between the two countries.


China Banks Post Strong Profits Amid Loan Fears

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China saw third-quarter earnings rise 28%, and other big Chinese banks have posted strong results this week. But that might not ease investor worries over the quality of the banks' balance sheets.


EU Pact Does Little to Lift Greek Spirits

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:57 AM PDT

Most Greeks didn't share in the relief after European Union leaders reached an agreement aimed at saving Greece from bankruptcy and the 17-nation euro zone from a deepening financial crisis.


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