Tibetan dies in self-immolation in Lhasa

Tibetan dies in self-immolation in Lhasa


Tibetan dies in self-immolation in Lhasa

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:03 PM PDT

China's official news agency confirms two incidents of men setting themselves on fire in tightly guarded capital.


Another ousted China party chief challenges case against him

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:58 PM PDT

AN OFFICE WORKER SHOWS BOOKS ABOUT CHEN XITONG IN BEIJING.BEIJING (Reuters) - The former Communist Party chief of Beijing who was at the heart of one of China's biggest political scandals before this year's upheaval over Bo Xilai has challenged charges that brought him prison and disgrace in a book likely to stir controversy. Chen Xitong was dismissed as Communist Party secretary of Beijing in 1995 and later jailed on corruption charges, which many observers at the time saw as resulting from a power struggle pitting him against then President Jiang Zemin. ...



VIDEO: Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks

Posted: 27 May 2012 06:07 PM PDT

The head of the International Monetary Fund has attracted strong criticism over a newspaper interview in which she suggested the Greek people could help themselves by not dodging their taxes.


VIDEO: UN condemns Syria over massacre

Posted: 27 May 2012 08:21 PM PDT

The UN Security Council condemns the use of heavy weapons by Syria's government during a massacre in which 108 people were killed and 300 injured.


VIDEO: UN condemns Syria over massacre

Posted: 27 May 2012 08:21 PM PDT

The UN Security Council condemns the use of heavy weapons by Syria's government during a massacre in which 108 people were killed and 300 injured.


U.N. Security Council Blames Syria for Attack

Posted: 27 May 2012 07:59 PM PDT

The U.N. Security Council has blamed Syrian government forces for artillery and tank shelling of residential areas in the town of Houla and it is strongly condemning the killing of dozens of civilians.


Nepal Talks Fail; Assembly Dissolves

Posted: 27 May 2012 04:22 PM PDT

Nepal dissolved its Constituent Assembly and set new elections after political parties failed to agree on the model of federalism the country should adopt.


NATO Blamed for Afghan Airstrike

Posted: 27 May 2012 03:57 PM PDT

Afghan authorities said an airstrike by the U.S.-led NATO coalition killed eight members of a family in eastern Afghanistan.


Iran Nuclear Fuel Hits Higher Grade

Posted: 27 May 2012 02:10 PM PDT

The U.N.atomic agency has found traces of uranium enriched at an Iranian site to a level that is slightly closer to the threshold needed to arm nuclear missiles.


Sweden Wins Eurovision Crown

Posted: 27 May 2012 08:00 PM PDT

Sweden emerged victorious at the 57th Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday night, its fifth victory in the history of the famously kitsch singing pageant.


Lady Gaga Cancels Indonesian Concert

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:04 PM PDT

American pop star Lady Gaga has decided to cancel her Indonesian concert amid security concerns after some Islamic extremists threatened violence if she tried to perform in the Muslim-majority country.


'Amour' Wins Top Prize at Cannes

Posted: 27 May 2012 02:49 PM PDT

Michael Haneke won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize for a second time with his stark film about love and death, "Amour."


Greek Conservatives Take Poll Lead

Posted: 27 May 2012 05:58 PM PDT

Greece's conservatives are in first place ahead of next month's election, according to four separate polls, with the gap over the radical leftist Syriza party ranging from 1.3% to 5.7%.


Kenny Urges Ireland to Back EU Treaty

Posted: 27 May 2012 03:55 PM PDT

Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny used a nationally televised speech Sunday to urge voters to endorse the European Union's fiscal treaty.


Denmark Sets Rules on Israeli Products

Posted: 27 May 2012 02:09 PM PDT

Denmark will introduce new labeling guidelines in the next two weeks for Israeli products from Jewish settlements in the Palestinian West Bank.


Spain Bails Out Its Third-Largest Bank

Posted: 27 May 2012 04:15 PM PDT

Spain will pump $24 billion into troubled lender Bankia, effectively nationalizing the country's third-largest bank in a dramatic effort to assuage concerns about the stability of its financial sector.


Panetta Criticizes Pakistan for Doctor's Sentence

Posted: 27 May 2012 05:24 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta denounced Pakistan's 33-year prison sentence for a doctor who aided the successful effort to find Osama bin Laden, saying the move does little to heal relations with the U.S.


Egypt Front-Runners Court Center

Posted: 27 May 2012 02:12 PM PDT

Preliminary results from Egypt's first post-revolutionary presidential elections have left both apparent front-runner candidates in a headlong dash to capture Egypt's elusive ideological center.


Swiss Look at Capital Controls

Posted: 27 May 2012 02:07 PM PDT

Switzerland may introduce capital controls to fight a sharp rise in the Swiss franc in the event of a euro-zone collapse.


Chinese Detain Former Official in Alleged Rapes

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:35 AM PDT

Authorities detained a former official in the central Chinese city of Yongcheng in connection with the alleged rapes of more than 10 girls.


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