Torture marred rule of fallen Chinese leader: lawyer

Torture marred rule of fallen Chinese leader: lawyer

Torture marred rule of fallen Chinese leader: lawyer

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 11:09 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Lawyer Li Zhuang remembers the snap as police buckled him into a "tiger seat", an instrument for sleep deprivation that he said was a staple in the crusade against organized crime that won fame for China's now fallen leadership aspirant Bo Xilai.

BRICS nations gird to pressure West over imbalances

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:57 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The BRICS group of emerging market nations will look at ways of pressuring the West to redress global economic imbalances amid growing frustration at the pace of change in institutions such as the IMF at a meeting in Delhi on Thursday.

Spanish strike to test tolerance for austerity

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:53 PM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish unions hold a general strike on Thursday in a test of public patience with austerity a day before Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announces a new round of deep budget cuts.

VIDEO: Arab League meets in Baghdad

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:36 PM PDT

The BBC's Wyre Davies walked the streets of Baghdad to see how the city has prepared for the Arab League summit.


VIDEO: Youth jailed for Florida murders

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:48 PM PDT

An American teenager has begun a double life sentence for the murders of two British tourists in Florida last April.


VIDEO: Berlin torn between wealth and cool

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:31 PM PDT

Berlin is famous for its underground arts and music scene but some residents fear this sub-culture is under threat as new developments begin to take over.


Intrigue, treachery charges fly in fight for U.N. post

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:42 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Accusations of threats, Cold War-style treachery and backstage attempts by Russia to punish a former Soviet ally are turning a routine election for a high-profile but largely ceremonial U.N. post into a bitter diplomatic tussle.

The Supreme Court: Obamacare's Death Panel?

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 11:16 PM PDT

Overall, it did seem that the four conservatives, plus Kennedy, were extremely skeptical of their ability to pick and choose which provisions to keep. "What happened to the Eighth Amendment?" Scalia asked Kneedler. (That's the one about "cruel and unusual punishment.") "You really want us to go through these 2,700 pages? And you really expect the Court to do that? Or do you expect us to give this function to our law clerks?" As usual, the last word goes to Georgetown Law professor Randy Barnett. "After these arguments, if the court strikes down the Affordable Care Act, no one in the country will be surprised," he says. "It's the path of least resistance to strike it all down." And that fact is, indeed, a surprise.


Japan hangs 3 murderers in first executions since 2010

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:48 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan hanged three convicted multiple murderers on Thursday, the Justice Ministry said, its first executions in almost two years putting it back alongside the United States as the only leading developed nations to carry out the death penalty. Justice Minister Toshio Ogawa authorized the executions of the three men and they were hanged in jails in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Fukuoka, the ministry said. They were the first executions in Japan since two death row inmates were hanged in July 2010. ...


Brazil World Cup legislation moves closer to passage

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 08:00 PM PDT

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian lawmakers on Wednesday moved a step closer to passing a long-delayed measure key to preparations for the 2014 soccer World Cup, breaking a gridlock in Congress that threatened to delay President Dilma Rousseff's legislative agenda this year. The lower house of deputies voted in favor of the bill after Rousseff appeared to bow to pressure from lawmakers of her unruly coalition to release some frozen cash for their pet projects. The bill still needs to be debated in the senate. ...


Japan hangs 3 murderers in first executions since 2010

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:48 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan hanged three convicted multiple murderers on Thursday, the Justice Ministry said, its first executions in almost two years putting it back alongside the United States as the only leading developed nations to carry out the death penalty.

Lujiazui Breakfast: Guangzhou Automobile, Sany Heavy Industry, Ports, More

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 10:04 PM PDT

Investors in China's main financial district are talking about the following before the start of trade today:?? Overnight declines in international markets are likely to stoke worries about China's growth and profit outlook this year among local investors a day after domestic stock markets fell on the same concerns yesterday. Reinforcing expectations that the country's ...


Zynga Prices Secondary Offering At $12 Per Share

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:30 PM PDT

Social gaming company Zynga priced its secondary offering Wednesday in a deal totaling $515.6 million.


U.S. Weighs Easing Curbs on Chinese Access to High Tech

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:53 PM PDT

U.S. officials are signaling a rethink of guidelines that now block China's access to certain technologies for military reasons, both to spur U.S. exports and to address complaints from Beijing that the policy is discriminatory.


World Bank Candidate Hails Emerging Countries

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 04:11 PM PDT

The World Bank needs to move toward a merit-based election, said José Antonio Ocampo, one of the candidates running for the job.


Real Politics for Myanmar's Rebel Icon

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:19 PM PDT

The expected election of pro-democracy dissident Aung San Suu Kyi to her first political office marks a new stage in the Nobel laureate's career, as she moves from being a dissident to a more mainstream politician.


At Strategic Command hearing, Republicans go after Obama’s open-mike remark

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 08:40 PM PDT

The economy is the focus of the 2012 presidential race, so Republicans will have a hard time capitalizing on President Obama's open-mike comment Monday to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about having "flexibility" on defense issues after the election.

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The Sets of Our Lives

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:17 PM PDT

My aim with this article is to visually lay out the various ways we connect with various people, places and things at the various stages of our lives. Yes... there is a lot of variety there. There will be exceptions as well, as we are all different people, and not all of our lives and ...


China's Bourses To Close April 2-4 For Tomb Sweeping Holiday

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:05 PM PDT

China's stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen will be closed April 2-4 (next Monday-Wednesday) for Tomb Sweeping Day, also knownas the??Qingming Festival. For investors looking to??buy??or sell??the country?s shares, U.S.-listed companies such as Baidu and Sohu will still be trading hands.


A Leadership Prescription (Not Vicodin) from Dr. House

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:02 PM PDT

It may be pure folly to try and unravel the Gordian Knot of Dr. House's leadership philosophy and teaching methodology, but here are a few points that may or may not shed some light.


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