Police visit Chinese blogger who exposed sex scandal

Police visit Chinese blogger who exposed sex scandal


Police visit Chinese blogger who exposed sex scandal

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:36 PM PST

BEIJING —Two months after exposing a scandal involving sex tapes, blackmail and lucrative government contracts that got 11 officials fired, blogger Zhu Ruifeng received a surprise visit from Chinese security officials Sunday night.

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Backup Battery in 787 Had ‘No Obvious Anomalies,’ Report Says

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:51 PM PST

An examination of the undamaged battery in the parked Boston plane found nothing out of the ordinary, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The second battery was the same design as the one that caught fire.

NATO: Patriot missile battery operational on Syrian border

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:41 PM PST

The first of six Patriot missile batteries intended to protect Turkey from Syrian threats is operational along the countries' shared border, NATO said Saturday.

U.S. steps up involvement in Mali

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST

The United States is intensifying its involvement in Mali, where local and French forces are battling Islamic militants.

Hundreds killed in Brazil nightclub fire

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:36 PM PST

A fire swept through a popular nightclub in the southern Brazilian city of Santa Maria, killing at least 90 people early Sunday, officials said.

3 believed dead after plane wreckage found in Antarctica

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:41 PM PST

Authorities found the wreckage of a plane that crashed days ago in Antarctica in a condition that suggested no one survived.

Suicide bomber kills 10 officers in Afghanistan

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:42 PM PST

A suicide bomber targeted a crowd of police in the Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday, killing 10 police officers, the provincial police chief told CNN. Twelve civilians were injured in the bombing.

Curfew issued as Egypt death toll rises

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:46 PM PST

President Mohamed Morsy imposes a 30-day curfew on Port Said after dozens of people were killed in riots that followed controversial death sentences for people involved in fatal clashes at a soccer match last year.

Djokovic: 3 Aussie wins in a row

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:40 PM PST

Novak Djokovic might have become the first man to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in 46 years, but the World No.1 is already targeting the only grand slam to have got away.

Venezuela's Chavez beats respiratory infection, minister says

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:41 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has overcome a respiratory infection he contracted after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba last month, Information Minister Ernesto Villegas told reporters Saturday.

Leftist candidate wins Czech presidential election

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:43 PM PST

A leftist candidate won the Czech Republic's first presidential election decided by direct vote.

Egypt's Morsi declares 'state of emergency'

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:50 PM PST

Egyptian president declares state of emergency in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez, scenes of major protests in recent days.

Debate Shifts at Fed to Easing Its Efforts to Spur Economy

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:30 PM PST

The Federal Reserve has left little doubt about its plans, but inside the central bank, debate is moving from whether the Fed should do more to stimulate the economy to when it should start doing less.

Thousands march in Paris to support gay marriage

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:02 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people marched through Paris on Sunday to support the French government's plan to legalize gay marriage and adoption, but the turnout fell well short of a mass demonstration against the project two weeks ago.

Morsi declares Egypt emergency

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 12:36 PM PST

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi declares a state of emergency in the cities of Port Said, Suez and Ismalia after deadly rioting.

Syrian Refugee Crisis Grows

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:01 AM PST

Fierce fighting and desperate living conditions have sent 30,000 Syrians fleeing into Jordan in the past month.

Venezuela prison riot kills 61, government mum

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:33 AM PST

URIBANA, Venezuela (Reuters) - A prison riot in southwestern Venezuela killed 61 people, a hospital official said on Sunday, although the government has refused to give an official death toll in the bloody standoff that highlighted chaos in the country's jails.

Oldham 3-2 Liverpool

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:37 AM PST

Matt Smith's double helps earn League One Oldham a shock victory over seven-times winners Liverpool in a classic FA Cup encounter.

Two cyclists killed in hit-and-run

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:19 AM PST

A male and a female cyclist die after being hit by a car in Bristol, with police searching for the driver who left the scene.

U.N. Security Council envoys in Yemen to bolster peace efforts

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:44 AM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council envoys flew to Yemen amid tight security on Sunday to show support for a U.S.-backed power transfer deal in danger of faltering and plunging the country back into chaos.

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