Video: Chinese police detain British reporter, unaware he's broadcasting live throughout

Video: Chinese police detain British reporter, unaware he's broadcasting live throughout


Video: Chinese police detain British reporter, unaware he's broadcasting live throughout

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:20 PM PDT

Sky News reporter Mark Stone suggests early on, in his live broadcast from the back of a Chinese police van, that one word got him there: 1989. He had been broadcasting from Tiananmen Square in Beijing, probably a routine story on the just-a-formality election of Xi Jinping as president of China, when he mentioned the 1989 protests.

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UK auction house 'unearths Titanic violin'

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:14 PM PDT

Instrument played by bandmaster as ocean liner sank in 1912 found in "well-preserved" condition, auctioneers claim.

Venezuelans Bid Farewell to Chávez

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:22 PM PDT

Hundreds of thousands followers of deceased Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez flocked to the streets of the capital for a final farewell as the country ends 10 days of official mourning.

Photos of the Day: March 15

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:17 PM PDT

In today's pictures, men spit fire in India, a shrunken head is on display in Tokyo, a polar bear dives into the water in Germany, and more.

Court Says C.I.A. Must Yield Some Data on Drones

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:38 PM PDT

A federal appeals court held that the agency must disclose, at least to a judge, a description of its records on drone strikes in response to a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Tweets of the Week: A new Pope, sugary drinks and sinkholes

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:48 PM PDT

For the week ending 15 March, here is a look at the news in America - all in 140 characters or fewer.

Tuareg rebels seek to stamp control on northern Mali

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:04 PM PDT

GAO, Mali (Reuters) - Tuareg rebels are moving to exert their own authority over north Mali by issuing security passes for the region, officials and residents said on Friday, underscoring the challenge of unifying the West African state before planned elections.

Kenya's Odinga delays legal challenge to vote

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:56 PM PDT

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's defeated presidential contender Raila Odinga has delayed his legal challenge to last week's election result, his allies said on Friday, extending a period of uncertainty over the outcome of the disputed poll.

U.S. to Bolster Missile Defense to Deter Attack by North Korea

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:30 PM PDT

The United States will deploy additional ballistic-missile interceptors along the Pacific Coast in a clear response to North Korea's tests of nuclear technology and long-range missiles.

Iran's Web censors vs. Google Reader

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:34 PM PDT

Google's much-dreaded announcement on the coming demise of Google Reader has alarmed users in Iran — and drawn attention to the scale and complexity of online censorship there.

As Quartz's Zach Seward explained in a great post yesterday, Google Reader is one of the few ways Iranians can access Web sites blocked in Iran. (According to ViewDNS, a site that monitors servers, the government censors roughly one in three news sites and one in four of all sites on the general Web.) To quote Seward:

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N Korea accuses US of powerful cyber attacks

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:27 AM PDT

Disruption of main news services alleged as tensions between the North and the US-allied South escalate.

U.S. to Bolster Missile Defense to Deter Attack by North Korea

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:30 PM PDT

The United States will deploy additional ballistic-missile interceptors along the Pacific Coast in a clear response to North Korea's tests of nuclear technology and long-range missiles.

US to bolster defences to counter N Korea

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:33 PM PDT

Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says deployment of further missile interceptors aimed at growing North Korean threat.

U.S. beefing up West Coast missile defenses

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:06 PM PDT

The Pentagon is beefing up West Coast missile defenses in response to escalating threats of attack from nuclear-equipped North Korea, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Friday.

The move counters North Korea's threat of an unprovoked nuclear attack on the United States, even though the administration says the Stalinist regime is still years away from having the capacity to launch such an assault on the continental United States. North Korea has made significant improvements in its long-range missile technology, and has successfully launched a missile test in space, making the additional protection a prudent precaution, Hagel said.

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Movie Review: ‘Spring Breakers,’ Directed by Harmony Korine

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:10 PM PDT

"Spring Breakers" delves into a deeply American topic: the pursuit of happiness taken to nihilistic extremes.

As Gun Bills Advance, Spotlight Falls on Reid

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:36 AM PDT

How four bills are presented to the full Senate — and which ones Senator Harry Reid chooses to promote — will probably reshape the debate over what to do about gun violence.

U.S. drone strikes violate Pakistan's sovereignty: U.N.

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:11 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States has violated Pakistan's sovereignty and shattered tribal structures with unmanned drone strikes in its counterterrorism operations near the Afghan border, a U.N. human rights investigator said in a statement on Friday.

U.S. to Boost Missile Defenses in Response to North Korea

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:24 PM PDT

The Pentagon is preparing to strengthen its missile defense systems on the West Coast in response to increased threats from North Korea and rising tensions on the Korean peninsula.

Concern Grows in Karachi as Social Worker, Parween Rahman, Is Mourned

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:19 AM PDT

Politicians and newspapers paid tribute to the victim, Parween Rahman, who was shot dead by unidentified assassins on Wednesday evening.

France finds horsemeat in beef imported via Netherlands

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:58 AM PDT

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Horsemeat has been found in France in a shipment of 320 tonnes of meat labeled "pure beef" that was imported from eastern Europe via the Netherlands, a local prosecutor said on Friday.

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