Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng wants secret accords revealed

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng wants secret accords revealed

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng wants secret accords revealed

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:51 PM PDT

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng appealed to Congress Tuesday to press the Obama administration to release what he said were high-level diplomatic agreements made with China when then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton negotiated his departure from China nearly a year ago.

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Chinese army colonel says avian flu is an American plot against China

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:25 PM PDT

Colonel Dai Xu of the People's Liberation Army wrote online that the new strain of bird flu hitting China, known as H7N9, is an American "bio-psychological weapon" meant to destabilize China. The rant, posted to Dai's account on the Twitter-like service Weibo, had already been shared by more than 30,000 fellow users by the time that the South China Morning Post reported it on Monday. Dai now has a quarter million followers on Weibo, which is quite a platform.

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Mauritania jails Canadian for two years for terrorist conspiracy

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:53 PM PDT

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - A 24-year-old Canadian man held in Mauritania was sentenced to two years in prison for terrorist conspiracy in the West African state, according to judicial documents seen by Reuters.

US 'gambling nun' in church thefts

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:01 PM PDT

A Catholic nun pleads guilty to stealing $130,000 (£85,000) from rural churches in the state of New York to fuel a gambling addiction, police say.

Days before Venezuela vote, Maduro vows wage hikes

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Acting President Nicolas Maduro promised on Tuesday to hike Venezuela's minimum wage by about 40 percent if he is elected in a weekend vote to replace late socialist leader Hugo Chavez.

Armenian opposition cries foul as president is re-installed

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:31 PM PDT

YEREVAN (Reuters) - Thousands of Armenians protested in Yerevan on Tuesday against the inauguration of President Serzh Sarksyan for a second term, saying that his re-election had been fixed.

Russia Cracks Down on Election Watchdog

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Russian authorities have filed the first case under a controversial new law on nongovernmental organizations, taking aim at a often-critical election watchdog for its failure to register as a "foreign agent."

Photos of the Day: April 9

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:40 PM PDT

In today's pictures, police beat a protester in a field in Turkey, a man sleeps in his onion shop in Bangladesh, a boy receives bee venom therapy in Gaza City, and more.

New leaks detected in Japan's Fukushima plant

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:02 PM PDT

TEPCO says the latest leak involves a tank being used to take water from one of the two that were previously leaking.

New leaks detected in Japan's Fukushima plant

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:02 PM PDT

TEPCO says the latest leak involves a tank being used to take water from one of the two that were previously leaking.

Colombians march in polarizing bid to make peace with FARC

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:27 PM PDT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Waving balloons and dressed in white, tens of thousands of Colombians marched in Bogota and across the nation on Tuesday in a polarizing gathering for peace that critics slam as a show of support for Marxist FARC rebels.

More Senate Republicans Oppose Filibuster on Gun Bill

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 11:59 AM PDT

With backers of gun safety laws increasingly optimistic that they can corral the votes necessary to begin debate, Senator Harry Reid said he would schedule a vote for Thursday.

Saudis build Yemen border fence

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:06 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia builds a giant border fence to seal off its frontier with Yemen as security deteriorates after the 2011 uprising, officials say.

'Balanced' Woods ready for Masters

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:55 PM PDT

World number one Tiger Woods feels he is "very balanced" as he attempts to win a fifth Masters this week.

Five Indian U.N. peacekeepers killed in South Sudan

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 11:32 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS — A force of about 200 unidentified armed assailants ambushed a supply convoy in South Sudan on Tuesday, killing five U.N. peacekeepers and seven civilians, U.N. officials said.

The ambush marked the deadliest armed attack on the United Nations since the region became engulfed in intercommunal violence between warring ethnic groups. It also raised concerns that the United Nations has become a target in that violence.

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Syria's al-Nusra 'part of al-Qaeda'

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 08:07 AM PDT

The leader of the Iraqi wing of al-Qaeda says his group will merge with al-Nusra Front in Syria under a new name.

Panel Calls for Broad Changes in Science Education

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 11:22 AM PDT

New standards for curriculum, which at least 26 states have pledged to consider, take a firm stand on climate change and evolution and emphasize hands-on learning.

Sudan's army says kills 15 rebels, retakes part of South Darfur

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 11:50 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudanese forces retook a southern part of the country's Darfur region after clashing with insurgents, killing 15, a military spokesman said on Tuesday, while rebels claimed victory in fighting in northern Darfur.

Analysis: North Korea tests Obama's "strategic patience"

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 11:46 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's next act of defiance could be a critical test of whether President Barack Obama's "strategic patience," his long-standing policy toward the nuclear renegade state, is beginning to run out.

Suspect Arrested After Dozen People Wounded in Texas College Stabbing

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:16 PM PDT

At least 12 people were injured after an attack at a Houston-area campus of Lone Star Community College, officials said Tuesday.

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