Chinese activist Chen on way to airport, bound for U.S. |
- Chinese activist Chen on way to airport, bound for U.S.
- Chinese activist Chen on way to airport, bound for U.S.
- Canada pleased with Chinese smuggler's sentence
- The man behind D.C.’s Argentine Festival
- VIDEO: UN monitors targeted by Aleppo protests
- VIDEO: G8 leaders gather as Greek tragedy looms
- G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria: U.S. official
- Blind activist says China's "manipulation" of nephew's case will fail
- G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria: U.S. official
- Blind activist says China's "manipulation" of nephew's case will fail
- Iran may seek "tactical gain" with U.N. nuclear deal
- Iran, Syria among top for G-8 and NATO
- Iran may seek "tactical gain" with U.N. nuclear deal
- 49 decapitations: Business as usual?
- Mexican crime reporter found killed in Sonora state
- Shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams, seaweed for 10 days
- Classic cars, classic Italian race
- Canada's PM ... in his birthday suit
- Obama to G8: Welcome ... to troubles
- Interview with Mexican presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto
| Chinese activist Chen on way to airport, bound for U.S. Posted: 18 May 2012 10:57 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China has allowed blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng to leave a hospital in Beijing for the United States, a U.S.-based Christian advocacy group said on Saturday. Chen Guangcheng told Bob Fu, the president of Texas-based ChinaAid, that he and his family were heading to the Beijing airport now, according to an emailed statement from the group. Chen and his family "were informed to pack up and get ready to leave China" for the United States on Saturday, the statement said. Chen could not immediately be reached for comment. ...
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| Chinese activist Chen on way to airport, bound for U.S. Posted: 18 May 2012 11:14 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China has allowed blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng to leave a hospital in Beijing for the United States, a U.S.-based Christian advocacy group said on Saturday.    
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| Canada pleased with Chinese smuggler's sentence Posted: 18 May 2012 08:58 PM PDT The Canadian government says it is pleased that a high-profile Chinese smuggler who had been extradited from Canada has received a life sentence, and not the death penalty.
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| The man behind D.C.’s Argentine Festival Posted: 18 May 2012 05:15 PM PDT Daniel Manzoni holds the phone in his hand and waits for it to ring. The caller will be a talk-show host from Radio La Jefa (Boss Radio) 700 AM. He will want to hear about the annual Argentine Festival this Saturday evening in Arlington. Manzoni runs the festival as if his life depended on it — which, at a certain existential level, it does. Read full article >>      
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| VIDEO: UN monitors targeted by Aleppo protests Posted: 18 May 2012 09:35 PM PDT Two weeks ago four students were killed when government troops stormed the campus of Aleppo University, sparking wider demonstrations in Syria's main commercial centre, which had been relatively quiet.
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| VIDEO: G8 leaders gather as Greek tragedy looms Posted: 18 May 2012 09:27 PM PDT Opening the talks at Camp David, President Obama said sorting out the problem was a matter of extraordinary importance.
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| G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria: U.S. official Posted: 18 May 2012 09:34 PM PDT
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| Blind activist says China's "manipulation" of nephew's case will fail Posted: 18 May 2012 10:13 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said on Saturday the authorities' drive to manipulate his nephew's case would not succeed, but instead would increase public discontent over an episode that has renewed international focus on China's human rights and legal system. Chen Guangcheng's nephew, Chen Kegui, was denied his family's choice of lawyers on Friday to defend a charge of "intentional homicide", the latest in a series of moves to deny him legal representation, and underscores the hardline stance taken against Chen Guangcheng's family. ...
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| G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria: U.S. official Posted: 18 May 2012 10:04 PM PDT CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear ambitions and that it was time to focus on a political transition in Syria, a U.S. official said.   
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| Blind activist says China's "manipulation" of nephew's case will fail Posted: 18 May 2012 10:13 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said on Saturday the authorities' drive to manipulate his nephew's case would not succeed, but instead would increase public discontent over an episode that has renewed international focus on China's human rights and legal system.   
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| Iran may seek "tactical gain" with U.N. nuclear deal Posted: 18 May 2012 08:23 PM PDT
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| Iran, Syria among top for G-8 and NATO Posted: 18 May 2012 08:46 PM PDT
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| Iran may seek "tactical gain" with U.N. nuclear deal Posted: 18 May 2012 09:36 PM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog are making headway towards a framework deal on how to tackle concerns about its atomic activity, diplomats say, a potential bargaining chip for Tehran in next week's negotiations with world powers.   
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| 49 decapitations: Business as usual? Posted: 18 May 2012 06:21 AM PDT On Sunday, 49 decapitated bodies were found on a major highway outside Monterrey, Mexico, which is about 80 miles southwest of the U.S. border.      
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| Mexican crime reporter found killed in Sonora state Posted: 18 May 2012 07:31 PM PDT The body of a crime reporter who had been abducted Thursday in northwest Sonora State was found Friday inside a plastic bag south of Sonora, Notimex reported.   
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| Shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams, seaweed for 10 days Posted: 18 May 2012 07:54 PM PDT Three shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams and seaweed for 10 days while stranded on an island off Canada's Pacific Coast until a passing sailboat rescued them, the Royal Canadian Navy said Friday.   
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| Classic cars, classic Italian race Posted: 18 May 2012 07:53 PM PDT CNN's Becky Anderson drives down memory lane with participants in the Italian classic car race, Mille Miglia.   
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| Canada's PM ... in his birthday suit Posted: 18 May 2012 08:01 PM PDT An oil painting of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the buff was unveiled at a public library in Ontario.   
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| Obama to G8: Welcome ... to troubles Posted: 18 May 2012 08:00 PM PDT President Barack Obama and other world leaders are set to address a host of vexing economic and military security issues this weekend.   
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| Interview with Mexican presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto Posted: 18 May 2012 02:53 PM PDT Mexico City According to the most recent polls, 45-year-old Enrique Peña Nieto, the presidential candidate of Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), is poised to win the election on July 1. Peña Nieto's political career began in the state of Mexico, working for the governor. In 2005, when he was 38, he won the governorship himself. Read full article >> 
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