Chinese-Mexicans celebrate repatriation to Mexico

Chinese-Mexicans celebrate repatriation to Mexico

Chinese-Mexicans celebrate repatriation to Mexico

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:43 PM PST

In this photo taken Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, Juan Chiu Trujillo, a Chinese Mexican weeps as he recounts his life story during an interview in Mexico City. Chiu who was born in Mexico, was among thousands of Chinese Mexicans expelled when Mexico erupted into xenophobia fueled by the economic turmoil of the Great Depression. Chiu returned in 1960, along with 300 other Chinese-Mexicans, after President Adolfo Lopez Mateos paid for their travel expenses and decreed that they would be legally allowed to live in Mexico. Dozens of those Chinese-Mexicans and their descendants gather Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at a Chinese restaurant in central Mexico City to celebrate the anniversary of their return. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)Juan Chiu Trujillo was 5 years old when he left his native Mexico for a visit to his father's hometown in southern China. He was 35 when he returned.

Protests over Morsi decree set for second day

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 11:15 PM PST

Egypt's president defends granting himself sweeping new powers, saying they would help root out corruption.


Pope elevates 6 cardinals to choose successor

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:23 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI, center, blesses faithful during his weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The Pontiff says he is praying for victims of the conflict between Israel and Gaza militants and gave his encouragement for efforts to obtain a cease-fire and negotiations. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Six new cardinals are joining the elite club of churchmen who will elect the next pope, bringing a more geographically diverse mix into the European-dominated College of Cardinals.

End nears for shot boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:40 PM PST

Former world boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho, of Puerto Rico, is taken by paramedics inside a medical center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Camacho, 50, was shot in the face as he sat in a car at his hometown of Bayamon, one of the cities that make up the San Juan metropolitan area and doctors said he was in critical but stable condition, expected to survive. (AP Photo/GFR Media, Primera Hora/El Nuevo Dia, Sebastian Perez)The mother of Hector "Macho" Camacho says she has decided to have doctors cut off life support for the former world champion boxer Saturday once three more of his sons get a last chance to see him.

Russian scientist jailed under Putin walks free

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:37 PM PST

KRASNOYARSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian scientist Valentin Danilov walked free on parole on Saturday after serving eight years of a 14-year sentence on charges of spying for China during President Vladimir Putin's first term.

Number of Syrian refugees 'double'

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:37 PM PST

The number of Syria refugees outside the country has jumped from 213,000 to 442,256 since September.


Fugitive on FBI's most wanted list arrested

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:44 PM PST

Authorities arrest Joe Luis Saenz, suspected by US intelligence of being a hit man for drug cartels.


Roadside bomb kills three in Pakistan

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:19 PM PST

Shia procession in Dera Ismail Khanin Pakistan's northwest targeted during Ashura commemorations.


Clashes in Cairo after Mursi seizes new powers

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:34 PM PST

A protester cheers as items ransacked from an office of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party burn in AlexandriaCAIRO (Reuters) - Angry youths hurled rocks at security forces and burned a police truck as thousands gathered in central Cairo to protest at Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's decision to grab sweeping new powers. Police fired tear gas near Tahrir Square, heart of the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak at the height of the Arab Spring. Thousands demanded that Mursi should quit and accused him of launching a "coup". There were also violent protests in Alexandria, Port Said and Suez. ...

Mexico arrests suspected murderer on FBI most wanted list

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:21 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican federal police have captured suspected murderer, rapist and drug gang member Joe Luis Saenz, one of the 10 most wanted fugitives on the FBI's list, the government said on Friday. Saenz, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in the city of Guadalajara in western Mexico on Thursday following an investigation by the federal police in conjunction with the FBI, the government said in a statement. Saenz will be returned from Mexico to Los Angeles this weekend under FBI escort, said a statement from the FBI. ...


At least seven killed in attack on Shi'ite procession in Pakistan

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:26 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed at least seven people near a Shi'ite procession in Pakistan on Saturday, police said, while security forces are on high alert over fears of large-scale sectarian attacks on the minority sect across the country. Pakistan, a nuclear-armed U.S. ally, is suspending phone coverage in many cities this weekend, an important one in the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, after a series of bomb attacks on Shi'ites triggered by mobile phones. Hardline Sunnis have threatened more attacks as the Shi'ite mourning month of Muharram comes to a climax. ...


Nicaragua's Ortega expects Colombia to respect border ruling

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 07:36 PM PST

Nicaragua's President Ortega speaks to supporters after casting his vote in the municipal elections at a polling station in Managua(Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega expressed confidence on Friday that Colombia would recognize an international court ruling this week that grants Nicaragua jurisdiction over resources-rich Caribbean waters near a Colombian archipelago. Ortega did not mention Bogota's announcement on Wednesday that it would keep navy ships in the disputed waters until the International Court of Justice rules on a possible appeal from the country. ...

Thai police fire tear gas in clash with hundreds of protesters

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:24 PM PST

Police detain anti-government protesters after a scuffle near the government house in BangkokBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police fired tear gas in clashes with hundreds of protesters in Bangkok on Saturday ahead of a rally seeking to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in the largest demonstration yet against her administration. The protest highlights tensions that have been simmering since Yingluck's Puea Thai party swept to victory in July 2011 and could herald another period of unrest in Thailand. Anti-riot police wielding plastic shields fired gas canisters at protesters who tried to climb over cement and barbed wire barriers blocking entry to the rally ...

Clashes in Cairo after Mursi seizes new powers

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:34 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Angry youths hurled rocks at security forces and burned a police truck as thousands gathered in central Cairo to protest at Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's decision to grab sweeping new powers.

Thai police fire tear gas in clash with hundreds of protesters

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:24 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police fired tear gas in clashes with hundreds of protesters in Bangkok on Saturday ahead of a rally seeking to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in the largest demonstration yet against her administration.

At least seven killed in attack on Shi'ite procession in Pakistan

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:26 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed at least seven people near a Shi'ite procession in Pakistan on Saturday, police said, while security forces are on high alert over fears of large-scale sectarian attacks on the minority sect across the country.

Genocide and Crimes of Humanity Ongoing In North Korea

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:17 PM PST

Precious time continues to be wasted while masses of North Korean innocents toil in hellish conditions.


Mexico arrests suspected murderer on FBI most wanted list

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:21 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican federal police have captured suspected murderer, rapist and drug gang member Joe Luis Saenz, one of the 10 most wanted fugitives on the FBI's list, the government said on Friday.

Tibetan man sets self on fire in protest in China

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 08:17 PM PST

A Tibetan herdsman has died after setting himself on fire in northwest China's Qinghai province, state media reported Saturday, in the latest in a series of protests against Chinese rule.


Thai anti-government protesters rally in Bangkok

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 08:32 PM PST

Anti-government protesters gather, trying to break through concrete barricades erected on street near the protest site, as police fired tear gas to disperse them in Bangkok Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The anti-government protesters calling for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down launched a rally in Bangkok on Saturday that authorities fear will grow into the biggest demonstration the country has seen since she took office last year. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)Anti-government protesters calling for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down launched a rally in Bangkok on Saturday that authorities feared would grow into the biggest demonstration the country has seen since she took office last year.
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