Net censorship

Net censorship

Net censorship

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:34 AM PST

The highs and lows of internet freedoms in China

Aid workers fear for safety

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:52 AM PST

International aid workers scrambling to get into Haiti face a series of obstacles, from an airport that is already overwhelmed to blocked roads and a lack of communication, electricity, food and water. NEWS UPDATES I

Ex-UN inspector faces sex sting charges

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:31 AM PST

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter faces charges of unlawful sexual contact with a minor after an online police sting.

Bomber Kills 20 in Afghanistan

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 07:07 AM PST

A suicide bomber killed 20 civilians in a market in southern Afghanistan and wounded 13 more, the latest casualties in a war that has taken a bloody toll on civilians.

U.K. Conference to Focus on Afghan Priorities

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:36 AM PST

This month's U.K.-run meeting on Afghanistan will focus on directing international support based on priorities set by the Afghans, and won't be a platform to lobby for increases in troops and aid for the country, Britain's foreign secretary said.

IMF Head Urges Nations to Maintain Stimulus Plans

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:09 AM PST

Dominique Strauss-Kahn of the IMF urged global policymakers to maintain their stimulus plans until private demand picks up and to shift some of the support into job creation.

Groups seek temporary legal status for Haitians illegally in U.S.

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:15 AM PST

In response to Haiti's devastating earthquake, dozens of immigrant advocacy groups and several members of Congress are renewing a long-standing call for the Obama administration to grant temporary legal status and work permits to as many as 125,000 Haitians in the United States illegally.

Live text - Blackburn v Aston Villa

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:27 AM PST

Struggling Blackburn host Aston Villa in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final.

Anti-malaria plant genes mapped

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:07 AM PST

The global supply of a key anti-malaria drug is set to be boosted by a study of its genes, scientists say.

Explosions target Iraqi market near Shiite shrine

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:04 AM PST

BAGHDAD -- Three explosions ripped through the city of Najaf on Thursday, just hundreds of yards from one of the holiest sites in Shiite Islam.


In the South, Black Schools Restored as Landmarks

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:58 AM PST

Dozens of schools built for blacks in the rural South in the 1920s at a turning point in black education are being restored.

FAA suspends flights to Haiti

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:15 AM PST

The Haitian government has halted flights into the Port-au-Prince airport for now, because ramp space is too crowded, and there is no fuel, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday.

Cartel Inc: In the company of Narcos

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:51 AM PST

By Robin Emmott RIO BRAVO, Mexico (Reuters) - Late last year, Mexican soldiers raided a house in Rio Bravo, a dilapidated town just across the border from Texas. What they found was a kind of "back office" that belonged to the Gulf cartel, the country's most violent drug gang.

One U.N. guard rescued, up to 150 others missing in rubble in Haiti

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:16 AM PST

UNITED NATIONS -- Grappling with what appears to be the organization's greatest loss of life in a single incident, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that up to 150 staff remain missing in the rubble of the Haiti earthquake -- but one security guard has been rescued alive.

China defends censorship after Google threat

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:42 AM PST

BEIJING -- Chinese authorities on Thursday defended online censorship and encouraged Internet users to censor themselves in an apparent response to Google's announcement that it would stop filtering out sensitive information from it Chinese-based Web site.

Israel 'cult leader' arrested

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:30 AM PST

Israeli police arrest the leader of an alleged polygamist cult and accuse him of enslavement and sexual offences including rape.

Putin calls time on Russians' alcohol habit

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:11 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, alarmed by Russians' love affair with alcohol, gave the go-ahead on Thursday for a campaign to cut consumption by more than half in the next 10 years.

Tension high as Ukraine readies for election

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:54 AM PST

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine readied for a weekend presidential election with tension rising Thursday as fiery Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko renewed attacks on the once-discredited Viktor Yanukovich, now on the comeback trail.

France's Sarkozy says time to end Haiti's "curse"

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:19 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday Haiti's devastating earthquake was symptomatic of a "curse" on the island state and proposed an international conference to provide reconstruction help and aid.

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Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:52 AM PST

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China defends censorship after Google threat

China defends censorship after Google threat

China defends censorship after Google threat

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 12:51 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China showed no sign of giving ground on censorship after U.S. Internet giant Google threatened to quit the country, telling companies on Thursday to cooperate with state control of the Internet.


Eleven Iraqis sentenced to death for Baghdad bombings

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 12:51 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A court sentenced to death 11 Iraqis on Thursday for planning and carrying out massive truck bombings in Baghdad last August that killed 95 people and wounded more than 1,000.


Pirate attacks up sharply in 2009 - report

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 12:19 AM PST

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Pirate attacks around the world surged 38.5 percent in 2009 with suspected Somali pirates accounting for more than half of the 406 reported incidents, an international maritime body said on Thursday.


FACTBOX - Companies offer aid to Haiti after earthquake

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 12:19 AM PST

The following are some of the companies pledging aid:


Google drama stokes online nationalism, regret in China

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 11:16 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Internet giant Google's threat to withdraw from China is generating an outpouring of nationalist fervour from the country's online community, with some cheering it as a victory for the Chinese.


China welcomes foreign Internet firms acting within law

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 11:16 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China welcomes foreign firms to participate in Internet development "according to the law", a foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday after Google threatened to withdraw due to a massive cyber-attack originating in China.


FEATURE - Britain lures talent: sci-tech entrepreneurs move in

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 11:16 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - It took only a few weeks of research for Romanian entrepreneur Emi Gal to decide where to base his digital media firm, and his choice confounds a fairly enduring set of stereotypes about Britain's global appeal.


China official's comments on Internet control

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 10:43 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese official told companies to support the government's Internet controls on Thursday, suggesting scant room for compromise with Google after the company threatened to quit China over censorship and hacking.


Hymns, children's cries fill Haiti's night

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 10:12 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - In the frightening pitch black of quake-stricken Haiti's night, religious songs rise from groups of people huddled in open spaces for safety and solidarity.


Tens of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 10:12 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Traumatized Haitians slept out in parks and streets on Thursday, fearing aftershocks to the catastrophic earthquake that flattened homes and government buildings and buried countless people.


China backs censorship after Google threat

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 09:40 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China told companies to back state control of the Internet on Thursday, showing no sign of giving ground on censorship after U.S. Internet giant Google threatened to quit the country.


Tens of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 09:40 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Traumatized Haitians slept out in parks and streets on Thursday, fearing aftershocks to the catastrophic earthquake that flattened homes and government buildings and buried countless people.


Google could find new road in China

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 09:40 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc says it may be forced to leave China, but the search giant has room to compromise in its battle with Beijing, and both sides have reason to do so.


Morphine helps wounded avoid post-combat stress

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 09:09 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. combat soldiers in Iraq who received a shot of morphine within an hour of being wounded were less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers reported on Wednesday.


Japan PM says Ozawa to stay on as party No.2

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 08:36 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Thursday he would keep Ichiro Ozawa on as the ruling party's No.2, a day after prosecutors searched the office of Ozawa's funding group over possible irregularities.


China affirms control over Internet

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 08:02 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China told companies to cooperate with state control of the Internet on Thursday, showing no sign of giving ground on censorship after U.S. Internet giant Google threatened to quit the country.


At least 16 U.N. staff dead after Haiti quake

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 08:02 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday at least 16 people at its peacekeeping mission in Haiti died when its headquarters and other buildings collapsed in an earthquake and predicted the death toll would soar.


China affirms control over Internet

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 07:30 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China told companies to cooperate with state control of the Internet on Thursday, showing no sign of giving ground on censorship after U.S. Internet giant Google threatened to quit the country.


Tens of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 07:30 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people were feared dead on Wednesday in Haiti's catastrophic earthquake, buried beneath demolished schools, hospitals and homes, as traumatized citizens milled in streets strewn with rubble and scattered bodies.


Amsterdam-Aruba flight diverted after bomb hoax

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 07:30 PM PST

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - An ArkeFly flight carrying 235 people from Amsterdam to Aruba in the Caribbean was forced to divert to Ireland on Wednesday after an unruly Dutch passenger made false bomb threats during the flight.


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