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SearchDynasty speculation on North Korea founding day03:38 PM, Sep 09, 2010peculation that Kim will use the conference to give his third and youngest son, Kim Jong Un, a key Workers' Party position as part of plans to extend the Kim dynasty into a third generation. Kim Jong Il, known as "Dear Leader" in North Korea's cult of personality, himself took over leadership after his father, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, died of heart failure in 1994 — a handover that was communism's first hereditary transfer of... China's blind activist lawyer released from prison02:43 PM, Sep 09, 2010n, whose sister is married to Chen's older brother. Chen's brother used Yin's phone, which still worked, to send a message to lawyer Teng Biao saying Chen was at home and that all telephones had been cut. Yin said he had not seen Chen and did not know what his physical condition was after the four-year prison term. Five men in plain clothes blocked the road into Chen's village with a van and six more came running after Associated Press j... Quake-hit New Zealand city cleans up carnage02:39 PM, Sep 09, 2010Thousands of workers and volunteers cleared rubble Thursday in New Zealand's earthquake-stricken city of Christchurch, as mechanical diggers tore down wrecked buildings and workers poured millions of liters of spoiled liquids down a river. Civil Defense director John Hamilton said public services were being restored in the region, as the city was spared Thursday from any more major aftershocks from Saturday's magnitude-7.1 earthquake. ... Dynasty speculation on North Korea founding day01:42 PM, Sep 09, 2010lieved aimed at promoting his son as successor had begun. State media had reported Monday that Workers' Party delegates were gathering in Pyongyang to elect new party leaders in what would be North Korea's first major political conference in 30 years. By Thursday morning, however, there was still no word on whether the meeting — slated to take place in "early September" — was taking place. Analysts believe Kim will use the ... Pakistan to charge 3 over failed Times Square bomb08:43 AM, Sep 09, 2010ife said soon after his detention that he had graduated from a private university in Islamabad and worked briefly for the government before starting a graphic design business. She said he had no connection to terrorism. Ashraf's arrest was announced the same evening the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan issued a warning saying that his catering company, Hanif Rajput Catering Service, was suspected of ties to terrorist groups. The firm had previousl... Ampatuan massacre: Plotting murder over dinner08:26 AM, Sep 09, 2010Southern Philippines planned the gruesome massacre of 57 people, including 32 journalists and media workers, are now slowly coming out in the open as trial of the accused finally began Wednesday in Metro Manila. Government prosecutors presented its first witness, Lakmudian Saliao, who told the court how Andal Ampatuan Sr. presided over a meeting with his sons, daughters, in laws and close relatives to plan the murder of their political opponent o... Teachers under fire in the insurgency in southern Thailand08:00 AM, Sep 09, 2010e back seat of a passing motorbike, police said.Their deaths raised the toll of teachers and school workers killed by the violence to 135....The killings were foreshadowed by an ominous warning several days ago when anonymous fliers were distributed in Narathiwat villages that said: "WANTED: 20 Deaths of Buddhist teachers," said Sanguan Inrak, president of the teacher's federation."Teachers here are scared," said Sanguan, who called the warning m... The truth about media censorship in Burma08:32 PM, Sep 08, 2010al media that broadcast in Burmese – BBC, RFA, VOA and DVB – have never been allowed to work freely inside the country. And those radio stations have repeatedly been attacked by the military junta. Foreign journalists and reporters have to go through a strict screening process to get visas. Burma has more than 150 privately-owned newspapers and magazines but they are all subject to pre-publication censorship by the Press Scrut... China: Fake airline pilot resumes resolved in 200807:10 PM, Sep 08, 2010China's aviation regulator on Wednesday confirmed nearly 200 pilots had falsified their work histories, but said the problems were resolved in 2008 and warned future violations would be dealt with severely. The Civil Aviation Administration of China, in a notice on its website, said officials had spoken of the problem to demonstrate the importance the agency places on safety, as it carries out an investigation into an Aug. 24 crash, the c... Indonesia cities empty for Muslim holy month's end06:59 PM, Sep 08, 2010visible crescent of the new moon is spotted in the skies over the country. Many are construction workers, field laborers and others who earn less than $200 a month, but eagerly spend their savings on the trip. Half are from major cities, like Jakarta, which turn into virtual ghost towns. Without the help of maids, drivers and other members of their domestic staff, many of the capital's well-to-do opt to spend the week in hotels. The exod... Teachers killed in restive southern Thailand04:59 PM, Sep 08, 2010back seat of a passing motorbike, police said. Their deaths raised the toll of teachers and school workers killed by the violence to 135. The violence that flared in 2004 has claimed more than 4,200 lives. Muslims and Buddhists have been targeted by the violence, but the latest backlash against teachers has been aimed at Buddhists. The killings were foreshadowed by an ominous warning several days ago when anonymous fliers were distributed... 'Non-lethal' force can be lethal in Kashmir04:44 PM, Sep 08, 2010Srinagar hospital, who spoke on condition of anonymity, because the government has banned medical workers from speaking to the media. The protesters can also be violent, with masses of angry demonstrators launching intense barrages of stones against security forces, sometimes surrounding armored vehicles. Authorities say panicked troops sometimes use the non-lethal weapons improperly — causing serious injuries and even deaths. "We'r... Zhang Ziyi to star as Mulan in English production04:23 PM, Sep 08, 2010in Jan de Bont to turn Mulan into a memorable screen legend," Lucas said. "She had admired Jan's work for a long time and really looks forward to working with him." The Dutch-born director's other works include "Twister," ''The Haunting" and "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life."Associated Press... Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in Pakistan04:04 PM, Sep 08, 2010horized to talk to the media. The house was owned by Maulvi Azizullah, a member of the Haqqani network, a militant group based in North Waziristan that U.S. military officials have called the most dangerous threat to NATO troops in Afghanistan. The Haqqani network is closely allied with the Taliban and is led by Jalaluddin Haqqani, a well-known fighter during the war against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Haqqani received support from the U.... Depression costs Japan's economy $32 billion04:01 PM, Sep 08, 2010l woe. The figure included an estimated income of 1.9 trillion yen that could have been earned by working-age people who committed suicide in 2009. The government said releasing such data for the first time was part of its efforts to boost public awareness of Japan's suicide problems. "In addition to the human toll, we want to show the economic toll from suicides is very high and grave," said health ministry official Yukiko Nakatani. Ja... |
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