| 11 Siberian tigers die of malnutrition in China zoo Eleven Siberian tigers have died of malnutrition at a zoo in China in the past three months, a wild life official... | |
| China accuses Dalai Lama of `separatism' in anniversary speech China Thursday accused the Dalai Lama of showing 'his nature of separating the nation' in a speech to mark the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese... |
| Australia secure Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with six-wicket Auckland win Australia secured the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on Thursday with a six-wicket win against New Zealand in the fourth one-day international played... |
| China trying to annihilate Buddhism in Tibet: Dalai Lama Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has accused China of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet and claimed the Chinese authorities were conducting "patriotic re-education" campaigns in monasteries in... |
| Australia-New Zealand film festival holding "Rani Mukherjee Retrospective" "Indian Film Festival 2010" in Australia and New Zealand is holding special "Rani Mukherjee... |
| 40,000-yr-old site in Australia may hold world's southernmost traces of early human life Reports indicate that Australian archaeologists have uncovered a 40,000-year-old tribal meeting ground, which they believe is the world's southernmost site of early human... |
| Google says it is prepared to leave China if censoring continues Search engine Google has said that it is not prepared for further censorship at the hand of the Chinese Government, and is ready to leave the country if pushed... |
| Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani amongst Forbes top ten Billionaires Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has become the richest man in the Asia-Pacific region and the fourth in world rankings as per the 2010 Forbes list of world's billionaires released on... |
| After Indians, now Canadian assaulted in Australia After a recent spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia, it was the turn of a wheelchair-bound Canadian man who was beaten by Australian teenagers in Sydney Tuesday, reports here... |
| Soybean Prices Fall On Rising China Inflation DENVER Soybean prices are falling on concerns about waning demand in China and news of canceled U.S. exports of soybeans last week. Wheat and corn prices also fell slightly on Thursday,... |
| China’s Wuxi, A Partner Of San Diego’s Targegen, Offers New Model For Drug Development Originally published March 11, 2010 at 1:55 p.m., updated March 11, 2010 at 9:38 p.m. A few years ago, news articles in Business Week, Nature, and elsewhere described a veritable stampede among big... |
| Us Accuses China Of Tightening Restrictions On Journalists, Activists US Report: Iran's Human Rights Record 'Degenerated' in 2009 U.S. State Department officials say China's poor human-rights record worsened last year with increasing harassment and detention of... |
| Gates: Iran Provides 'limited' Support For Taliban Photo provided by the Department of Defense shows US Defense Secretary Robert Gates visiting Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 11 Mar... |
| Japan Confirms Secret Nuclear Pacts With U.s. In this 1969 photo, U.S. President Nixon welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato at the White House when the two leaders were holding talks concerning the return of Okinawa to Japanese control.... |
| Stocks Trade Flat On Concern About China Inflation The stock market edged higher for a third day Thursday after a rise in financial shares helped offset concern about rising inflation in China.Financial stocks rose after Citigroup Inc. CEO Vikram... |
| Japan’s Growing Attachment To China Over The Us Businessmen are reflected in the electric stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, March 1. Japan’s foreign minister has said that, “This will be the age of... |
| Us Slams Rights Abuses In China, North Korea And Iran WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday accused China and Iran of worsening human rights abuses as it raised the alarm about growing anti-Semitism worldwide and discrimination of Muslims in Europe.... |
| Asian Stocks Fall On China Fears Singapore: Asian stocks fell yesterday as investors worried strong loan growth and quickening inflation in China would spur Beijing to tighten monetary policy sooner than expected, while the yen... |
| China Realty Prices Accelerate Amid Fears Of Property Bubble Beijing/Hong: Kong Chinese real estate prices accelerated last month, rising by their fastest pace in two years despite government efforts to cool the market amid fears of a looming property bubble. ... |
| Pacific Sunwear Q4 Loss 56c A Share Vs 42c Loss Christine Lee Has Been Named Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of Juniors' Merchandising & Design for Pacific Sunwear of California,... |
| Dancer Rizzi Brings Unique Story To Japan "Why go to a performance instead of renting a DVD and staying at home?" ponders 44-year-old dancer, choreographer, actor and visual artist Antony Rizzi on the Boston Cyberarts Festival Web site.... |
| Google Reviewing China Business, Ready To Exit WASHINGTON: Leading search engine Google said on Thursday that the company was prepared to leave China, the world’s biggest online market and would not compromise on the censorship of its web... |
| Obama To Talk Trade On Visit To Australia Barack Obama says trade will be one of the key topics when he begins a visit to Indonesia and Australia next week. Mr Obama says that with millions of Americans out of work, the Asia-Pacific region... |
| Obama Issues New Call On China Over Yuan Barack Obama on Thursday issued a fresh call to China to embrace a "market oriented" exchange rate for the yuan, saying such a move would help rebalance the global economy.Obama made his... |
| U.s. Human Rights Report Hits China, Iran By Arshad MohammedWASHINGTON (Reuters) - China and Iran have stepped up their abuses of human rights, targeting both anti-government activists and the free flow of information over the Internet, the... |
| Iraq Pm In Tight Contest With Ex-premier Iyad Allawi For Poll Lead BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was in a tight contest to keep his job as he vied with ex-premier Iyad Allawi, initial election results from four of the country's 18 provinces showed ... |
| Israel Charges 2 Soldiers With Misconduct In Gaza War JERUSALEM: Israeli army prosecutors today charged two soldiers for using a young Palestinian boy to check for booby-traps during last year's fighting in Gaza, a military spokeswoman told AFP. ... |
| Mixed Opens Expected For New Zealand, Australia Shares (RTTNews) - Mixed opens are expected Friday for the New Zealand and Australia stock markets, following another bland lead from Wall Street. U.S. stocks remained range-bound, while concerns grew... |
| Us Criticizes China, Burma, North Korean Rights Records China Censors Academy Award Nominations The United States criticized China's human rights record Thursday, raising concerns about restrictions that Beijing has imposed on citizens who question its... |
| India, China Climb On Forbes' Super Rich List del.icio.us India and China may still be considered developing countries, but that has not stopped them from producing some of the world's richest people.The annual list of richest people published... |
| Obama Presses China On Currency U.S. President Barack Obama pressed China on Thursday to move to a "more market-oriented exchange rate" in a speech where he laid out a plan to boost U.S. exports in the coming years.... |
| Us Human Rights Report Hits Conditions In Iran, China, North Korea on human rights world-wide issued Thursday cited an upsurge in efforts to restrict access to the Internet and other new communications means, and escalating persecution of vulnerable minorities. The... |
| Japan To Arrest Anti-whaling Activist Japan's Coast Guard has obtained an arrest warrant for an anti-whaling activist who has been held aboard a Japanese harpoon ship since boarding it in the Antarctic last month, press reports... |
| Pickup In Global Economy Will Help Taiwan Meet Growth Target: Premier Premier Wu Den-yih said Thursday that gradual improvements in the domestic and international economic environment will help Taiwan meet its growth target of 4.72 percent this year. The... |
| Dalai Lama Seeking To “split” Country: China China calls on foreign governments to act against “separatist groups”The Dalai Lama had strongly attacked China for its policies in... |
| We Will Not Accept China Censorship: Google Washington DC/Beijing: At a Congressional hearing in Washington, Google Inc. Vice President Nicole Wong said, “We no longer feel comfortable censoring our search results in China”, adding... |
| It's A Germany-australia Final New Delhi: Demonstrating the dynamics of modern hockey in all its depth and dimension, Germany lined itself up for a hat-trick of World Cup triumphs on Thursday. The 4-1 verdict against England gave... |
| Japan Tuna Brokers Rally Against Bluefin Trade Ban Tuna brokers at Japan's largest fish market protested a proposed international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna Thursday, saying it would unfairly hit Japan and its massive tuna... |
| China Steps Up Security Crackdown In Tibet BEIJING: Chinese security forces have stepped up a crackdown in Tibet's capital Lhasa, two years after protests marking a failed 1959 uprising erupted in deadly violence, police and reports said... |
| India’s Stalled Arms Buying Leaves Its Army Outgunned By China March 12 (Bloomberg) -- India, which has tripled its defense spending in a race against China’s military buildup, is having trouble converting the funding into weapons and equipment its... |
| Canadian Recovering After Violent Attack In Australia A Canadian man who was viciously assaulted by two teens in Australia has come through surgery and has spoken to his mother from his hospital bed in Sydney."Everything went well with the... |
| Canadian Beaten In Wheelchair In Australia Recovering After Violent Attack A Canadian man who was viciously assaulted by two teens in Australia has come through surgery and has spoken to his mother from his hospital bed in Sydney."Everything went well with the... |
