US Raises Pressure on Pakistan in Raid’s Wake
President Obama’s national security adviser demanded Sunday that Pakistan let American investigators interview Osama bin Laden’s three widows, adding new pressure in a relationship now fraught over how Bin Laden could have been hiding near Islamabad for years before he was killed by commandos last week.
China writer stopped from Australia trip
Chinese authorities have barred dissident writer Liao Yiwu from travelling to Australia for a festival for “security reasons” and advised him against publishing his works abroad, organisers said Monday.
Afraid of China Real Estate Bubble?
China’s real estate bubble gets as much play as China’s currency. While the yuan is seen as a trade distorting, US job killer, potential fall out from the country’s rising real estate prices is seen two ways. One, for the China naysayers, it’s an “I told ya so.” Two, for China investors, it’s a potential weapon of mass destruction. Or is it?
Pope visits Venice, urges welcome for immigrants
Pope Benedict XVI urged Italy on Sunday to welcome immigrants fleeing to its shores, invoking the historic role of Venice and the once influential church in nearby Aquileia as a cultural bridges during his two-day visit to northern Italy.
Steve Jobs Responds to iOS Location-Tracking Controversy
As users and politicians continue to ask questions about the discovery of a location history database built into iOS, Apple is finally addressing the issue. Well, kind of.
US lawmaker urges Sri Lanka to act after report
A senior US lawmaker on Monday urged Sri Lanka to take concrete action on human rights after a UN panel found credible allegations of war crimes in the bloody 2009 finale to the civil war.
US, China to hold economy meeting in May
Top officials from the United States and China will meet in Washington early next month, the Treasury Department said Monday, as tensions between the two economic superpowers simmer.
Kids smoking on a train sparks outrage and health debate
Smoking children on Chinese train
US: Classified Files Offer New Insights Into Guantanamo Detainees
A trove of more than 700 classified military documents provides new and detailed accounts of the men who have done time at the Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba, and offers new insight into the evidence against the 172 men still locked up there.
Tale of pirated DVDs
Soft piano music piped in through loudspeakers and colorful banners greeted guests Friday in eastern Beijing as they filed into the courtyard of an industrial park where thousands of DVDs and books were piled high.
