US Crackdown on Companies Employing Illegal Workers
Obama administration officials are sharpening their crackdown on the hiring of illegal immigrants by focusing increasingly tough criminal charges on employers while moving away from criminal arrests of the workers themselves.
Ten reasons why the China doubters are so very wrong
The China doubters are back in force. They seem to come in waves — every few years or so. Yet, year in and year out, China has defied the naysayers and stayed the course, perpetuating the most spectacular development miracle of modern times. That seems likely to continue.
China crush Denmark to win Sudirman badminton
China demolished Denmark 3-0 to capture their fourth Sudirman Cup on the trot in front of a raucous sell-out home crowd in the seaside city of Qingdao on Sunday.
CIA finds ’some new information’ at Bin Laden house
A CIA forensics team visited the Osama bin Laden compound in Abbotabad Friday and “did find some new information,” reports CBS News.
As Goal Shifts in Libya, Time Constrains NATO
President Obama has subtly shifted Washington’s public explanation of its goals in Libya, declaring now that he wants to assure the Libyan people are “finally free of 40 years of tyranny” at the hands of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, after first stating he wanted to protect civilians from massacres.
Power crisis may force China to face inflation demons
Confronting a huge and growing power crisis, China faces a painful choice: either allow a summer of blackouts or swallow a dose of inflation.
Blast toll hits 3, including suspect
The death toll from a series of explosions at government buildings in eastern China allegedly carried out by a jobless man rose to three including the suspect, state media said Friday.
Two killed in Georgia rally crackdown
Two people were killed and dozens injured Thursday when Georgian riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a five-day rally against President Mikheil Saakashvili’s pro-Western rule.
US: Missouri Tornado Kills Dozens
A tornado steamrolled over Joplin, Mo., on Sunday night, knocking out a hospital and causing many deaths across the city, according to various reports.
Rare earths dispute
China has further tightened its grip on the rare earths market, raising taxes on the minerals vital to high-tech industry and banning new projects to produce the metals via separation.
