Germans, Hungarians commemorate border picnic that opened first breach in Iron CurtainSOPRONPUSZTA, Hungary — It was a picnic that changed the course of history. China wants petitioners’ cases solved by local officials instead of in BeijingBEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party has ordered local officials to meet regularly with people complaining of injustices in a bid to stop them from traveling to Beijing to petition the central government. Report: NKorea sending officials to Seoul to attend ex-President Kim Dae-jung’s funeralSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Yonhap news agency says North Korea will send a delegation to the funeral of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung. US Catholic leaders urge US to end Cuba embargo, both sides to ‘listen to their better angels’HAVANA — A delegation of U.S. Roman Catholic Church leaders urged Barack Obama’s administration Tuesday to seize what they called a rare political opportunity to lift the 47-year-old economic embargo against Cuba’s communist government. Former SKorean President Kim Dae-jung, who won Nobel for improving ties with North, dies at 85SEOUL, South Korea — Former President Kim Dae-jung, who spent years as a dissident under South Korea’s military dictatorship and later won the Nobel Peace Prize for seeking reconciliation with communist North Korea, has died. He was 85. 40 years after fall of Saigon, military enthusiasts begin re-enacting Vietnam WarBOALSBURG, Pa. — The dirt paths that lead to Alpha Company’s field headquarters are lined with overgrown grass and weeds. A canvas tent is protected by machine guns, sandbags and Army-green storage boxes. And lurking somewhere outside is the enemy: the Viet Cong. Brother of New Zealander jailed, killed by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge rages at prison commanderPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The brother of a New Zealander tortured and killed by the Khmer Rouge three decades ago told the man who ordered the execution on Monday that he wished him a similarly gruesome fate. NKorea agrees to resume family reunions, tourism trips, though army goes on ’special alert’SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Monday that it will resume largely stalled cross-border exchanges with South Korea, a surprise move that could help ease months of tensions over the communist country’s missile and nuclear tests. NKorea threatens to retaliate against US, SKorea over sanctions after Seoul renews aid offerSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea followed recent conciliatory gestures toward the U.S. and South Korea with a return to threats Sunday, warning them of “merciless retaliation” over sanctions imposed on its government, and nuclear attacks in response to any atomic provocation. SKorea president uses anniversary of end of Japanese rule to renew NKorea aid offerSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president renewed his offer of aid for impoverished North Korea if it abandons its nuclear weapons and called Saturday for talks on the reduction of conventional weapons along their heavily fortified border. China fires nuclear power head after corruption investigation, appoints new chiefBEIJING — The Chinese government fired the head of its nuclear power program after launching an investigation into allegations of corruption, state media said. SKorea’s president uses 64th anniversary of end of Japanese rule to renew aid offer to NKoreaSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president renewed his offer of aid Saturday for impoverished North Korea if it abandons its nuclear weapons on the 64th anniversary of the divided peninsula’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule. Cuban producer: Juanes concert at Havana’s Plaza of the Revolution isn’t about ideologyHAVANA — Colombian rocker Juanes is feeling heat from Cuban exiles, who argue his planned “Peace Without Borders” concert in Havana is an endorsement of Cuba’s communist system. US pastor: Fidel Castro, 83 on Thursday, looked strong, animated in July 31 meeting in HavanaHAVANA — The founder of a New York-based church group that opposes the U.S. embargo of Cuba said Thursday that former Cuban President Fidel Castro looked strong and animated during a July 31 meeting. Not seen, but heard: Out of sight for 3 yrs, Fidel Castro marks 83rd birthday with essayHAVANA — Former President Fidel Castro marked his 83rd birthday Thursday out of the public eye but with an essay on the global economic crisis, climate change and immigration that headlined Cuban newspapers. Communist Party paper blames Uighur separatists for alleged threat on Afghan flight to ChinaBEIJING — China refused an Afghan airliner permission to land after intelligence indicated a possible threat from separatists seeking independence for the restive western region of Xinjiang, an official Communist Party newspaper said Tuesday. Group: Cuban political prisoners rise slightly, bucking big decline during Raul Castro’s ruleHAVANA —Political prisoners held in Cuba increased by one to 206 in the past six months, the first time the number has not dropped sharply since Raul Castro took over running the communist country three years ago. Now in paperback: a dictionary of the world according to FidelHAVANA —Cubans accustomed to hourslong speeches, thousand-word essays and lengthy interviews can now get Fidel Castro at a glance, thanks to a new dictionary of El Comandante’s teachings. Moldova’s pro-Western parties reach coalition deal to unseat Communists from governmentCHISINAU, Moldova —Four pro-Western parties that out-polled Moldova’s governing Communists in recent elections agreed Saturday on a coalition deal to form a new government. Report: North Korea ready to negotiate detained South Korean worker’s releaseSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea expressed its willingness to talk about a South Korean worker being held in the communist nation, a news report said Friday after Pyongyang freed two American journalists following a trip by former President Bill Clinton. Founder of China New Democracy Party accused of subversion; lawyer briefly detainedBEIJING — The founder of a Chinese group that challenged Communist rule with a call for multiparty democracy will plead not guilty at his upcoming subversion trial, his lawyer said Thursday. One year later, Olympics boost China’s confidence though international standing little changedBEIJING — Thousands of them visit the massive, empty building every day, making a connection with their nation’s triumph. Freed journalists were kept separated, fed bad food during 140-day captivityLOS ANGELES — Two American journalists who returned home Wednesday after being held nearly five months in North Korea were separated and fed bad food during their ordeal, but their families never lost faith that they would come back. Cuban state media portrays outcome of street protest as victory for Fidel CastroHAVANA — Cuba’s Communist Party newspaper Granma published a front-page story Wednesday marking the 15th anniversary of street protests that Fidel Castro himself had to quell, an unusual public reference to one of the few serious internal threats to his nearly half-century of rule. Bill Clinton meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il for ‘wide-ranging’ talks: state mediaSEOUL, South Korea — Former President Bill Clinton met Tuesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on the first day of a surprise mission to Pyongyang to negotiate the release of two Americans, holding “exhaustive” talks on a wide range of topics, state-run media said. Vietnamese official says evicting Buddhist monks just the law, not religious repressionHANOI, Vietnam — Monks following a world-famous Buddhist teacher are being evicted from a Vietnamese monastery for failing to clear their activities with the government, an official said Tuesday, but he denied the dispute was about religious freedom. Bill Clinton makes surprise visit to NKorea to bring home jailed US journalists
Bill Clinton makes unannounced visit to NKorea amid tensions over nukes, jailed US reportersSEOUL, South Korea — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made an unannounced visit to communist North Korea on Tuesday on a trip seen as a mission to win the release of two jailed American reporters and to ease tensions over Pyongyang’s recent nuclear defiance. Subhas Chakraborty, WB transport minister, is no more
Raul Castro announces spending cuts, vows Cuba to be communist after he and Fidel are goneHAVANA — Raul Castro announced Saturday that Cuba will cut spending on education and health care, potentially weakening the building blocks of its communist system in a bid to revive a foundering economy. |
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EOUL, South Korea — North Korea welcomed former President Bill Clinton to Pyongyang with flowers and hearty handshakes Tuesday as he arrived in the communist nation on a surprise mission to bring home two jailed American journalists.
Kolkata- West Bengal Sports and Transport Minister and senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Subhas Chakraborty died in hospital here Monday, party officials said. He was 68.
