China tightening control over steel industry in campaign that might have triggered Rio caseBEIJING — China’s stolen secrets case against an Australian working for Rio Tinto Ltd. may have more to do with Beijing’s push to tighten control over its huge steel industry than trying to dampen industrial espionage. China dismisses 2 local Communist Party leaders after violent protests over chef’s deathBEIJING — The Communist Party boss of a Chinese city and head of law enforcement were dismissed Saturday for mishandling violent protests last month after a young man’s mysterious death, a state news agency said. China launches Arabic-language TV channel as part of bid to expand global media influenceBEIJING — Chinese state television launched an Arabic-language channel beamed to the Middle East and Africa on Saturday as part of efforts to expand the communist government’s media influence abroad. Report: Vietnam deports American who investigated arrests of democracy activistsHANOI, Vietnam — Police have deported an American citizen of Vietnamese origin who had allegedly come to Vietnam to investigate recent arrests of local democracy activists, a state newspaper reported Saturday. Miami journalist airs anonymous photos of dismissed Cuban officials partying togetherHAVANA — A Miami journalist has released photos showing three fired Cuban officials holding up cans of beer and partying at a ranch apparently belonging to the deposed Cuban representative of business interests in Spain’s Basque region. China’s leaders stress economic stability ahead of 60th anniversary of Communist ruleBEIJING — China’s powerful Politburo said Thursday that economic stability and the success of a $586 billion stimulus package are top priorities ahead of the 60th anniversary of Communist rule in October. Mediator’s final proposal for Honduran crisis rebuffed, as talks head toward failureSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Talks on resolving the Honduran political crisis headed toward failure Wednesday when the interim government indicated it would reject a mediator’s final proposal for returning ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power. Mediator’s final proposal for Honduran crisis rebuffed, as talks end without agreementSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Talks on resolving the Honduran political crisis headed toward failure Wednesday when the interim government indicated it would reject a mediator’s final proposal for returning ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power. Honduras’ interim government proposes new compromise as tens of thousands march in capitalTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim government said Wednesday it has offered a compromise to the chief mediator in talks to end the political crisis, as tens of thousands of people marched against the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Communist-era bunkers cleared at Albanian resort; rest of the country will have a long waitTIRANA, Albania — Concrete bunkers — an enduring symbol of Albania’s harsh Cold War isolation — were dragged off a beach and destroyed Wednesday at a popular southern resort with the help of an aging Chinese-built tank. Communist-era bunkers cleared at Albanian coastal resort; Hundreds of thousands will remainTIRANA, Albania — A concrete bunker — an enduring symbol of Albania’s harsh Cold War isolation — was dragged off a beach and destroyed Wednesday at a popular southern resort with the help of an aging Chinese-built tank. Poland’s Gdansk shipyard must slash capacity to keep euro251 million in subsidiesBRUSSELS — Poland’s Gdansk shipyard must slash capacity in return for EU approval to keep euro251 million ($357 million) in government subsidies, the European Commission said Wednesday. Vietnam police detain 18 Catholics after clashes erupt over disputed land for church siteHANOI, Vietnam — Clashes broke out after Catholics erected a makeshift place of worship in central Vietnam on a site where American bombs destroyed a church during the Vietnam War. Communist authorities detained 18 people. Honduras’ interim government sends lobbying team to US hoping to head off threatened sanctionsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The soldiers, politicians and businessmen who ousted left-leaning President Manuel Zelaya are taking their battle from Honduras into the U.S. political arena, waging a lobbying campaign to paint themselves as a bulwark against “dictatorship” and “communism.” Polish anti-Marxist philosopher Leszek Kolakowski dies at 81WARSAW, Poland — Leszek Kolakowski, a Polish philosopher and historian whose decision to disavow Marxism pushed him into exile and made him an inspiration for his nation’s struggle against communism — has died. He was 81. US, South Korea seeking new way to prevent NKorea from backtracking on disarmament pledgeSEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. and South Korea are hatching a “comprehensive” strategy for persuading North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, breaking from the step-by-step process that has seen Pyongyang backtrack on pledges. China says police killed 12 people in Urumqi riots, but says unrest premeditatedBEIJING — The Chinese government acknowledged for the first time that police killed 12 people during July 5 unrest in western China but put the blame squarely on rioters, saying they stockpiled weapons and planned synchronized attacks on targets across the city of Urumqi. Man convicted in 1st US economic espionage trial; a key step to guarding secrets, experts saySANTA ANA, Calif. — A Chinese-born engineer’s conviction in the United States’ first economic espionage trial could be an important step to stop the flow of critical trade secrets to China, experts say. Lawmakers call for investigation of Chinese interrogation of Uighurs at US detention facilityWASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Thursday called for an investigation into why the Bush administration allowed Chinese agents to interrogate 22 Muslim Uighurs at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in 2002. Chinese prosecutor ready to issue arrest warrants for those involved in Urumqi riotsURUMQI, China — Authorities have completed an initial investigation into ethnic riots that left 192 people dead in China’s restive Western region and arrest warrants will be issued soon, the chief prosecutor for Xinjiang said. N. Korea starts making 1st biopic about leader Kim amid reports he has cancer, suffered strokeSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has started making its first documentary about Kim Jong Il’s life amid renewed speculation about the 67-year-old leader’s health and who will inherit leadership of the communist dynasty. NKorea starts making first biopic about leader Kim amid reports he has cancer, suffered strokeSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has started making its first documentary about Kim Jong Il’s life amid renewed speculation about the 67-year-old leader’s health and who will inherit leadership of the communist dynasty. Chinese PR campaign promotes harmony in restive region, but many Muslims aren’t listeningHOTAN, China — The chorus of smiling Muslims and Han Chinese wore matching yellow polo shirts and appeared on television Wednesday, singing: “We are all part of the same family.” Though militaries face off amid rising tensions, repeat of Korean War unlikelySEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s barrage of missile tests and a recent underground nuclear blast have unnerved many South Koreans. Yet for all the scaremongering on the Korean peninsula, an all-out attack by either side is unlikely. Former boss of China’s No. 2 oil company convicted of graft, given suspended death sentenceBEIJING — The former chairman of China’s second-biggest oil company, Sinopec, was convicted of taking $29 million in bribes and given a suspended death sentence Wednesday in Beijing’s latest effort to stem chronic corruption. Ex-Polish PM elected as European Parliament first member from eastern EuropeSTRASBOURG, France — The European Parliament elected Jerzy Buzek as its president Tuesday, making the ex-Polish premier and pro-democracy activist the first easterner from a former Communist country to head a major EU institution. China’s government says police kill 2 Uighur men, wound a third after they were attackedURUMQI, China — China’s government says police shot dead two Uighur men and wounded a third after the men attacked officers who were breaking up “a violent incident.” Autocracy continues in China; Armed police beat down bleeding man in city street
Chinese authorities ease security in Urumqi as roads and shops reopenURUMQI, China — More roads reopened and shops unlocked their doors in Urumqi on Monday, but sporadic incidents reflected the underlying tensions in the city in western China where 184 people died in recent ethnic unrest. After ethnic violence, Han Chinese and Uighurs in restive west struggle to make way forwardURUMQI, China — Incense was lit and paper money burned at the funeral Sunday for a Han Chinese family — a man, his wife and his parents, all killed in last week’s ethnic riots. Three Uighur neighbors approached, standing tentatively apart. |
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URUMQI, China — Frightened Urumqi residents watched Monday as police in bulletproof vests carrying pistols, shotguns and batons chased down a man and kicked and beat him, shattering a relative calm in the tense city in western China.
