Poland celebrates 20th anniversary of first semi-free vote, with Walesa, Havel in focusGDANSK, Poland — European leaders on Thursday hailed Poland’s first semi-free vote as an inspiration for movements that brought down regimes across the Soviet bloc, saying on the election’s 20th anniversary that it helped pave the way for a reunited Europe. Tata Motors to start tree plantation driveNew Delhi, June 4, 2009 (IANS) Tata Motors will start a huge tree plantation drive across India and other south Asian countries on World Environment Day Friday, according to a company spokesperson. India threatened by changes to the monsoon: GreenpeaceMumbai, June 4, 2009 (IANS) The Indian monsoon, the country’s lifeline, will be significantly affected by climate change, says a report released by the NGO Greenpeace on the eve of World Environment Day. China silent on anniversary of 1989 crackdown (Lead)BEIJING - China’s ruling Communist Party and most ordinary people ignored Thursday’s 20th anniversary of a military crackdown on democracy protests as scores of activists were reportedly under house arrest or other forms of police control. Washington commemoration of Tiananmen overshadowed by US need for Chinese cooperationWASHINGTON — Activists and U.S. lawmakers looking to highlight the 20th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown at Tiananmen Square are finding their efforts overshadowed by the emergence of a China crucial to U.S. economic and diplomatic efforts around the world. Tiananmen crackdown 20th anniversary brings new repression, calls from US, Taiwan to reassessBEIJING — China aggressively deterred dissent in the capital on Thursday’s 20th anniversary of the crackdown on democracy activists in Tiananmen Square. But tens of thousands turned out for a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to mourn the hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators killed. New BJP MPs to meet ahead of parliament sessionNEW DELHI - A meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) newly elected MPs will be held here Sunday to formally elect party veteran L.K. Advani as leader of the opposition on the eve of the first session of the 15th Lok Sabha. Only 1 in 3 Israelis thinks Obama is pro-IsraelJERUSALEM - Only 31 percent of Israelis consider US President Barack Obama’s approach pro-Israel, a survey conducted ahead of the meeting between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu revealed. North Korea to try detain two US journalists on June 4YONGYANG - A Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) central court will try to detain two female US journalists on June 4. North Korea to try US journalistsPYONGYANG - A North Korean court will try two detained US journalists June 4, the state-run news agency reported Thursday. Life after prison a struggle to survive for China’s ex-Tiananmen convictsBEIJING — For some imprisoned in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, getting out of jail has not meant freedom. |
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