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Deadly ethnic riots in China

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:27:09 -0400

July 6: Dozens were killed in China when rioters clashed with police after tension between Muslim separatists and Han Chinese boiled over. ITV’s Neil Connery reports on the deadliest outbreak of violence in years. (Nightly News)

News review 2005 part 6 of 6

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:17:14 -0400

Including: Riots across France; Jordan hotel bombings; River pollution in China; Bird flu in Eastern Europe; Iranian aircraft Tehran building; UN Climate conference; and more. PAKISTANI RAPE VICTIM MUKHTAR MAI GIVEN BRAVERY AWARD Glamour magazine honoured rape victim Mukhtar Mai with a bravery award for her courage in bringing her violators to justice in conservative Pakistan. Mukhtar was raped in 2002 by a group of men on the orders of the tribal council (Jirga) as a family punishment after her younger brother was accused of sexual relations with a girl from an influential tribe. An appeal is pending in Paksitan's Supreme Court against a high court order to free 13 men of involvement in the crime. 'SCOOTER' LIBBY PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES IN CIA LEAK PROBE President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, Lewis Libby, plead not guilty on November 3 to charges in the CIA leak probe, in a case that could put a spotlight on how the Bush administration made its case for the Iraq war. Libby resigned in October after he was indicted on five counts of obstructing justice, perjury and lying in the two-year investigation into the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. RIOTING AND CIVIL UNREST SPREAD FROM IMPOVERISHED SUBURBS OF PARIS ACROSS FRANCE, GOVERNMENT IMPOSES STATE OF EMERGENCY Sixteen nights of rioting and civil unrest across France were sparked after two youths of North African origin were electrocuted on October 27 in an electricity substation in what locals say was an attempt to escape the police. Authorities deny that they were being chased by police at the time. More than 5,000 cars were set ablaze and at least 1,500 people detained, many of them of Arab and African origin. One person died. Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, whose tough line on the unrest had been widely criticised, said "We can see that the French integration model is not working and needs to be seriously revisited." JORDAN HOTEL BOMBINGS KILL OVER 50 PEOPLE Thr...

Riots Continue As Greece Mourns

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:58:36 -0500

Police and protesters clash for a third day as a 15-year-old boy — who died in police custody -- is laid to rest.

China’s prevention measures

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:35:05 -0400

China moves to prevent the entrance of the swine flu with thermal imaging at airports and a ban on pork imports.

Fitness changes in China

Mon, 25 May 2009 14:08:09 -0400

Young people are forgoing some traditional ways to embrace fitness fads popular in the West. CNN’s Emily Chang reports.

China’s lead crisis widens

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:56:04 -0400

CNN’s Emily Chang visits a Chinese village struggling to cope with lead poisoning.

China Peaks, World Freaks

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:22:26 -0500

(Global Pulse: October 7, 2009) World media are a bunch of party poopers, criticizing China as it celebrates the 60th anniversary of Communist rule. Fox News' response was predictable, but South African broadcasting seemed to have it in for China as well. China’s former "big brother to the North," as Russia Today phrased it, was one of the few willing to join the celebration.SOURCES: CCTV, China; Fox News, U.S.; SABC, South Africa; BBC, U.K.; Russia Today, Russia; Newsweek, U.S.; China Digital Times, U.S.

China: New Hope or Threat to the World?

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:33:40 -0400

China: New Hope or Threat to the World? NY Salon - New York SalonThe rise of China as both an economic and political power has provoked intense interest in the West.Daily discussions in the US and Europe reflect on the rapid emergence of China’s industrial might and potential on the world stage. Much of this discussion seems to be underscored by deep anxiety, however.The Beijing Olympics provided a focus whereby this anxiety seemed to intensify. Some have raised concerns about a rise of 'China-bashing'. Has it become 'fashionable' to portray China as an 'evil' empire as a means playing up the comparative virtue of the West?Talk of the impressive acceleration of China's productivity is invariably accompanied by environmental concerns, particularly with regard to pollution and China's increasing demand for material improvements leading to greater energy consumption.The political character of the Chinese regime is also a cause for concern, with passions raised particularly with regard to the lack of free speech in China, abuses of human rights in Tibet, and alleged complicity with atrocities in Darfur and Zimbabwe, as China plays an ever greater international role.To what extent is the expansion of China's productive capabilities to be welcomed? Can China provide an example of how to transform less developed parts of the world? Or is the growth of China a threat to the international order and humanity more broadly? Are Western observers right to fear the rise of China?Is the discussion about China sufficiently objective, or has it rather become a focus for concerns within the West, such as our own ambivalent attitude to economic growth, and fears about our changing place in the world? - NY Salon