China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder - San Jose Mercury News
BEIJING — The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they've found yet another case where large amounts of tainted milk powder from the country's 2008 scandal that should have been ...
Lawyer In China Mob Trial Gets 1ýý Years On Appeal - CBS News
He spoke out angrily, saying "I didn't confess, the confession during this appeal was fake," the paper reported, citing his lawyer Gao Zicheng. "Li Zhuang yelled in the court, 'Before ... Li's client, Gong Gangmo, was charged with organized crime ...
China Power denies coal deal with Resourcehouse - France 24
A giant coal dredger tears into the Loy Yang Open Cut coal mine near Melbourne. China Power International has denied it had signed a 60 billion US dollar deal to buy coal from Australian miner Resourcehouse. AFP - China Power International on Tuesday ...
'Tainted' milk powder on China market - ninemsn
Authorities in China are hunting for nearly 100 tonnes of melamine-laced milk powder left over from 2008, when six babies died from consuming the toxic substance, state media says. The discovery came as authorities pursue a crackdown on dairy ...
China Earthquake Activist Jailed For Inciting Subversion - Post Chronicle
A Chinese activist who sought to document shoddy construction that contributed to deaths in China's devastating 2008 earthquake has been sentenced to five years in prison for subversion, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Tan Zuoren was formally accused of ...
'Fewer than 50 wild tigers' left in China - Vancouver Sun
BEIJING – Fewer than 50 wild tigers remain in China, a conservation group said Monday, voicing hope that the Year of the Tiger would not be the last for the endangered cats. Xie Yan, director of the China programme for the US-based Wildlife ...
In SEC filing, China reveals vast U.S. holdings - Washington Post
In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Friday, China Investment Corp. said it had spread its investments among a wide variety of index funds and blue-chip companies such as Citigroup , Coca-Cola, Visa, Pfizer and Apple . It also disclosed ...
China 'jails porn website operator for 13 years' - Zee News
A court in southern China's Guangdong province found Huang Yizhong guilty of copying and disseminating pornographic content, according to a media report posted on the official Xinhua news agency website at the weekend. Huang had managed to ...
China says it shut down hacker training operation - Cape Cod Times
Police in Hubei province arrested three people suspected of running the hacker site known as the Black Hawk Safety Net that disseminated Web site hacking techniques and Trojan software, the China Daily newspaper said. Trojans, which can allow outside ...
Kim Jong Il Sends Nuclear Envoy to China - FOX News
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's Kim Jong Il reportedly dispatched his top nuclear envoy to Beijing on Tuesday to discuss restarting nuclear disarmament talks, a day after pledging Pyongyang's commitment to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. Kim ...
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Political ally: Sri Lankan presidential candidate arrested on sedition charges
A political ally says Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate has been arrested on sedition charges.
Tel Aviv man accused of enslaving women
 An Israeli man has been jailed, suspected by police of enslaving a cult-like harem of at least 17 women and 37 children.
Observation deck of world’s tallest tower closed
 Tourists headed for the observation deck of the world's tallest tower were left disappointed and confused Monday after the owner of Dubai's Burj Khalifa unexpectedly cut off public access to the building because of electrical problems.
Mexico arrests 2 reputed leaders of drug gang
Mexican authorities on Monday arrested two suspected leaders of a brutal drug trafficking gang that terrorized the border city of Tijuana for several years, a U.S. official said.
Chinese police shut down hacker training op
Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.
Wild West motif lightens mood at Afghan base
 The lore of the Wild West and the hard reality of southern Afghanistan share a few things in common: danger, men with guns and desert wilderness
Mexico troops find 12 tons of pot in truck
Mexican soldiers seize more than 12 tons of marijuana found beneath a false floor of a tractor trailer.
Yanukovych apparent victor in Ukrainian vote
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych emerges as the apparent winner in Ukraine's presidential contest, with a lead of almost three percentage points with about 99 percent of ballots counted.
Spring rains threaten Haitian survivors
 In Haiti's devastated capital city, early spring rains threaten to cause landslides and bring about health problems in the makeshift camps where more than 500,000 people are living.
Gulp! Sword artist’s record is hard to swallow
 Chayne Hultgren, an Australian performance artist, set a new Guinness World Record Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers.
Alligator kills 11-year-old girl in Brazil
Authorities say an alligator killed an 11-year-old girl as she swam with friends in a river in northeastern Brazil.
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