World News – General – Han seek revenge after Uighur rioting
Han seek revenge after Uighur rioting
Authorities struggled to contain some of China’s worst ethnic violence in decades as gangs of Han Chinese defied a government crackdown and took to the streets seeking revenge against the Muslim Uighur minority
East European countries win time on deficits
Five central and eastern European countries were given more time to reduce their budget deficits, in a sign that the European Union for now considers the fight against recession a higher priority than fiscal consolidation
Sri Lanka dengue fears – clean up your puddles or face jail
The Sri Lankan government threatens to jail people who do not clean up water puddles as part of a drive against dengue fever.
Clerics divided
Iranian election dispute moves to the seminary
World Briefing | Africa: Liberia: Civil War Panel Seeks to Ban President From Politics
The panel investigating Liberia s civil wars included Ellen Johnson Sirleaf s in a list of people it accused of being the financiers and political leaders of the warring factions.
‘US strike’ on Pakistan militants
At least 12 militants are killed in a missile attack by a suspected US drone in north-west Pakistan, officials and residents say.
Bolivia raids ‘huge cocaine lab’
Drug enforcement officials in Bolivia raid what they describe as the biggest cocaine factory ever found in the country.
UK plans new powers on genocide
War crime suspects from Rwanda and the Balkans could be tried in the UK, under plans outlined by Justice Secretary Jack Straw.
As Premier Faces Scandal, Italy Sets Stage for G-8
The summit meeting set to open Wednesday is set in an earthquake zone beset by tremors and is being organized by a prime minister fending off a sex scandal.
Pope calls for a UN ‘with teeth’
The Pope urges stronger international bodies to take moral leadership in a time of global crisis.
Business Deals in Moscow Meeting s Shadow
PepsiCo will invest $1 billion in Russia over the next three years and open its largest bottling plant in the world outside Moscow, the company said Monday.
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