Tuesday, April 10, 2012

China calls for support amid Bo Xilai shockwave - BBC News


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China calls for support amid Bo Xilai shockwave
BBC News
China called for support for its probe into Bo Xilai, a day after news of his dismissal and the questioning of his wife over the death of a UK businessman sent shockwaves around the country. A widely-published piece in party newspaper People's Daily ...
China's state media denounce fallen party official Bo XilaiLos Angeles Times
Speculation swirls after Bo Xilai stripped of job, wife investigated over ...The Australian
China stocks dip after Beijing suspends officialMarketWatch
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North Korea says fueling of rocket is under way - CNN International


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North Korea says fueling of rocket is under way
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Pyongyang, North Korea (CNN) -- North Korea has started fueling a long-range rocket it plans to launch in the coming days, a senior national space official said Wednesday. Fueling of the rocket, which North Korea says will put a satellite in orbit, ...
Live feed at command center shows NKorea rocket covered as engineers pump fuel ...Washington Post
NKorea rocket covered; fuel injection under wayThe Associated Press
North Korea injects rocket fuelBBC News
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Fall of China official roils Chongqing, with some public dissent - Los Angeles Times


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Fall of China official roils Chongqing, with some public dissent
Los Angeles Times
Residents who benefited from local chief Bo Xilai's initiatives openly defend him. But the crackdown, with sensational allegations against his wife, continues. Chongqing residents take a dancing class in front of the Liberation Monument in downtown ...
China morning round-up: Fate of Bo XilaiBBC News
Chongqing Stocks Drop After Bo SuspensionBusinessWeek
Chongqing Stocks Drop After Bo Suspension: Shanghai MoverBloomberg
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Chongqing Stocks Drop After Bo Suspension - BusinessWeek


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Chongqing Stocks Drop After Bo Suspension
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By Bloomberg News on April 10, 2012 Chongqing Brewery Co. (600132) led declines for shares of companies based in the southwestern municipality after Bo Xilai, the former top official in the city, was suspended from his Communist Party posts.
Chongqing Stocks Drop After Bo Suspension: Shanghai MoverBloomberg
Official's wife 'murdered Briton'The Press Association
China ejects Bo from elite ranks, wife suspected of murderReuters India
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China People's Daily Urges Cadres to Support Bo Xilai Suspension - Bloomberg


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China People's Daily Urges Cadres to Support Bo Xilai Suspension
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The Chinese Communist Party's official People's Daily urged cadres support the decision to suspend Bo Xilai from his senior party posts after his wife's arrest on suspicion of murdering a British citizen. Bo, the former top official in the municipality ...
Chinese army to help discipline party?Times of India
Bo Xilai stripped of power; wife accused in murderUSA TODAY
Making Sense of China's Bo Xilai EarthquakeForbes
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Bo Xilai stripped of power; wife accused in murder - USA TODAY


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Bo Xilai stripped of power; wife accused in murder
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By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY BEIJING â€" Bo Xilai, the sharp-dressed Communist leader who teamed with a tough police chief to smash the gangsters that controlled the mega-city of Chongqing, has been stripped of power and his wife accused of murder.
Chinese army to help discipline party?Times of India
China strips top politician from government, accuses wife of murder of British ...New York Daily News
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Wife of disgraced Chinese leader arrested for murder - Globe and Mail


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Wife of disgraced Chinese leader arrested for murder
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In a development that could have been ripped from the pages of an international espionage thriller, Bo Xilai, once one of China's most powerful leaders, was stripped of his position near the top of the ruling Communist Party and his wife was arrested ...
Bo Xilai stripped of power; wife accused in murderUSA TODAY
Chinese politician hit by murder, espionage claimsABC Online
'Jackie Kennedy of China' suspected in death of British businessmanmsnbc.com
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Abu Hamza: Europe's judgment call - The Guardian


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Abu Hamza: Europe's judgment call
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Imagine the wave of indignation that would be swamping the British media if European judges had ruled that Abu Hamza could not be extradited to the US. In fact, no such imagination is needed, since the Sun jumped the gun anyway.
European Court Backs Extradition Of Five UK Terror Suspects To USRTT News
Landmark victory to send Hamza and terror suspects to USTelegraph.co.uk
Battle ends with Hamza heading for a US prisonThe Independent
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Syria defies cease-fire plan as peace hopes fade - The Associated Press


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Syria defies cease-fire plan as peace hopes fade
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By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY, AP â€" 1 minute ago BEIRUT (AP) â€" Syrian troops defied a UN-brokered cease-fire plan on Tuesday, launching fresh attacks on rebellious areas, but special envoy Kofi Annan said there was still time to salvage a truce that he ...
William Hague: Syria could face International Criminal CourtTelegraph.co.uk
As Syria cease-fire falters, US senators renew demand to arm rebelsChristian Science Monitor
Kofi Annan urges UN council to push for Syria truce by ThursdayTimes of India
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As Syria cease-fire falters, US senators renew demand to arm rebels - Christian Science Monitor


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As Syria cease-fire falters, US senators renew demand to arm rebels
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Sens. John McCain and Joseph Lieberman said Tuesday from a Syrian refugee camp in Turkey that it's time for the international community to arm the Syrian opposition fighters. By Howard LaFranchi, Staff writer / April 10, 2012 UN-Arab League envoy Kofi ...
Moment of truth as Syria tension soarsABC Online
Despite Deadline, No Letup In Syrian FightingNPR
Annan 'gravely concerned' about Syria as deadline for pullout passesCNN International
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Annan 'gravely concerned' about Syria as deadline for pullout passes - CNN International


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Annan 'gravely concerned' about Syria as deadline for pullout passes
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By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Kofi Annan, the United Nations-Arab League envoy to Syria, told the UN Security Council that he was "gravely concerned at the course of events" in the crisis-ridden Middle East nation, after Syrian President Bashar ...
Syria: Bashar al-Assad 'will pay' for breaking peace pledgeTelegraph.co.uk
Syrian ceasefire plan still alive, says Kofi Annan after deadline passesThe Guardian
Annan urges Assad to observe ceasefireFinancial Times
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Syrian ceasefire plan still alive, says Kofi Annan after deadline passes - The Guardian


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Syrian ceasefire plan still alive, says Kofi Annan after deadline passes
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Kofi Annan has vowed to continue efforts to secure a ceasefire and launch political negotiations in Syria, despite continuing attacks on rebel-held areas and claims that government forces killed 1000 people in the eight days before a truce was due to ...
More attacks, arrests reported as opposition refutes claims of Syria pullbackCBS News
Russia Under Pressure to Get Tougher on Its Ally SyriaBloomberg
Annan appeals to Syria to give peace plan a chanceThe Associated Press
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Russian comments on Syria hint at mounting disapproval of Assad - Christian Science Monitor


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Russian comments on Syria hint at mounting disapproval of Assad
Christian Science Monitor
Russia appears to be running out of patience with Assad's heavy hand, and is preparing to push the Syrian leader for political and humanitarian concessions. By Fred Weir, Correspondent / April 10, 2012 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (r.) ...
Hopes for peace dashed as deadline for Syrian withdrawal passesCNN International
Annan appeals to Syria to give peace plan a chanceThe Associated Press
Annan urges Syria to halt violence in 48 hoursCBS News
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Annan Hopeful for Syria Cease-fire, Despite Continued Violence - Voice of America


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Annan Hopeful for Syria Cease-fire, Despite Continued Violence
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April 10, 2012 Annan Hopeful for Syria Cease-fire, Despite Continued Violence VOA News UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is holding out hope that Syria's government and opposition will abide by terms of a cease-fire plan that he brokered, ...
Russia urges Syria, Annan to step up peace effortReuters
Annan urges Syria to halt violence in 48 hoursThe Associated Press
Hopes for peace dashed as deadline for Syrian withdrawal passesCNN
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China names ousted party leader's wife as murder suspect - USA TODAY


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China names ousted party leader's wife as murder suspect
USA TODAY
By Douglas Stanglin, USA TODAY China says ousted high-profile leader Bo Xilai has been suspended from key Communist Party positions and has named his wife in as a suspect in the murder of a British businessman, the Associated Press reports.
Bo Xilai removed from Party posts, wife accused in British businessman's murderWashington Post
Detained Party Official Facing Ouster From PolitburoNew York Times
Bo Xilai's wife questioned over the murder in China of Neil HeywoodTelegraph.co.uk
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Just how bad are American 'supermax' prisons? - BBC News


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Just how bad are American 'supermax' prisons?
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By Sean Clare BBC News The European Court of Human Rights has rejected arguments by Babar Ahmad, Abu Hamza and three other terror suspects that they could face ill treatment in a "supermax" American high-security prison. But what is life like in the ...
Abu Hamza and 4 other terror suspects can be sent to USChristian Science Monitor
Terror suspects lose appeal against extraditionABC Online
Court Rules UK Can Send Terror Suspects to USWall Street Journal
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Philippines Announces Precautionary Measures Ahead of North Korean Rocket Launch - Voice of America


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Philippines Announces Precautionary Measures Ahead of North Korean Rocket Launch
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April 10, 2012 Philippines Announces Precautionary Measures Ahead of North Korean Rocket Launch Simone Orendain | Manila The Philippines is announcing precautions for airlines and ships to avoid falling debris from North Korea's expected rocket launch, ...
North Korea rocket launch plan unacceptable, David Cameron warnsThe Guardian
North Korea names new defense minister ahead of controversial long-range ...Washington Post
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Activists deny Syrian claim of pullout - Fox News


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Activists deny Syrian claim of pullout
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BEIRUT â€" Syrian activists reported military attacks and arrest raids in towns across Syria on Tuesday and denied claims by the foreign minister that regime forces have begun pulling out of some areas in compliance with a UN-brokered truce.
Activists deny Syrian claim of pullbackThe Associated Press
Deadline passes for Syrian forces to pull out from citiesCNN International
Press review: Escalation expected in Syrian conflictBBC News
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Deadline passes for Syrian forces to pull out from cities - CNN International


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Deadline passes for Syrian forces to pull out from cities
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A deadline for Syrian troops to withdraw from cities came and went Tuesday morning, but opposition activists say the regime's onslaught rages on. At least 12 people, including three children, were killed in mortar and ...
More attacks, arrests reported as opposition refutes claims of Syria pullbackCBS News
Activists refute Syrian claims of pullbackThe Associated Press
Six Syrian troops 'killed as shelling resumes'AFP
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Outrage as N Korea readies for rocket launch - ABC Online


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Outrage as N Korea readies for rocket launch
ABC Online
Isolated and impoverished North Korea said on Tuesday it was ready to go ahead with its proposed long-range rocket launch, an announcement that sparked immediate condemnation from South Korea and Russia and a plea from China, its main ally, for calm.
N.Korea says ready to launch rocket, prompts warningsReuters
North Korea says rocket assembly almost complete ahead of launchCNN International
North Korea Says It Is Ready to Launch SatelliteNew York Times
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North Korea Says It Is Ready to Launch Satellite - New York Times


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North Korea Says It Is Ready to Launch Satellite
New York Times
SEOUL, South Korea â€" North Korea said on Tuesday that it had completed preparations to launch a satellite into orbit, as South Korea and other Asian nations told their airlines and ships to change their routes to avoid the North Korean rocket.
North Korea says ready to launch rocket, prompts warningsReuters
North Korea says rocket assembly almost complete ahead of launchCNN
North Korea says rocket ready for launch as Russia warns against controversial ...CBS News
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Syria Cease-Fire Unlikely After Cross-Border Attacks - Voice of America


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Syria Cease-Fire Unlikely After Cross-Border Attacks
Voice of America
April 10, 2012 Syria Cease-Fire Unlikely After Cross-Border Attacks Tuesday is the deadline for Syrian government troops to begin a cease-fire, but a quick end to the violence looked dim after Syrian forces opened fire across two tense borders the day ...
No sign of Syrian troop pullback as UN deadline passesFox News
Syria violence continues on day of truce deadline; Bashar Assad's forces ...CBS News
No sign of Syrian pullbackUSA TODAY
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No sign of Syrian pullback - USA TODAY


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No sign of Syrian pullback
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AP A collapse of the truce deal by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan could move Syria closer to an all-out civil war. AP A collapse of the truce deal by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan could move Syria closer to an all-out civil war.
Deadline passes for Syrian forces to pull out from citiesCNN International
No sign of Syrian pullback as UN deadline passesThe Associated Press
Syrian Troops Fire Across Turkish Border in Clash Near Refugee CampNew York Times
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Syria clashes continues as ceasefire deadline arrives - BBC News


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Syria clashes continues as ceasefire deadline arrives
BBC News
Violence in Syria has continued despite a UN-backed deadline for a complete withdrawal of troops and weapons coming into effect. Shelling was reported in Homs early on Tuesday, and there were clashes on the Turkish and Lebanese border overnight.
Deadline passes for Syrian forces to pull out from citiesCNN
Syrian troops on offensive ahead of ceasefire deadlineJerusalem Post
Syrian ceasefire in crisis as violence crosses borderCTV.ca
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