 CBS News | Pollsters confident of Hollande win The Press Association Socialist candidate Francois Hollande has appeared to solidify his chances at winning France's presidency after his strong showing in a debate against beleaguered incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. Mr Hollande also won the support of a prominent centrist who ... Hollande Lead on Sarkozy Narrows, TNS Sofres Poll Shows Final countdown in French presidential poll French Discontent Imperils Sarkozy |
 Christian Science Monitor | US seeking options in Chinese activist's case Christian Science Monitor Chen Guangcheng's statement that he wants to leave China has complicated high-level talks between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Chinese government. By Charles Hultzer and Matthew Lee, The Associated Press / May 3, 2012 Blind lawyer Chen ... US seeks solutions in China activist's case Obama under pressure as China dissident appeals for help US searches for solutions in China activist's case |
 AFP | China paper calls Chen a US pawn; envoy is a "troublemaker" Reuters By Chris Buckley | BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China's main official newspapers accused blind dissident Chen Guangcheng on Friday of serving as a "tool" for American subversion of Communist Party power and called the US ambassador a backpack-wearing, ... Dissident's Plea for Protection From China Deepens Crisis US searches for solutions in China activist's case another human rights issue for Obama |
 CBS News | another human rights issue for Obama CNN By Tom Cohen, CNN The case of activist Chen Guangcheng has put US President Barack Obama in a difficult diplomatic situation. Washington (CNN) -- Iran, Syria and now China. President Barack Obama faces a third front of vulnerability on his ... Activist on Americans: 'I believe they will help me' US-China Meeting Starts With Call for Fair Exchange Rate Activist's fate deepens US-China suspicions |
 Daily Mail | Don't fret over the new French president Daily Mail By Shashi Tharoor In a couple of days, the voters of France will elect their President, and if opinion polls are to be believed, they will pick a new Head of State: the Socialist challenger, Francois Hollande, who won more votes than the incumbent, ... Hollande Holds Poll Lead Over Sarkozy as French Campaign Ends Hollande still favourite as debate fails to boost Sarkozy Sarkozy sinking as voters declare Hollande winner of TV debate |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Activist expresses 'deep gratitude' to Americans CNN International Beijing (CNN) -- The Chinese activist at the center of a diplomatic firestorm told US lawmakers on Friday that he wants to leave China for the United States. "China pledged to guarantee my constitutional rights and called me a free man," said Chen, ... Why Chen Guangcheng wants to leave China Chinese dissident Chen appeals to Congress for US help Chen Guangcheng says he'd like to leave China, but US options are few |
 ABC News | Chinese dissident Chen makes direct appeal to Congress CBS News UPDATED 5:55 pm ET (CBS News) -- The blind Chinese activist who recently left the US embassy in Beijing on Thursday made a surprising and direct appeal to lawmakers on Capitol Hill to come to the United States. Calling in to the Congressional Executive ... China's Chen speaks by phone to Congress hearing A Dissident in China Is Much Discussed, if Not By Name Chinese activist addresses Washington hearing by phone, appeals to Clinton for ... |
 Telegraph.co.uk | A Dissident in China Is Much Discussed, if Not By Name New York Times BEIJING â€" Those outside of China know him as Chen Guangcheng, the sightless and self-trained lawyer whose crusade for individual rights has led him to confinement, escape and now, an international diplomatic incident. Ordinary people inside China refer ... Chen makes direct appeal to Congress to come to United States Romney: Chen Guangcheng case marks a 'day of shame' for Obama China's Chen Guangcheng phones US Congress for help |
Sydney Morning Herald | Chen case is another human rights issue for Obama CNN International By Tom Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) -- Iran, Syria, and now China. President Barack Obama faces a third front of vulnerability on his administration's record of defending human rights with the muddled situation involving activist Chen Guangcheng. Obama under pressure over China dissident seeking asylum Romney: Treatment of Chen marks a 'day of shame' for Obama Chen Guangcheng case complicates US-China relations |
 Globe and Mail | Activist Accuses Chinese Police of Blocking Access to US Diplomats Voice of America May 03, 2012 Activist Accuses Chinese Police of Blocking Access to US Diplomats VOA News The blind Chinese human rights activist at the center of a festering diplomatic standoff between Beijing and Washington said Thursday he believes Chinese ... Chinese dissidents slam US handling of Chen Guangcheng case Chen case is another human rights issue for Obama Romney criticized Obama administration over Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng |
Christian Science Monitor | Why Chinese activist now seeks US asylum: His family Christian Science Monitor Chen Guangcheng's sudden change, he says, is concern about the threats to his wife, two children, and mother. Will Beijing let Chen Guangcheng leave? By Alexa Olesen, Associated Press / May 3, 2012 Blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, in wheel chair, ... Chen case is another human rights issue for Obama China Activists See Crackdown for Dissident's Escape Family concerns underlie shift in attitude for blind Chinese activist in ... |
 CTV.ca | Bin Laden worried he wasn't in control, documents show CNN By Ashley Fantz, CNN Here are the documents. What do you think? Let us know in the comments section at the bottom of this article. (CNN) -- A trove of documents the US Navy SEALs took from the Pakistan compound where they killed Osama bin Laden in 2011 ... Papers portray Osama Bin Laden as struggling to manage Al Qaeda Analysis: Bin Laden papers details Seized Letters Reveal Frustrated Bin Laden |
 USA TODAY | Fraying deal on Chen Guangcheng shows power of China's security apparatus Washington Post HONG KONG â€" The swift unraveling of a US-Chinese deal over blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng has highlighted a persistent problem in America's dealings with China: diplomats who speak for Beijing have no sway over a Chinese security apparatus ... US weighs options as China activist seeks help Chen affair: How US diplomatic success turned to disaster Chen wants to leave China with Clinton |
 BBC News | Chen affair: How US diplomatic success turned to disaster BBC News By Michael Bristow BBC News, Beijing The United States was hailing the developments in the Chen Guangcheng case as a diplomatic triumph - but triumph soon turned to disaster. When Mr Chen emerged from the US embassy in Beijing he told friends that he ... China Dissident Debacle Has Implications for November Can China, US strike a new deal on blind dissident? (+video) Chen Guangcheng was ready 'to spend many years' in US embassy |
 AFP | Bin Laden Documents Show Strains With Affiliates Wall Street Journal By SIOBHAN GORMAN WASHINGTONâ€"Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had a contentious relationship with al Qaeda's affiliates around the world, according to documents seized during the raid on his compound a year ago. These same affiliates, particularly al ... Osama Bin Laden documents released New Bin Laden documents posted online Bin Laden documents published online |
 Christian Science Monitor | Can China, US strike a new deal on dissident? Christian Science Monitor Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese activist, has upended an earlier agreement between China and the US, disrupting a visit to Beijing by Hillary Clinton. By Peter Ford, Staff writer / May 3, 2012 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, ... Chinese activist's future remains uncertain Chinese activist now wants to leave China, US under pressure to intervene US rethinking Chen Guangcheng's wish to stay in China, official says |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Dissident rethinking his wish to stay in China, US officials say Los Angeles Times BEIJING -- A US official said Washington was reassessing a blind activist's wishes to remain in China after learning that he now feared for his safety. Chen Guangcheng's “view of what the best thing for him and his family is may be changing,†said the ... Chinese Dissident Changes Mind, Now Wants US Asylum China's Chen Guangcheng 'unable to meet US officials' US: blind activist wants to leave China |
Telegraph.co.uk | Chen Seeks to Leave China, Criticizes US Officials BusinessWeek By Bloomberg News on May 03, 2012 US diplomats defended their handling of a deal that led legal activist Chen Guangcheng to give up the safety of the American embassy, after he said he'd been pressured to leave and now fears for his family's wellbeing. Chen Seeks to Leave China, Criticizes U.S. Officials US confirms blind activist wants to leave China Chen Guangcheng: US Defends Deal as Dissident Begs to Leave with Hillary Clinton |
 USA TODAY | US-China conference opens amid activist quandary USA TODAY By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY BEIJING - Top government officials from the United States and China opened a two-day conference here Thursday with pledges to overcome their differences, but without mentioning the latest one: the diplomatic limbo of blind ... China Activist Says He Felt Pressure to Take US Deal Chinese activist says he wants to go to US Blind activist Chen Guangcheng: 'I want to leave China on Hillary Clinton's plane' |
 New York Times | China Activist Says He Felt Pressure to Take US Deal New York Times BEIJING â€" In a series of dramatically conflicting developments on Wednesday, the Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng left American custody under disputed circumstances, and what briefly looked like a deft diplomatic achievement for Secretary of State ... US Says it's Still Trying to Help Chinese Activist Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng wants to fly out with Clinton China's Chen 'not pressured to leave US embassy' |
 BBC News | China's Chen 'not pressured to leave US embassy' BBC News Dissident Chen Guangcheng was not put under pressure to leave the US embassy, its ambassador says, as the activist said he wanted to leave China because he feared for his life. Mr Chen said he left his refuge in the US embassy after Chinese officials ... US officials: We're still trying to help China activist Chen Guangcheng Chinese dissident seeks exile, strains US-China ties Chen Guangcheng wants to leave China on Hillary Clinton's plane |
 National Post | The US Ambassador to China says Chen was not pressured to leave CNN International Beijing (CNN) -- The Chinese activist who left the refuge of the US Embassy in Beijing said Thursday that he regrets the move and now wants US officials to help get him and his family to the United States. "I want them to protect human rights through ... Questions Mount Over Chinese Activist's Fate US says it never pressured Chinese activist to leave embassy, still wants to ... US says it's still trying to help Chinese activist |
