China slams US criticism of Internet controls
BEIJING - Beijing issued a stinging response Friday to Hillary Rodham Clinton's criticism that it is jamming the free flow of words and ideas on the Internet, accusing the United States of damaging relations between the two countries by imposing its "information imperialism" on China.
Nations:China Uzbekistan Tunisia Saudi Arabia People:Hillary Clinton Activities:2010 Google China Dispute China Control of Internet China-U.S. Source:(AP)
2010-01-23
U.S. pours aid into Haiti, survivors fight for food
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian earthquake survivors fought over food and water and others fled their wrecked capital on Saturday as the United States rolled out what President Barack Obama called one of its largest relief efforts ever.
Nations:U.S. Tunisia People:Hillary Clinton Bill Clinton Joseph Biden Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:2010 Haiti Earthquake
2010-01-16
Beijing warns Chinese in Algeria over Qaeda threat
URUMQI, China (AFP) - China on Wednesday issued a security alert to its citizens in Algeria after Al-Qaeda reportedly vowed to avenge the deaths of Muslims killed during ethnic unrest in this northwestern Chinese city.
Nations:Algeria Tunisia Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(AFP)
2009-07-15
Bhutto widower elected Pakistani president
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner of the West against international terrorism.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Algeria Tunisia People:Benazir Bhutto Nawaz Sharif Condoleezza Rice Activities:Asif Ali Zardari Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Host China wins gold medal race; US first overall
BEIJING - China proved an acquisitive first-time Olympic host, topping the gold-medal chart with one of the most dominating and diverse performances ever. The United States, Britain and an array of small nations also had reasons to celebrate.
Nations:Russia Germany Afghanistan Jamaica Tunisia Pakistan People:Michael Phelps Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-24
Phelps wins 8th gold medal; breaks tie with Spitz
BEIJING - Michael Phelps locked arms with his three teammates, as though they were in a football huddle calling a play, then hugged each one of them. It took a team to make him the grandest of Olympic champions. And one last big push from Phelps himself.
Nations:Germany Japan Tunisia U.S. Canada People:Brendan Hansen Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Natalie Coughlin Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-17
Al-Qaida brand helps Algerian militants
Nabil Belkacemi was 15 when he disappeared in April.
Nations:Algeria Tunisia People:Osama bin Laden
2007-12-18
China censors ratchet up Web monitoring
At first, Liu Xiaoyuan just fumed when his online journal postings disappeared with no explanation. Then he decided to do something few if any of China's censored bloggers had tried. He sued his service provider.
Nations:China Tunisia Vietnam People:Hu Jintao Activities:China Control of Internet
2007-10-12
First U.S. troops in drawdown plan leave Iraq
The first U.S. military unit scheduled to withdraw from Iraq under President George W. Bush's plan to cut troop levels has left the war zone.
Nations:Iraq Tunisia Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-09-29
Suicide bombings around Iraq kill 46
A suicide car bomb struck a restaurant in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 19 people and wounding 35, police said.
Nations:Iraq Tunisia Activities:Fighting in Iraq
2007-04-23
China leading crackdown on Internet: media watchdog
Backed by "armies" of cyber-police, China is spearheading an increasingly sophisticated movement by repressive regimes to restrict the Internet, a global media watchdog said in its annual report.
Nations:China Libya Syria Tunisia Vietnam People:Hu Jintao Activities:China Control of Internet
2007-02-02
European minorities torn between worlds
Nacera Berrouba, a young Algerian in Paris, says she couldn't get the job she dreamed of until she dyed her hair blond.
Nations:Netherlands U.K. France Spain Germany Italy People:Nicolas Sarkozy Tony Blair
2006-11-25
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