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Wang Yang: reformist credentials tested by Chinese system

YoopyaSep 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Wang Yang, Communist Party chief of China’s southern Guangdong province and seen by many in the West as a beacon of political reform,

China’s first aircraft carrier enters service

YoopyaSep 25, 20120

China’s first aircraft carrier has entered into service, the Defence Ministry says. The 300m (990ft) Liaoning – named after the province where it was refitted

Bomb explodes near school building in Syrian capital, wounding several people

kiemtarSep 25, 2012September 25, 20120

An activist group and a Syrian official say a roadside bomb has gone off near a school building in Damascus, wounding several people. The Britain-based

Water cannon forces Taiwanese flotilla to leave disputed islands

kiemtarSep 25, 20120

Dozens of Taiwanese boats have retreated after crossing into Japanese territorial waters near a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea. About 40 to

Foxconn, Apple supplier in China, suspends work after 2,000 factory workers brawl in dormitory

kiemtarSep 25, 2012September 25, 20120

The company that makes Apple’s iPhones suspended production at a factory in China on Monday after a brawl by as many as 2,000 employees at

Two Chinese ships near disputed isles, Japan protests

kiemtarSep 24, 2012September 24, 20120

Three Chinese ships entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday, the Japanese government said, prompting

Avalanche on Nepal peak kills at least 9 climbers

kiemtarSep 24, 20120

Rescue helicopters flew over the high slopes of a northern Nepal peak again Monday to search for climbers lost in an avalanche that killed at

Top Iran Commander Warns for First Time of Potential Israel War

kiemtarSep 23, 20120

The commander in chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. for the first time said Israel may attempt to attack the Persian Gulf country, a move

Israel won’t accept Egypt treaty changes: Lieberman

kiemtarSep 23, 20120

JERUSALEM — Israel will not accept alterations to its 1979 peace treaty with Egypt, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday, as ties between

Iran uncovered spying device disguised as rock at Fordow nuclear plant

kiemtarSep 23, 20120

The monitoring device exploded when Iranian troops near Fordow nuclear plant disturbed it, Sunday Times reports, citing Western intelligence. A monitoring device disguised as a rock