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27 Die in Rioting in Ethnically Divided Western China

27 Die in Rioting in Ethnically Divided Western China


27 Die in Rioting in Ethnically Divided Western China

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 12:39 AM PDT

The violence is the latest sign of tension between the Turkic-speaking Uighur minority and the majority Han Chinese.
    


Australia’s Leader Accepts Vote on Her Control of Labor Party

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 12:32 AM PDT

Fearing a loss in coming Parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Julia Gillard agrees to stand for a vote on her leadership of the Labor Party.
    


27 Killed in Ethic Violence in Western China

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 12:12 AM PDT

The violence is the latest sign of tension between the Turkic-speaking Uighur minority and the majority Han Chinese.
    


Texas Abortion Bill Appears to Win Final Approval

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 12:02 AM PDT

One day after House passage, the Senate adopted restrictions that legislation opponents said could close most abortion clinics in the state.
    

Australia to Urge U.N. to Ban Japanese Whaling

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:25 PM PDT

Australia will argue on Wednesday that Japan harpoons minke whales each year around Antarctica in breach of a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling.
    


Riots Kill 27 in Minority Region of Far West China

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 10:58 PM PDT

Riots in a restive far western region of China on Wednesday killed 27 people and left at least three injured, state media said.
    


With Snowden in Middle, U.S. and Russia Joust, and Cool Off

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 06:54 PM PDT

President Vladimir V. Putin confirmed that Edward J. Snowden, the American wanted on spying charges, was in Moscow, but appeared to rule out his extradition to the United States.
    


F.T.C. Tells Search Engines to Label Advertising as Such

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 06:33 PM PDT

The Federal Trade Commission told Google, Bing and Yahoo among others to clarify what sort of material is coming up in search results.
    


Taliban’s Divided Tactics Raise Doubts Over Talks

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 06:22 PM PDT

Members of the Taliban's newly opened office in Qatar have been talking about making peace with the Afghan government, but some Western observers remain skeptical.
    

Square Feet: Chinese Investors Pursue U.S. Property Deals

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:47 PM PDT

Chinese investors have been buying marquee commercial properties in New York and other American cities, in many cases encouraged and aided by the Chinese government.
    


Supreme Court Invalidates Key Part of Voting Rights Act

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:43 PM PDT

The Supreme Court split along ideological lines with its ruling that Congress had not provided adequate justification for subjecting the states, mostly in the South, to federal oversight.
    


Obama Outlines Ambitious Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:40 PM PDT

President Obama proposed far-reaching regulations on power plants and energy efficiency, using executive actions that will not need Congressional approval.
    


Copter Crash Kills 19 as Flood Rescue Efforts Strain Indian Air Force

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:37 PM PDT

Airlifts have evacuated 12,000, but pilots say the mountains, winds and lack of landing pads are testing their will and courage.
    

Greek Plan May Reward Some Bank Executives

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:17 PM PDT

Many of the investors who are expected to participate in the stock program are the same executives who were running the banks at the time of their crisis.
    

Calm Returns to Lebanese City, but Tensions Remain

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 04:12 PM PDT

A 48-hour battle in the coastal city of Sidon left dozens dead and was viewed as a result of resentments arising from the Syria conflict.
    


‘Arab Idol’ Winner Returns to Palestine to Cheers and Unease

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:51 PM PDT

A pan-Arab talent contest put Hamas followers who consider it un-Islamic in a bind when Gaza and the West Bank erupted in celebration after a Palestinian won.
    


$1.2 Million Disappears From a Passenger-Jet Shipment of U.S. Currency

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 02:53 PM PDT

Tens of millions of dollars were being shipped in a commercial airliner from Zurich to a Federal Reserve center near New York, but when the shipment was delivered, it was short.
    


Taliban Launch Deadly Attack in Kabul

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 02:05 PM PDT

At least four suicide bombers targeted the heart of the Afghan government early Tuesday morning.
    


After Loss, Querrey Complains About Tomic’s Use of Injury Timeout

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:55 PM PDT

Sam Querrey appeared to lose his momentum after Bernard Tomic took a timeout in the fourth set because of a bout of dizziness.
    

Car Sharing Grows With Fewer Strings Attached

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:41 PM PDT

Car-sharing services which don't require users to return a vehicle to a lot are already popular in Berlin, and have now come to many cities in the United States.
    

Robson Soothes Angst Over State of British Tennis

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:14 PM PDT

Laura Robson defeated 10th-seeded Maria Kirilenko in the first round at Wimbledon, providing a slim measure of hope for British tennis, after several of Robson's countrymen and countrywomen had been sent packing.
    

Rivals Oppose Proposed Google Concessions on Displaying Search Results

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT

The companies are concerned that Google's proposals to settle an antitrust case would enhance, rather than diminish, Google's reach in Europe.
    


Vigil for Mandela Continues as Family Members Hold Emergency Meeting

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:35 AM PDT

Relatives met in Nelson Mandela's ancestral village to discuss "delicate matters" — a euphemism widely interpreted to mean preparations for his death.
    

Ecuador Risks Trade Problems With U.S. if It Grants Asylum to Snowden

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:03 AM PDT

President Rafael Correa risks preferential status for several key Ecuadorean exports if he angers Washington.
    

Bottoms Up: Beer-Flavored Ice Cream

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 10:06 AM PDT

Two of summer's signature indulgences are getting better acquainted.
    


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