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Chinese premier visits India to boost ties

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:41:35 -0400

NEW DELHI - Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties.

Chinese boat owner says NKoreans detained his crew

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:44:04 -0400

BEIJING - A Chinese state media report and a boat owner say unidentified North Koreans have taken one of his fishing boats and its crew and are demanding a ransom.

Jamaicans sweep sprints at Diamond League meet

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:12 -0400

SHANGHAI - Jamaica dominated the sprint races at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai on Saturday, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce winning the women's 100 meters and Warren Weir capturing gold in the men's 200.

Dalai Lama's Ind.-born nephew hopes for free Tibet

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:30:08 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Kunga Norbu grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, half a world away from the native Tibetan village of his father and world-famous uncle, the Dalai Lama.

China arrests man over fake plane bomb threats

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:13:04 -0400

BEIJING - A man has been arrested for allegedly making fake bomb threats against several domestic flights bound for Shanghai, Chinese officials said Saturday.

Southern China rains kill 55, leave 14 missing

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:29:48 -0400

BEIJING - Chinese authorities say rainstorms that battered southern China this week have killed 55 people and left 14 others missing.

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Fri, 17 May 2013 16:23:49 -0400

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Iran's Farhadi and China's Jia make Cannes splash

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:17:46 -0400

CANNES, France - Two directors from countries with tough film censorship brought bold and probing movies to the Cannes Film Festival on Friday - one exploring China's social problems, the other delving into the mysteries of the human heart.

Dalai Lama kicks off New Orleans visit

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:14:08 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - The Dalai Lama brought his message of peace and compassion Friday to New Orleans, a city plagued by persistent street violence.

Falling yen to make Japan's goods more affordable

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:23:14 -0400

Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods - from cars to televisions - are going on sale.

Cyr: Pakistan needs peaceful transition of power

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:17:08 -0400

By ARTHUR I. CYR - Pakistan's National Assembly elections on May 11 provided a significant victory to Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party. Despite violence, turnout was approximately 60 percent. A peaceful power transition from the governing Pakistan People's Party (PPP) to this opposition party means progress from the nation's history of military coups. Sharif and his chief political rival, Imran Khan, have pledged to work together.

World stocks strong into the weekend

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:43:22 -0400

AMSTERDAM - World stock markets rose steadily on Friday after two key indicators suggested the U.S. economic expansion will continue.

Chinese visitors part of exchange with Ind. city

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:34:45 -0400

LOGANSPORT, Indiana - A group of 30 Chinese citizens - students, teachers and an education delegate - stayed with families and toured elementary schools in Logansport this week where they observed classes, learned about one another and forged friendships through a recently established cultural exchange program.

Cultural attitudes impede organ donations in China

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:25:06 -0400

BEIJING - China is phasing out its reliance on executed prisoners for donated organs, but an architect of the country's transplant system said Friday that ingrained cultural attitudes are impeding the rise of donations among the general population.

Dozens hurt in Hong Kong train derailment

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:43:19 -0400

HONG KONG - A light rail train has derailed in Hong Kong's northern suburbs, injuring dozens of passengers.

China: Cadillac recalling SUVs to fix wheel nuts

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:31:56 -0400

BEIJING - China's product safety agency says General Motors Co.'s main Chinese joint venture is recalling Cadillac SUVs to correct a problem with nuts that hold their wheels in place.

China State Grid to buy stake in Australia network

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:21:19 -0400

SYDNEY - China's State Grid Corp. is buying a stake in an Australian electricity network company for about $800 million.

Greek PM in China seeking investment, trade deals

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:13:05 -0400

BEIJING - Greece's prime minister is in China seeking investment and trade deals to help revive his country's recession-battered economy.

Beckham's role after retirement to remain global

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:13:45 -0400

PARIS - After David Beckham's long and distinguished football career ends on a remote plastic field in northwestern France, his life promises to be far more glamorous once he steps away from the game he loves.

Harvard's Nieman Foundation announces Class of '14

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:02:37 -0400

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University has announced its 24-member class of 2014.

Residents shout 'Protest!' over refinery in China

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:19:25 -0400

KUNMING, China - More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted "Protest! Protest!" on Thursday to oppose plans for a petroleum refinery, in a large environmental rally that local authorities allowed to go forward in order to let the public vent frustration.

Vietnam imprisons leaflet distributors for 8 years

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:10:20 -0400

HANOI, Vietnam - A Vietnamese court has sentenced two student activists to between six and eight years in prison for distributing leaflets calling on people to demonstrate against China.

Slower Chinese growth adds to pressure on leaders

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:10:28 -0400

BEIJING - Global economic malaise has knocked the stuffing out of Luo Yan's business making toy animals.

Before visit, China downplays frictions with India

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:59:40 -0400

BEIJING - China downplayed border tensions with India on Thursday, days before the new Chinese premier visits the neighboring country on his first foreign visit since taking office in March.

China detains man over fake airline bomb threats

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:40:05 -0400

BEIJING - Police in southern China detained a man early Thursday who is suspected of calling in fake bomb threats that grounded five domestic flights the previous day.