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2006-02-18T16:49:00.000-08:00

VOA News - Deadly Cartoon Riots Spread to Nigeria: "Deadly Cartoon Riots Spread to Nigeria

Extra security forces have been deployed in parts of Nigeria after deadly rioting over cartoons of the prophet Muhammad spread to sub-Saharan Africa. Police are reporting 16 people were killed during anti-Christian violence on Saturday."

2006-02-15T00:10:00.000-08:00

British Ban Indoor Smoking - New York Times: "British Ban Indoor Smoking

LONDON, Feb. 14 — After a tortured debate, Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for a total ban on smoking in indoor public places in England — a move that seemed certain to end the time-hallowed traditions of the smoky British pub, where a pint of ale and a cigarette once defined the downtime of generations."

2006-02-14T16:49:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Bird flu spreading across Europe
"Bird flu spreading across Europe

Two swans found dead in northern Germany have the virulent H5N1 bird flu virus, officials say, marking the first such cases in the country."

2006-02-02T21:41:00.000-08:00

Temperatures Rise Over Cartoons Mocking Muhammad - New York Times: "Temperatures Rise Over Cartoons Mocking Muhammad

PARIS, Feb. 2 — An international dispute over European newspaper cartoons deemed blasphemous by some Muslims gained momentum on Thursday when gunmen threatened the European Union offices in Gaza and more European papers pointedly published the drawings as an affirmation of freedom of speech."

2006-01-26T06:13:00.000-08:00

VOA News - China Backs Russia Plan on Iran Uranium Enrichment: "China Backs Russia Plan on Iran Uranium Enrichment

China is backing a proposal to allow Iran to enrich uranium on Russian territory - a compromise meant to defuse a dispute with Western nations over Iran's recent moves to restart its nuclear program. Iran's top nuclear negotiator has finished a day of talks in Beijing."

2006-01-18T00:40:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | Business | Selling panic closes Tokyo market:
"Selling panic closes Tokyo market
Tokyo's stock exchange closed early for the first time in its history on Wednesday, in a bid to head off a meltdown after a frantic day's trading."

2006-01-17T02:14:00.000-08:00

Russia and China Demand Iran Freeze Nuclear Activity, but Reject Referral to U.N. - New York Times:
"Russia and China Demand Iran Freeze Nuclear Activity, but Reject Referral to U.N.

By ELAINE SCIOLINO and ALAN COWELL
Published: January 17, 2006

PARIS, Jan. 16 - Russia and China affirmed Monday that Iran must resume its freeze on certain nuclear activities, but refused a call by the Americans and the Europeans for the issue to be put before the United Nations Security Council, according to the British Foreign Office and senior European officials."

2006-01-15T21:06:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | UN powers debate Iran escalation:
"UN powers debate Iran escalation
World powers are preparing for a meeting in London to discuss a common strategy to tackle Iran over its resumption of nuclear fuel research."

2006-01-11T23:25:00.000-08:00

United Press International - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper
"172 dead in 2-week cold-wave in India
Jan. 11, 2006 at 4:16PM
A cold wave in India is letting up slightly but has been blamed for at least 172 deaths. "

2006-01-10T21:04:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Two more bird flu deaths in China: "Two more people have died of bird flu in China, bringing the total number of fatalities there to five, the World Health Organization has said."

2006-01-07T03:40:00.000-08:00

Yao Wenyuan, 74, Member of Gang of Four, Is Dead - New York Times: "Yao Wenyuan, 74, Member of Gang of Four, Is Dead
By DAVID BARBOZA
Published: January 7, 2006
SHANGHAI, Saturday, Jan. 7 - Yao Wenyuan, the last surviving member of China's notorious Gang of Four, the powerful group that was blamed for many of the excesses of the Cultural Revolution, died Dec. 23, according to the official New China News Agency. He was 74."

2006-01-03T21:37:00.000-08:00

Iran to Resume Nuclear Work, Angering U.S. - New York Times
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
Published: January 4, 2006
PARIS, Jan. 3 - Iran announced Tuesday that it planned to restart nuclear research, a move that jeopardized an agreement with the Europeans, complicated a Russian initiative and prompted an American threat."

2006-01-03T21:35:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | 'Miraculous' rescue for US miners: "Twelve men trapped underground since an explosion in a US mine on Monday have been found alive, reports say."

2006-01-01T05:41:00.000-08:00

VOA News - Ukraine Confirms Cuts in Natural Gas Supplies From Russia
Ukraine's national oil and gas company confirms that Russia has decreased the supply of natural gas to Ukraine. The move is the result of a disagreement between Kiev and Moscow over how much Ukraine pays for the fuel.

2005-12-31T18:32:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Russia set to cut off Ukraine gas: "Russian gas supplies to Ukraine will be cut at 0700 GMT on Sunday, after last-ditch talks between the two sides failed to settle a price dispute."

2005-12-25T19:23:00.000-08:00

Train Derails in Japan, Killing 4 - New York Times: "Train Derails in Japan, Killing 4
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 25, 2005
TOKYO - An express train traveling through strong winter winds derailed in northern Japan on Sunday, killing four people and injuring more than 30, a police official said."

2005-12-25T19:22:00.000-08:00

In First Christmas Homily, Pope Reflects on World Conflicts - New York Times: "In First Christmas Homily, Pope Reflects on World Conflicts
By IAN FISHER
Published: December 26, 2005
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 25 - In his first Christmas address, Pope Benedict XVI prayed Sunday for peace in poorer, war-torn parts of the world as he warned the more comfortable that they 'risk becoming victims of their own intellectual and technical achievements.'"

2005-12-25T19:20:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | S Korea cloning research was fake
S Korea cloning research was fake
Hwang Woo-suk
Dr Hwang has been hailed as a hero in South Korea
Research by South Korea's top human cloning scientist - hailed as a breakthrough earlier this year - was fabricated, colleagues have concluded.

2005-11-18T23:35:00.000-08:00

CNN.com - APEC: Trade talk progress needed - Nov 19, 2005
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) -- Asia-Pacific leaders including U.S. President George W. Bush and China's Hu Jintao have sought to breathe life into stalled global trade negotiations at an annual summit with a statement calling for a breakthrough in a stalemate with Europe over agricultural subsidies.

2005-11-15T23:50:00.000-08:00

China to Vaccinate All Its Poultry - New York Times: "BEIJING, Nov. 15 - China's Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday that it would inject all of the nation's 5.2 billion chickens, geese and ducks with a vaccine against bird flu."

2005-11-11T23:35:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Eighth bird flu outbreak in China
The authorities in China have announced another outbreak of bird flu - the country's eighth within a month.

2005-11-11T23:33:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | Technology | Sony stops making anti-piracy CDs
Sony has said it will suspend the production of music CDs with anti-piracy technology that can leave computers vulnerable to viruses.

2005-11-07T19:00:00.000-08:00

First Death Is Reported in Paris Riots as Arson Increases - New York Times
PARIS, Monday, Nov. 8 - France's growing urban unrest claimed its first life today and Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin later indicated on French television that the government was near a decision to allow local officials to impose curfews.

2005-11-06T22:48:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Six million birds culled in China
Six million poultry have been killed in a mass cull in a Chinese province hit by bird flu, state-run media have said.

2005-11-05T06:42:00.000-08:00

VOA News - Japan, North Korea Reach No Agreements During Direct Talks
Japanese officials on Saturday said no breakthroughs came out of two days of direct talks with North Korea held in Beijing. The discussions were the first to be held in a year between two Asian neighbors that have never had diplomatic relations.

2005-11-05T01:00:00.000-08:00

Indonesia confirms fifth bird flu death - Yahoo! News
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia has confirmed its fifth death from bird flu after tests by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

2005-11-03T22:40:00.000-08:00

Want 'War and Peace' Online? How About 20 Pages at a Time? - New York Times: "In a race to become the iTunes of the publishing world, Amazon.com and Google are both developing systems to allow consumers to purchase online access to any page, section or chapter of a book. These programs would combine their already available systems of searching books online with a commercial component that could revolutionize the way that people read books."

2005-11-03T17:01:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | Health | Asia 'not hiding bird flu cases'
There is no evidence of hidden cases of bird flu in people in South-East Asia, British scientists have stated.

2005-11-03T16:59:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Climate response risks to nature
Some animals are responding to climate change in ways which could threaten their survival, a new study finds.

2005-11-02T22:07:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | World Bank warns of bird flu cost
The World Bank has described the potential economic impact of a global bird flu pandemic as a "grave concern".

2005-10-31T00:19:00.000-08:00

VOA News - Thousands Line Up to Pay Respects to Rosa Parks: "Tens of thousands of Americans are standing in line in Washington, D.C., waiting to pay respects to civil rights icon Rosa Parks whose body is lying in honor in the rotunda of the U.S. capitol."

2005-10-28T22:09:00.000-07:00

Vietnam has two new suspected bird flu deaths - doctor - Yahoo! News
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam, where the bird flu virus has killed more than 40 people, has two new suspected human deaths from the disease, a hospital official said on Saturday.

2005-10-27T16:59:00.000-07:00

Miers Withdraws Nomination for Supreme Court - New York Times: "WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 - Harriet E. Miers withdrew her nomination for the Supreme Court this morning after weeks of increasingly heated debate over the depth of her conservative beliefs and her qualifications to fill the seat to be vacated by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor."

2005-10-25T07:03:00.000-07:00

VOA News - UNICEF Launches Global Children's AIDS Campaign: "The United Nations Children's Fund kicked off a new campaign by calling on East Asian countries to take stronger action to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among children and adolescents. UNCEF says AIDS is increasingly affecting Asia's youth."

2005-10-24T20:13:00.000-07:00

3 Bombers Strike at Baghdad Hotels Used by Foreigners - New York Times
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 24 - A suicide bomber on Monday drove a cement mixer packed with explosives into the front courtyard of two prominent Baghdad hotels popular with foreigners, but failed to destroy his apparent targets when the vehicle became snagged in barbed wire as it headed for the main entrances.

2005-10-22T23:41:00.000-07:00

Hurricane Wilma pounds Mexican resorts, killing three - 23 Oct 2005 - World News: "Hurricane Wilma pounds Mexican resorts, killing three

23.10.05 2.45pm
By Noel Randewich

CANCUN, Mexico - Hurricane Wilma blasted through Mexico's Caribbean resorts, smashing homes and killing three people in a slow-moving rampage that put it on course to hit Florida next. "

2005-10-22T00:19:00.000-07:00

More bird flu cases found in Russia - Yahoo! News
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian vets have found bird flu in a village in the southern Urals where 31 birds died, an Emergencies Ministry official said on Saturday.

2005-10-22T00:17:00.000-07:00

Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Wilma, an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm pounding Mexico's Caribbean beach resorts with ferocious winds and rains, was projected to strike Florida on Monday, according to all of the major weather models.

2005-10-21T07:26:00.000-07:00

VOA News - Hurricane Wilma Nears Mexican Resort Towns: "Weather forecasters say the core of Hurricane Wilma is expected to hit Mexico's Yucatan peninsula within hours, as powerful winds and rain trap thousands of tourists inside emergency shelters."

2005-10-16T22:25:00.000-07:00

VOA News - Japanese PM Visits Controversial War Shrine: "Japanese PM Visits Controversial War Shrine
By VOA News
17 October 2005
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has paid another visit to a Tokyo war shrine seen by critics as a symbol of Japan's past militarism."

2005-10-15T09:10:00.000-07:00

Xinhua - English
BANGKOK, Oct. 15 (Xinhuanet) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the H5N1 bird flu strain is mutating into a new subtype which could be transmitted among humans, the Thai News Agency reported Saturday.

2005-10-15T06:47:00.000-07:00

VOA News - Earthquake Casualty Count Soars in Pakistan: "The official death toll in Pakistan from last week's massive South Asia earthquake has risen to 38,000, with thousands more injured and millions homeless. Aftershocks and bad weather continue to hamper relief efforts."

2005-10-15T06:39:00.000-07:00

EU devises strategy to halt spread of bird flu - World - Times Online: "BRUSSELS ordered European poultry farmers to move their flocks indoors last night, as part of an emergency package of measures to prevent the potentially lethal bird flu virus spreading across the continent."

2005-10-14T00:11:00.000-07:00

U.S. says bird flu in Europe a "troubling sign" - Yahoo! News: "HANOI (Reuters) - The spread of Asia's deadly bird flu to Europe is a 'troubling sign' and migratory birds will inevitably carry the virus farther, U.S. Health Secretary Mike Leavitt said on Friday."

2005-10-14T00:08:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Oldest noodles unearthed in China: "The remains of the world's oldest noodles have been unearthed in China."

2005-10-14T00:07:00.000-07:00

Official Google Blog: Bird flu basics
As flu season approaches, there's been a lot of talk about bird flu. I thought I'd try to clarify some of the issues and misconceptions around this illness. I keep up with news on this and other emerging diseases in a number of ways, including Pro-MED, which is produced by the Federation of American Scientists, and the World Health Organization site. You can also read lots more at the CDC site, especially here.

2005-10-13T17:06:00.000-07:00

VOA News - More Than 70 Die in Fighting in Southern Russian City
Fierce fighting raged for hours in a city in southern Russia after gunmen launched attacks against government buildings and police stations. Russian news reports say more than 70 people, including 50 militants were killed by the fighting in a region near Chechnya, where Russian troops have been battling separatist rebels for more than a decade.

2005-10-13T16:50:00.000-07:00

VOA News - Dangerous Bird Flu Strain Reaches Turkey
The European Union's health chief says the type of bird flu discovered in Turkey during the past week may be fatal in humans. The announcement follows the mass slaughter of birds thought to pose a risk after the disease surfaced earlier this week in Balikesir Province.

2005-10-13T16:49:00.000-07:00

VOA News - Race Against Time in Pakistan's Mountain Villages
U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland says it might be too late to save thousands of earthquake victims in Pakistan's remote mountain villages. Aid is reaching many of the devastated villages, but delays still plague the massive emergency response.

2005-10-13T05:16:00.000-07:00

CNN.com - Turkey bird flu 'is deadly strain' - Oct 13, 2005: "Turkey bird flu 'is deadly strain'"BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in Turkish poultry and is likely present in Romania, the European Commission has said.

2005-10-12T09:12:00.000-07:00

CNN.com - Alaska volcanoes show signs of unrest - Oct 12, 2005
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) -- Anchorage residents could see a cloud of steam over the weekend from a volcano 75 miles away -- one of three Alaska volcanoes showing signs of unrest.

2005-10-11T09:36:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Romania culls birds in flu scare
Romania is culling thousands of farmyard birds in the Danube delta amid fears of an avian flu outbreak.

2005-10-10T02:04:00.000-07:00

Guatemalans Dig for Bodies Buried in Mud - New York Times: "GUATEMALA CITY, Oct. 9 - Hundreds of men in the Guatemalan Indian village of Panab�j hacked with hoes and shovels on Saturday at the river of mud about a half mile wide and as deep as 20 feet that hit their town last week."

2005-10-05T16:52:00.000-07:00

Deadly 1918 Epidemic Linked to Bird Flu, Scientists Say - New York Times
Two teams of federal and university scientists announced today that they had resurrected the 1918 influenza virus, the cause of one of history's most deadly epidemics, and had found that unlike the viruses that caused more recent flu pandemics of 1957 and 1968, the 1918 virus was actually a bird flu that jumped directly to humans.

2005-10-04T17:32:00.000-07:00

Independent Online Edition > Asia : app2: "The suicide bombers who brought terror to Bali for the second time in three years were probably recruited by a British-educated Islamic militant, according to one of the ringleaders of the 2002 nightclub attacks."

2005-10-02T18:38:00.000-07:00

Independent Online Edition > UK Environment : app4: "The sun will appear to be turned into a crescent this morning as a partial solar eclipse affects the British Isles."

2005-10-02T18:36:00.000-07:00

Reuters AlertNet - El Salvador fears killer volcano could erupt again
SAN SALVADOR, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A volcano in western El Salvador that killed two people and forced thousands to flee when it erupted for the first time in a century on Saturday, could roar to life again, authorities warned on Sunday.

2005-09-29T01:52:00.000-07:00

Japan may pull troops out of Iraq in early 2006 - Yahoo! News: "Japan may pull troops out of Iraq in early 2006
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan is currently studying a plan to pull its 600 troops out of southern
Iraq in the first half of next year, a newspaper reported."

2005-09-02T01:30:00.000-07:00

Local Officials Criticize Federal Government Over Response - New York Times: "NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1 - Despair, privation and violent lawlessness grew so extreme in New Orleans on Thursday that the flooded city's mayor issued a 'desperate S O S' and other local officials, describing the security situation as horrific, lambasted the federal government as responding too slowly to the disaster."

2005-08-31T19:25:00.000-07:00

New Orleans Mayor Says Hurricane May Have Killed Thousands - New York Times: "NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Hurricane Katrina probably killed thousands of people in New Orleans, the mayor said Wednesday -- an estimate that, if accurate, would make the storm the nation's deadliest natural disaster since at least the 1906 San Francisco earthquake."

2005-08-31T00:01:00.000-07:00

Much of Gulf Coast Is Crippled; Death Toll Rises After Hurricane - New York Times: "NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 30 - A day after New Orleans thought it had narrowly escaped the worst of Hurricane Katrina's wrath, water broke through two levees on Tuesday and virtually submerged and isolated the city, causing incalculable destruction and rendering it uninhabitable for weeks to come."

2005-08-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

Typhoon Mawar bears down on Tokyo - Yahoo! News: "TOKYO (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon was beating a path toward Tokyo on Thursday and was forecast to make landfall near the Japanese capital in the evening, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rainfall that was snarling transportation and disrupting oil shipments."

2005-08-20T08:03:00.000-07:00

Russia fears bird flu cases in major farm - report - Yahoo! News: "MOSCOW (Reuters) - The deadly bird flu virus may have struck a big commercial poultry farm in Russia for the first time, a news agency reported on Saturday."

2005-08-17T22:02:00.000-07:00

International News Article | Reuters.com: "BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Russia began eight days of war games on Thursday aimed at boosting cooperation between the former adversaries and sending a message to the United States about their growing influence in the region."

2005-08-14T23:55:00.000-07:00

Russia reports bird flu in sixth region - Ifax - Yahoo! News: "MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported an outbreak of bird flu in the Urals region of Chelyabinsk on Monday, the sixth region in the country to have been struck by the virus since mid-July, Interfax news agency said on Monday."

2005-08-12T18:21:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | China on track for moon mission: "China on track for moon mission
The mission is christened Chang'e-1 after the Chinese Moon goddess
China is preparing to launch its first ever lunar orbiter in 2007, as part of its burgeoning space programme."

2005-08-04T02:16:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Discovery may need more repairs: "Nasa scientists are trying to determine whether the US space shuttle Discovery will need more repairs before being given the all clear to return to Earth."

2005-08-01T05:41:00.000-07:00

Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "KHARTOUM (Reuters) - John Garang, who led Sudan's southern rebels for two decades before making peace and joining the government he fought, has died in a helicopter crash, sparking riots and fears for hard-won stability."

2005-08-01T01:09:00.000-07:00

Europe Meets the New Face of Terrorism - New York Times: "LONDON, July 31 - One attack was deadly, the other was not. But taken together, the two terrorist strikes that hit London in July highlight a new, more ominous face of terrorism in Europe."

2005-07-31T00:48:00.000-07:00

Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "BOMBAY (Reuters) - Fresh torrential rains in western India stopped flight operations and disrupted train services in Bombay on Sunday, and officials said the death toll from severe flooding in the region could soon reach 1,000."

2005-07-28T06:17:00.000-07:00

NASA Suspending Shuttle Program Over Foam Debris - New York Times: "HOUSTON, July 28 - The space shuttle Discovery successfully docked with the International Space Station today, after carrying out an unprecedented back-flip to allow the crewmembers to photograph the shuttle's heat shield."

2005-07-18T20:24:00.000-07:00

VOA News - Bush Meets With India's Prime Minister, Announces Policy Change: "President Bush has opened the door to U.S. help for India's nuclear power industry. It is yet another sign of a transformation in U.S.-Indian relations."

2005-07-18T20:12:00.000-07:00

Most Japanese want alternative war memorial - poll - Yahoo! News: "TOKYO (Reuters) - Almost two thirds of Japanese favor building a new war memorial as an alternative to Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, criticized as a symbol of the country's past militarism, a newspaper poll said on Tuesday. "

2005-07-16T02:37:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | UK | Biochemist has 'no al-Qaeda link': "Biochemist has 'no al-Qaeda link'
An Egyptian biochemist held for questioning over the London bomb attacks has no links to al-Qaeda, Egypt's interior minister has said."

2005-07-15T00:00:00.000-07:00

CNN.com - Hurricane Emily now Category 4 - Jul 15, 2005
Season's second major storm of season
(CNN) -- Hurricane Emily was upgraded early Friday to a Category 4 hurricane as it churned across the Caribbean Sea toward the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, and forecasters warned some additional strengthening is possible before it makes landfall."

2005-07-14T07:10:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | UK | London bombing victims remembered: "A two-minute silence in memory of the dozens killed and hundreds injured in the London bombings has been held."

2005-07-13T18:37:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Problem delays US shuttle launch: "The launch of the Discovery space shuttle has been delayed for several days because of technical problems."

2005-07-12T02:41:00.000-07:00

CNN.com - Emily now season's 5th tropical storm - Jul 12, 2005
"Several states cleaning up after Dennis
(CNN) -- The 2005 hurricane season has its fifth named storm, as tropical depression No. 5 became Tropical Storm Emily late Monday, the National Hurricane Center said."

2005-05-01T19:36:00.000-07:00

Orthodox Believers Mark Easter in Russia - Yahoo! News: "MOSCOW - Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II wished health and happiness to millions of Orthodox Christians as believers on Sunday marked Easter, the holiest day in the Orthodox calendar."

2005-04-30T21:10:00.000-07:00

Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Scientist's bright idea to fight global warming
CAMBRDIGE (Reuters) - Professor Colin Humphreys is a man who works on a very small scale but has some big, bright ideas."

2005-04-30T21:09:00.000-07:00

Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Japan rail firm warned by government before crash
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese transport ministry in March issued a 'severe warning' to the operator of the train line where Japan's worst crash in over 40 years took place, a Japanese newspaper reported on Sunday."

2005-04-23T19:50:00.000-07:00

Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Japan foreign minster hails Japan-China summit
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura on Sunday hailed the ice-breaking talks in Jakarta between the leaders of China and Japan, but he warned Beijing against more anti-Japan demonstrations."

2005-04-20T00:10:00.000-07:00

Yahoo! News - China's Hu leaves for summit and face-off with Koizumi: "China's Hu leaves for summit and face-off with Koizumi
BEIJING, (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao left for the Asia-Africa summit and a showdown with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as top officials again urged Tokyo to deal with its history."

2005-04-17T07:34:00.000-07:00

Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Radcliffe triumphs again in London
LONDON (Reuters) - World marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe put her Olympic Games trauma behind her on Sunday with a virtuoso display of solo running to win the London marathon for the third time in as many attempts."

2005-04-17T07:31:00.000-07:00

CNN.com - Beijing rejects Tokyo demand for apology - Apr 17, 2005: "Thousands march in Chinese demonstrations against Japan
BEIJING, China (AP) -- China on Sunday rebuffed Japanese demands for an apology after stone-throwing protesters damaged the Japanese Embassy and a consulate in demonstrations over Tokyo's wartime history and campaign for a permanent U.N. Security Council seat."

2005-04-16T05:42:00.000-07:00

CNN.com - Japan demands apology from China - Apr 16, 2005: "TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- The Japanese government strongly protested on Saturday a new wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China, saying Beijing should have prevented the violence."

2005-04-16T05:41:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Thousands join anti-Japan protest: "Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Chinese city of Shanghai in the latest in a series of anti-Japanese demonstrations."

2005-04-15T23:36:00.000-07:00

Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Thousands protest Japan in eastern China
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - With some shouting 'Japanese invaders must die', thousands protested against Japan's wartime past in eastern China on Saturday, hurling projectiles at Tokyo's consulate and burning Japanese flags in Shanghai."

2005-04-06T21:07:00.000-07:00

The New York Times > International > International Special > Line of Pilgrims to View Pope Is Closed Because of Huge Crowds: "VATICAN CITY, April 6 - The streets around St. Peter's Basilica swelled Wednesday with an estimated one million pilgrims, nearly double the barely manageable number of the day before. The surge was so great that late on Wednesday night Italian officials closed down the line to view the body of Pope John Paul II."

2005-04-06T01:11:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Bird flu claims 50th Asian victim: "A 10-year-old Vietnamese girl is reported to have died from avian flu, local health officials say."

2005-04-05T22:12:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Japan attacks China 'patriotism': "Japan has called on China to control anti-Japanese protests, in the wake of a row over new Japanese school books."

2005-04-05T07:25:00.000-07:00

Yahoo! News - Group for Chinese Stores Wants Boycott: "Group for Chinese Stores Wants Boycott
BEIJING - A trade group for Chinese chain stores is calling on its members to stop selling Japanese beer, coffee and other products to protest Japanese textbooks that critics say misrepresent Tokyo's role in World War II."

2005-04-05T07:22:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Japan history texts anger E Asia: "Japan has approved a set of new school history text books whose version of past events has already sparked complaints from South Korea and China."

2005-04-03T17:09:00.000-07:00

Yahoo! News - Royal Wedding to Go Ahead Despite Pope: "Royal Wedding to Go Ahead Despite Pope
LONDON - Prince Charles' wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles will go ahead Friday as planned, even if it clashes with the funeral of Pope John Paul II, the prince's office said Sunday."

2005-04-02T23:34:00.000-08:00

Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Pope John Paul II dies
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul II, whose 26-year papacy helped defeat Communism in Europe but left a Roman Catholic Church divided over his rigorous orthodoxy, died on Saturday after a prolonged struggle with ill health."

2005-04-01T19:52:00.000-08:00

The New York Times > International > Europe > At St. Peter's Square, Tens of Thousand Pray for the Pope: "At St. Peter's Square, Tens of Thousand Pray for the Pope
ROME, April 1 - Tens of thousands of worshipers gathered on a cool spring evening in St. Peter's Square tonight to pray for Pope John Paul II in his dying hours."

2005-04-01T00:12:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Anger growing over Schiavo death: "A political row has broken out in the US after the death of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged woman at the heart of a long-running legal dispute."

2005-03-31T15:43:00.000-08:00

Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Pope's health takes turn for worse
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul has developed a very high fever caused by a urinary infection, the Vatican has said, in a major worsening of his already fragile health."

2005-03-28T19:30:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Lethal quake rattles tsunami zone: "A massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia has killed hundreds of people and triggered tsunami alerts around the Indian Ocean."

2005-03-28T17:25:00.000-08:00

The New York Times > International > Asia Pacific > Major Earthquake Hits Off the Coast of Sumatra: "Major Earthquake Hits Off the Coast of Sumatra
An earthquake of 8.7 magnitude shook Indonesia today, three months after a considerably stronger quake triggered a tsunami that caused widespread devastation in the region and killed tens of thousands of people."