January 2009

EU Foreign Ministers Unenthusiastic About Accepting Guantanamo Detainees

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 11:00

Some European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels Monday were unenthusiastic about accepting former detainees from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba once the Obama administration makes good its promise to close the facility.

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Letter from East Turkestan

Mon, 01/26/2009 - 11:00

Alim Seytoff examines the Chinese government's pre- and post-Olympics campaign of intimidation against the Uyghur people.

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EU makes no Guantanamo commitment

Mon, 01/26/2009 - 11:00

European Union countries want to help the US close its Guantanamo Bay prison camp, but will not yet commit to accepting detainees, EU ministers say.

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Uighurs' lawyers urge immediate release

Mon, 01/26/2009 - 11:00

Lawyers for 17 Guantanamo Bay detainees who are members of a long-persecuted Chinese Muslim minority urged leaders of the new Obama Administration on Friday to order the immediate release of the prisoners, to live at least temporarily in the U.S.

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Obama Inauguration Inspires China

Mon, 01/26/2009 - 11:00

How do people in China see the new U.S. administration?

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France reportedly has Gitmo plan

Mon, 01/26/2009 - 11:00

The French government proposes European Union countries provide homes for 60 inmates from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo, officials said.

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China's challenging New Year

Mon, 01/26/2009 - 11:00

As the country prepares to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic, authorities worry that two other significant anniversaries could serve as flashpoints for political unrest

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Thousands displaced by quake in Xinjiang, China

Mon, 01/26/2009 - 11:00

Thousands of people have been made homeless by an earthquake on Sunday in remote Qapqal, in China's far western region of Xinjiang near the Kazakh border, the Xinhua news agency said on Monday.

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US claims victory in WTO complaint on China piracy

Mon, 01/26/2009 - 11:00

The United States claimed victory Monday in a groundbreaking World Trade Organization case against China for failing to protect and enforce copyrights and trademarks on a wide range of goods.

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China Slams Geithner's Comments on Currency

Mon, 01/26/2009 - 11:00

A top official at China's central bank hit back Saturday at comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner, who said the Obama administration believes that China is manipulating its currency.

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