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2010-07-31: Headlines

Straits Times: Letter protesting jail sentence 2010-07-31
A GROUP of prominent activists in China have signed an open letter protesting the heavy jail sentence for a Uighur journalist over deadly riots in the far-western Xinjiang region last year. | The letter, signed by 23 human rights lawyers, academics and writers, is being circulated in China. A translated version was published by the Hong Kong-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders on its website and sent to AFP on Saturday.
Ghana Business News: Chinese successor found for Warren Buffett 2010-07-31
Get the Flash Player to see the slideshow. | The things you do well are the things to delegate. Hold on to those that are challenging and difficult. That is how you will grow. | 91 - Day12.45%12.85% | 182 - Day12.57%13.41% | Twenty-one years ago, Li Lu was a student leader of the Tiananmen Square protests. Now a hedge-fund manager, he is in line to become a successor to Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
srilankaguardian.org: | Sri Lanka Guardian | 2010-07-31
UN tribunal sentenced Ex-Khmer Rouge jailer to 19 years...how about Mahinda and Co! | by Satheesan Kumaaran (July 31, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian)The United Nations-backed tribunal found the former Khmer Rouge chief jailer, Kaing Guek Eav, aka Duch, guilty of war crimes against humanity on July 26, 2010
Ninemsn: Man, woman stabbed in Sydney hotel 2010-07-31
A young couple were stabbed after an argument with a man inside a hotel at The Rocks in Sydney early on Saturday. | The victims, a 24-year-old woman and 22-year-old man, were injured about 1.30am (AEST) when the offender turned violent during the verbal altercation. | He started attacking the man, who was stabbed in the shoulder, and the woman was hurt when she tried to intervene. | She sustained a wound to the ankle.
Webnewswire.com: India: Press Burmese Leader on Human Rights 2010-07-31
Than Shwe, the head of Burmas ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), will conduct a state visit to India from July 25-29, 2010, where he will hold high-level meetings with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior officials. Than Shwes visit comes amidst preparations for elections in Burma later this year, which so far have been characterized by continued repression of the political opposition.
Mindanao Examiner: SINGAPORE: Silence of the Lions 2010-07-31
SINGAPORE ñ "Chewing gum is banned in Singapore?" a curious friend in Bangkok asks. Encouraged by my nod, she cautiously probes:"What happens when you get caught, death sentence?" You laugh. Perhaps the question was almost child-like in its naivety. But it highlights the far-reaching reputation of a government that freely dishes out harsh penalties on every imaginable ìcrime"."
CBS News: CBSNews : Chinese Activists Speak Out For Jailed Uighur 2010-07-31
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The Temasek Review: Singapore hypocrisy: hang the drug couriers while investing with the drug barons 2010-07-31
The net effect of the Singapore government's barbaric hanging of drug courier Van Nguyen will be to increase profits for the government's trading partner, Burmese drug lord Lo Hsing Han. | While the high-profile execution will no doubt reduce the supply of heroin somewhat, the inelastic demand by addicts will just increase the margin to the wholesaler, Lo.
Medscape: Integrated Approach Needed to Reduce TB Deaths in Those With HIV 2010-07-31
A GROUP of prominent activists in China have signed an open letter protesting the heavy jail sentence for a Uighur journalist over deadly riots in the far-western Xinjiang region last year. | The letter, signed by 23 human rights lawyers, academics and writers, is being circulated in China. A translated version was published by the Hong Kong-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders on its website and sent to AFP on Saturday.

2010-07-30: Headlines

Los Angeles Times: The Oliver Stone danger 2010-07-30
The filmmaker's 'contextualizing' of Hitler and Stalin as not-such-terrible-guys could disable our future resolve against mega-evil.
The Associated Press: China criticizes Clinton comments on island chains 2010-07-30
China's military on Friday criticized remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Washington had a strong interest in seeing territorial disputes in the South China Sea resolved peacefully. | Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng told reporters that China opposes what he called the "internationalization"
Taiwan Today: SAAG: Time to talk 2010-07-30
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says he h ... | Retired U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, who ov... | U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke with several... | Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and other... | By C. S. Kuppuswamy Myanmar€™s Head of State, Senior General Than Shwe visited India from 25 to 29 July 2010.
Earthtimes: Uighur group condemns jailing of webmasters in Chinas far west 2010-07-30
Beijing - A US-based Uighur rights group on Friday accused China of 'suffocating' free expression by the country's Uighur minority after reports that three Uighur webmasters were sentenced to long prison terms last week for 'endangering state s...
Bloomberg: UK Author Says He Wont Apologize for Book on Singapores Death Penalty 2010-07-30
Alan Shadrake, the British author charged for contempt of court for challenging the integrity and independence of Singapore€™s judiciary, said he wouldn€™t apologize for his book on the city€™s death penalty .
Eurasia Review: SAAG: Myanmar: Than Shwes Visit To India 2010-07-30
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says he h ... | Retired U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, who ov... | U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke with several... | Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and other... | By C. S. Kuppuswamy Myanmar€™s Head of State, Senior General Than Shwe visited India from 25 to 29 July 2010.
Pakistan Patriot: Indias field day 2010-07-30
Bharat (aka India) has been face colossal reverses in its Foreign Policy. Will the orchestrated Leaks give it a respite? | While the Wikileaks were on a 96 hour news cycle, and most US sources after having discussed them threadbare are beginning to move on to new subjects–the Bharati (aka Indian) media is clinging on to them and the orchestrated immature statements by the British Prime Minister.
Bangkok Post: Post Publishing PCL.: British death penalty book author defiant in Singapore 2010-07-30
A British author facing a possible jail term over his book criticising Singapore's use of the death penalty was defiant following his first court hearing Friday.
The Associated Press: UK author vows to fight Singapore contempt charge 2010-07-30
A British author vowed Friday to fight charges in Singapore related to his book on the city-state's death penalty policy, even if it lands him in jail. | Alan Shadrake, 75, said he rejected a plea bargain from the attorney general's office to drop a contempt of court charge in exchange for an apology for statements about Singapore's judicial system in his book, "Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock."

2010-07-29: Headlines

TIME: Why Turkey Still Gets a Cold Shoulder From the EU 2010-07-29
As British Prime Minister David Cameron scolds the E.U. for not letting in Turkey, some say the nation itself is partly to blam...
The Epoch Times: Geoff Gregory (AU): 10000 Guangdong Residents March to Safeguard Cantonese Language 2010-07-29
More than 10,000 residents in Guangzhou have protested against a clamp down on their native Cantonese language.
ISRIA: UN 2010-07-29
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Martin Nesirky, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.Good afternoon, everybody.**Secretary-General’s Trip to JapanThe Secretary-General is planning to visit Japan next week. In Tokyo, his first stop, the Secretary-General plans to hold meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada.
globalresearch.ca: The Practice of Neoliberalism: How Think Tanks, Foundations, Big Oil and the CIA Undermine Democracy 2010-07-29
9/ 11 & 'War on Terrorism' | reddit_url='http:/ / www.globalresearch.ca/ index.php?context=va &aid=20336' | reddit_title='The Practice of Neoliberalism: How Think Tanks, Foundations, Big Oil and the CIA Undermine Democracy' | How American right-wing foundations, Big Oil and the CIA collaborate to undermine the social democratic systems of Canada and other countries around the world.
Philadelphia Daily News: Mother of Asian student files suit for January attack at South Philadelphia High 2010-07-29
Much has been written about the assaults against Asian students at South Philadelphia High last December.
Middle East Online: Tuk-tuks chug into Israeli-besieged Gaza 2010-07-29
Palestinian transport seeks to adapt to life under siege by relying on cheap smuggled fuel. | GAZA CITY - Gaza's ubiquitous donkey carts are facing stiff competition after an influx of South Asia's iconic tuk-tuks, powered by cheap smuggled fuel, have hit the roads of the besieged coastal strip.

2010-07-27: Headlines

Though Cowards Flinch: Wikileaks war logs and the true extent of our disempowerment 2010-07-27
Reading the Guardian this morning, there were several key points that contributed to this. The capricious treatment of the relatives of civilians killed by coalition forces is high on my list. | The war logs document that occasionally relatives would be paid some sort of compensation for the death of a family member; in other cases they were ignored or bullied into silence.
News Views: 35-year sentence for Khmer Rouge war criminal 2010-07-27
Phnom Penh, July 26 - Comrade Duch, the former head of the Khmer Rouge's notorious torture and execution prison known as S-21, was Monday sentenced to 35 year...
Radio Netherlands: Human Rights activist assaulted in South Ossetia 2010-07-27
An opposition representative and human rights defender in the Georgian separatist region of South Ossetia was hospitalized after suffering a vicious attack, Human Rights Watch reported on Tuesday.
News.Az: Situation in Karabakh mirror image of Kosovo 2010-07-27
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh is in many ways a mirror image of Kosovo, strongly weakening the separatists' case for independence.
Amnesty International USA: Cambodia: More prosecutions must follow Khmer Rouge conviction 2010-07-27
Amnesty International is urging a special court to redouble its efforts to prosecute Khmer Rouge-era criminals, following the landmark conviction today of a notorious prison camp commander of crimes against humanity and war crimes.
MyNews.in: How Wikileaks became an effective whistle-blowing site 2010-07-27
London: It has just released thousands of confidential documents that shed light on the war in Afghanistan, including on alleged involvement of Pakistan's spy agency in terror activities in that...
Amnesty International USA: Afghanistan leak exposes NATOs incoherent civilian casualty policy 2010-07-27
Amnesty International is calling on NATO to provide a clear, unified system of accounting for civilian casualties in Afghanistan, as leaked war logs paint a picture of an incoherent process of dealing with civilian casualties.
Globe and Mail: US reasserts its presence in Asia 2010-07-27
Not only is Washington taking part in military drills off eastern China, it's also pushing the envelope in the South China Se...