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CNN How puppy smugglers feed Hong Kong's love affair with big dogs April 27, 2013 -- Updated 0322 GMT (1122 HKT) Tibetan mastiff puppies are displayed for sale at a mastiff show in Baoding, Hebei province, south of Beijing. Fetching prices around $US750,000, mastiffs... (photo: WN / Periasamy) Animal Hong Kong Photos Tibet Wikipedia: Puppy |
CNTV Winston Churchill to appear on new British pound banknote LONDON, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Former British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill will appear on a new Bank of England (BoE) banknote, its governor Mervyn King announced on Friday. "Sir Winston... (photo: WN / RTayco) Bank of England Currency Photos Wikipedia: Winston Churchill Winston Churchill |
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Al Jazeera North Korea rejects South's Kaesong demand North Korea has rejected South Korea's offer to open formal talks on restarting operations at the Kaesong joint industrial zone, Yonhap news agency has said. Yonhap news... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder) N. Korea Photos S. Korea War Wikipedia: Kaesong Industrial Region |
South China Morning Post Xi calls for stability in Xinjiang after clashes kill 21 people Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for stability in the ethnically-divided region of Xinjiang after clashes this week killed 21 people, state media reported on... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung) China Photos Police Violence Wikipedia: Xinjiang |
CNTV UN team ready to deploy in Syria soon for chemical weapons probe: UN chief UNITED NATIONS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday the UN fact-finding team is "on stand-by and ready to deploy in 24-48 hours" to... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Photos Syria UN Weapons Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |
Swissinfo Suicide organisation criticise public research The five organisations which legally offer assisted suicide in Switzerland have criticised a government-commissioned research programme led by a Catholic theologian,... (photo: EC / EC) Catholic Photos Research Switzerland Wikipedia: Switzerland |
The Guardian Reports: 3 Tibetans self-immolate to protest China BEIJING (AP) — Reports say three Tibetans have died after setting themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule in a western region where authorities have imposed a heavy... (photo: AP / AP Photo) China Photos Protest Tibet Wikipedia: Tibet |
TechNewsWorld Aussie Police Nab Possible Lulzsec Ringleader Today in international tech news: Aussie police nab a man claiming to be a Lulzsec leader; Verizon quantifies the number of hacks that are state-sponsored; China won't... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith) Australia Lulzsec Photos Police Arrest Wikipedia: LulzSec |