Three people were sentenced Saturday to up to 15 years in prison over a series of syringe stabbings that triggered unrest in China’s western city of Urumqi, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
3 sentenced in China over syringe stabbings
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Iran nuclear plans ‘revealed’ on Web site
An online news organization has published what it said is a copy of Iran’s proposals to the United Nations which were supposed to address international concerns about its nuclear program.
Tired Bolt pulls out of Korean event, say organizers
The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt has withdrawn from a meeting in South Korea later this month due to fatigue, according to its organizers. The triple Olympic and world champion sprinter was due to line up in Daegu on September 25, with the one-day event to be a warm-up for when the city hosts the next World Athletics Championships in 2011
Chinese mine explosion deaths climb
Rescue operations unfolded at a mine in eastern China on Wednesday, a day after a gas explosion killed at least 37 people and left dozens missing, state-run media reported. Search teams were looking for 42 miners who remain trapped after Tuesday’s accident, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing a spokesman for the Henan Provincial Bureau of Work Safety.
Party chief dismissed over China unrest
The Communist Party chief in the restive Chinese city of Urumqi was dismissed from his job Saturday after deadly protests over a series of syringe stabbings, state-run media reported. The Xinhua news agency didn’t cite a reason for Li Zhi’s sacking
The CIA and Interrogations: A Bad Fit from the Start
Is CIA morale going to suffer from the Justice Department’s opening of an investigation into the agency’s use of harsh interrogation methods under the Bush Administration? To a degree, yes.
S. Korea to again attempt first rocket launch
South Korea will try again Tuesday to get its first space rocket into orbit, state media reported. A series of delays have kept the rocket and its satellite payload earthbound, including a technical glitch that halted Wednesday’s countdown less than eight minutes before blastoff.
FDA warns against body-building products claiming steroids
The Food and Drug Administration warned the public Tuesday not to use body-building products marketed as containing steroids or steroid-like substances. The agency said many of the products are sold as dietary substances, but are actually unapproved and misbranded drugs. “Products marketed for body building and claiming to contain steroids or steroid-like substances are illegal and potentially quite dangerous,” said the agency’s commissioner, Dr.
Reports: Ahmadinejad may face confidence vote in parliament
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fired two members of his cabinet, and may have to face a vote of confidence in parliament for the final few days of his current term, two semi-official Iranian news agencies reported Sunday. But the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoted a government official as saying that only one cabinet member was fired, so no such vote would be needed.
Single black women choosing to adopt
Wendy Duren thought she did everything right. She broke off relationships with men who didn’t want to settle down. She refused to get pregnant out of wedlock.