Monday, February 17, 2014
CHINA: A Clampdown on Prostitution and Gambling Spreads in China
The operation appears intended to send a propaganda message similar to the so-called anticorruption campaign promoted by President Xi Jinping.
CHINA Dissident Faces Trial
President Xi Jinping's multipronged crackdown on dissent demonstrates the new leadership's determination to maintain political control as it confronts a slowing economy.
INDONESIA: Kerry urges Indonesia to do more to combat climate change
Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called for the world to do more to fight climate change before Earth reaches "a tipping point of no return." Kerry made the plea in a speech in Indonesia, which he noted was among low-lying Asian nations particularly threatened by rising sea levels. "This country, this region is really on the front lines of climate change," Kerry said. "It's not an exaggeration to say to you that your entire way of life that you live and love is at risk.”
SOUTH KOREAN tourists killed in Sinai bus blast
Four people — including three South Korean tourists — were killed Sunday when a bomb exploded in a bus in the Egyptian resort town of Taba. The other person killed was the bus driver. Another 14 people were injured. The tour group had the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine's, in the Sinai Peninsula and was in line to cross the border into Israel. The attack was seen as the latest attempt by Islamists to disrupt the tourism industry in retaliation for former president Mohamed Morsi's ouster.
PORT OF BUSAN: Four Students Killed in South Korean Building Collapse
Four university students were killed and dozens feared injured after a building collapsed in the South Korean city of Gyeongju.About 450 foreign language students were gathered in the building for a freshman orientation event when it collapsed late Monday.Many of the students were able to safely evacuate the building. Rescue workers are continuing to search for others still believed to be trapped inside.South Korean officials have speculated that heavy snow on the roof of the building may...
NORTH KOREA Committing Crimes Against Humanity
A U.N. human rights inquiry has concluded North Korea is committing "unspeakable atrocities" against its people.The U.N.-mandated report says the North Korean government, with policies set at the "highest level of state," has engaged in crimes against humanity that do not have "any parallel in the contemporary world."The report released in Geneva said North Korea has systematically exterminated, tortured and enslaved its people, ordered forced abortions, and...
RUSSIA: What Really Matters at the Sochi Olympics--How You Look
Hockey Jerseys, Puffer Jackets and Speedskating Suits Are in the Spotlight; Enough About Curling Pants
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