Chinese artist 'suspected' of economic crimes2011-04-07 Khaleej Times BEIJING - Chinesepolice said prominent artist and rights activist Ai Weiwei is under investigation 'for suspected economic crimes', the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Wednesday. 'Police said late Wednesday they are investigating Ai Weiwei for suspected economic crimes in accordance with the law,' the agency said in a dispatch issued...
Celebrating Urdu language2011-04-07 The Hindu Madhur Tankha NEW DELHI: The recent protests in Egypt caught the attention of the free thinking world. Now for the first time since the protests at Tahrir Square, the thought and idiom of contemporary Egypt will find expression in India at the annual poetry extravaganza titled Mushaira Jashn-e-Bahar 2011....
Crash victims' families 'devastated'2011-04-06 Independent online (SA) A surprise visit, long-awaited reunions and a tragic plane crash. These are the stories of the three South Africans killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in one of the UN’s worst aviation disasters. Jaco Dorfling, 42, Petrus “Parra” van Vuuren, 40, the UN’s former Africa fire chief, and Randall Quickfall, 47, were...
Philippines says tribal gunmen free 13 hostages2011-04-06 Yahoo Daily News MANILA (AFP) – Philippine tribal gunmen have freed 13 hostages they were holding in a remote jungle area for four days, the government said. Negotiators convinced the near-illiterate gunmen from the forest-dwelling Manobo tribe late Tuesday to let the group of 11 teachers, a student and a driver go in exchange for the fair treatment of a...
School chiefs race for the exit2011-04-08 Times Union ALBANY -- New York's education establishment was turned on its head Thursday as the New York Cityschool chancellor and the state education commissioner both announced their resignations. First came the resignation of Cathie Black who was appointed three months ago by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Several hours later, state Education...
Director Peter Bogdanovich headlines Henry James Film Festival2011-04-08 Times Union The legendary director Peter Bogdanovich fondly recalls a screening of his film "Daisy Miller" in 1974 at Harvard University. Even though it occurred before the film's release to the public, it turned out to be a highlight. "They loved it," he says. "They screamed and laughed. They'd all read the book." "Daisy Miller" was based on Henry James'...
Daytime may not be the best time to meet2011-04-08 Times Union Albany city lawmakers are getting a lesson in what happens when asking nicely just isn't enough. Seven months ago, Common Council Majority Leader Daniel Herring dispatched a letter to the Planning Board requesting that the panel stop meeting so darn early -- that is, at 9 a.m. every third Thursday. The problem -- in the view of the council's...
Claim targets Troy2011-04-08 Times Union TROY -- The police department has fired an officer accused of molesting a woman, and the city now faces a lawsuit from the alleged victim. Kevin M. Weatherby was suspended and is the subject of an internal investigation after the woman filed a complaint on Jan. 5, six days after the Dec. 30 incident, alleging Weatherby groped her while they were...
Quiros joins McIlroy atop Masters after Round 12011-04-08 CBS SportsLine AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Rory McIlroy teed off in the morning and put up a score for everyone to chase at the Masters. Then, after grabbing some lunch, he plopped down in front of the television to see if anyone could catch him. No one did -- until a long-hitting Spaniard in the last group of the day. Alvaro Quiros, who had never shot better than 75 in two...
Defense: Prosecution making 'effort to demonize Bonds'2011-04-08 CBS SportsLine SAN FRANCISCO -- The eight women and four men sat in the jury box for more than 41/2 hours, listening to angry arguments from federal prosecutors and Barry Bonds' attorneys at the end of a 12-day trial that exposed the dark world of baseball's Steroids Era. Now, Bonds' fate is up to them. After listening to tawdry accusations of drug use, theft and...
Red Sox slip to 0-6, lose 1-0 to Indians on bunt2011-04-08 CNN CLEVELAND (AP) -- In a season where nothing has gone right, the winless Boston Red Sox found a new way to lose Thursday. A couple of them, in fact. The Red Sox lost their sixth in a row when the Cleveland Indians squeezed home the only run in the eighth inning, then trapped pinch-runner Darnell McDonald off second base for the final out in a 1-0...
Nats beat Marlins in 11, 5-32011-04-08 CNN MIAMI (AP) -- Jayson Werth slid into third base with a home run, while Adam LaRoche chose a more traditional trot. The two newcomers hit their first homers Thursday for the Washington Nationals , who salvaged the final game of a three-game series by beating Florida, 5-3. LaRoche snapped a slump with a two-run homer in the 11th. Werth hit his first...
Top seed Fish advances to Houston quarterfinals2011-04-08 CNN PRINT EMAIL FACEBOOK DIGG TWITTER RSS SHARE HOUSTON (AP) -- Top-seeded Mardy Fish of the United States beat Albert Ramos of Spain 6-3, 6-4 Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships. Fish dominated most of the match and was leading 5-1 in the second set when Ramos made a charge. Ramos held in the seventh and...
The Law of Attraction Hits Cinemas on Friday2011-04-08 China Daily 2011-04-08 10:22:21.0The Law of Attraction Hits Cinemas on FridayThe Law of Attracion1159104Movies2@webnews/enpproperty--> Director Zhao Tianyu's new film, "The Law of Attraction"(Wan You Yin...
U.N. chief: Africa's course could be set in Ivory Coast2011-04-08 CNN Washington (CNN) -- While in Washington on Thursday for talks with U.S. House and Senate leaders, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon predicted the outcome of the crisis in the Ivory Coast would set the tone for other nations in Africa. "What happens in Cote d'Ivoire has huge implications for the continent that will have 16 presidential...
Ai arrest highlights China's crackdown2011-04-08 CNN Editor's note: "Jaime's China" is a weekly column about Chinesesociety and politics. Jaime FlorCruz has lived and worked in China since 1971. He studied Chinese history at Peking University (1977-81) and served as TIME Magazine's Beijing correspondent and bureau chief (1982-2000). Beijing, China (CNN) -- Week by week, China is tightening its grip...
Michigan, Minn.-Duluth reach NCAA hockey final2011-04-08 CNN PRINT EMAIL FACEBOOK DIGG TWITTER RSS SHARE ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Ben Winnett's first-period goal gave defensive-minded Michigan an early edge and Shawn Hunwick made 40 saves for his fourth shutout this season, leading Michigan to a 2-0 victory over North Dakota on Thursday night in the NCAA semifinals. Scooter Vaughan added an empty-netter with...
In Afghanistan, UN Staff Remember The 'Quiet Heroes' Scoop2011-04-05 Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 10:19 am Press Release: United Nations In Afghanistan, UN Staff Remember The ‘Quiet Heroes’ Killed In Mob Attack New York, Apr 5 2011 4:10PM In a solemn ceremony held in Kabul and repeated at each of the 22 regional and provincial United Nations offices across Afghanistan, UN staff paid tribute today to the...
UN envoy says end of Libya conflict unlikely China Daily2011-04-05 2011-04-05 13:26:35.0UN envoy says end of Libya conflict unlikelyLibya,Gaddafi,UN envoy11004220Global General2@webnews/enpproperty--> UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's special envoy to Libya said here Monday that the conflict in the North African country appears to be continuing indefinitely, and that though the Libyan people are...
U.N. to Probe Delay in Afghan Response Wall Street Journal2011-04-05 By DION NISSENBAUM MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan—United Nations investigators will try to determine why nearby coalition forces didn't arrive until long after seven staff members had been beaten, shot and killed on Friday during the takeover of their compound in this northern Afghan city. U.N. officials and the U.S.-led military have offered...
U.S. Reverses on 9/11 Trials Wall Street Journal2011-04-05 By EVAN PEREZ Associated Press At left a March 2003 photo shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. At right, a 2009 photo purporting to show Mr. Mohammed. The Obama administration Monday abandoned its effort to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged plotters of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on trial...
