Judge Blocks Key Parts of Immigration Law in Arizona The New York Times | PHOENIX — A federal judge, ruling on a clash between the federal government and a state over immigration policy, has blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona’s immigration enforcement law from going into effect. Join the Discussi...
India: Draft law against torture Scoop Thursday, 22 July 2010, 4:32 pm | Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission | India: Conscientious review required on the draft law against torture | The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) welcomes the ...
Make law work for foreign workers China Daily | In the new box office hit The Karate Kid, known as The Kung Fu Kid in China, an American boy from recession-hit US city of Detroit moves to China with his mother, who finds a job in a thriving Chinese factory. The plot indirectly reflects Westerner...
Google obeys China's laws to keep internet licence The Daily Telegraph Australia | CHINA has renewed Google's internet licence after it pledged to obey censorship laws and stop automatically switching mainland users to its unfiltered Hong Kong site, an official said in Beijing's first public comment on its decision. | G...
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Report Criticizes 2008 Chinese Crackdown in Tibet The New York Times | BEIJING — A detailed report by Human Rights Watch says Chinese security forces violated international law in suppressing the Tibetan protests and riots of 2008 by indiscrim...
Former Kosovo Leader to Be Retried The New York Times | PARIS — More than two years after acquitting him of the murder, persecution, rape and torture of civilians, the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague on Wednesday order...
All Together Now: Missile Defense The New York Times | No other initiative has more near-term potential to ease the NATO-Russian relationship out of its petulant, impacted state, while giving a positive jolt to the revived but tentat...
Official: Google's China changes in line with law The Miami Herald | BEIJING -- China renewed Google's Internet license after it pledged to obey censorship laws and stop automatically switching mainland users to its unfiltered Hong Kong site, an official said Tuesday. | It was Beijing's first public comment on its d...
Official: Google's China changes in line with law The Press Democrat | It was Beijing's first public comment on its decision to allow Google to continue operating a China website following a public clash over censorship. The company closed its China search engine in March but still offers music and other services in C...
Official: Google's China Changes In Line With Law CBS News BEIJING (AP) - China renewed Google's Internet license after it pledged to obey censorship laws and stop automatically switching mainland users to its unfiltered Hong Kong site, an official said Tuesday. | It was Beijing's first public comment on its...
Serbia in UN bid to ward off Kosovo's secession Irish Times | DANIEL McLAUGHLIN | SERBIA AND Kosovo are engaged in a diplomatic battle over the status of the fledgling latter country, which is seeking wider recognition of its independence even as Belgrade urges the United Nations to condemn its 2008 secession. | Serbia has submitted a draft resolution to the UN, for consideration by its General Assembly in ...
Secondhand Smoke Could Affect Child’s School Performance redOrbit | A study of Hong Kong students suggests that children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes. | Secondhand smoke is a well-known health threat to children, being linked to increased risks of asthma, as well as bronchitis, pneumonia and other respiratory infections. Other stu...
