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- Hundreds protest censorship of Chinese newspaper
Scholars and protesters demand reforms after China's leadership censored an editorial from one of the nation's most daring newspapers.
- Will China really end 'forced labor'?
Chinese Communist Party justice chief says re-education through labor served its purpose but that times have changed, according to Chinese state-run newspaper 'Legal Daily.'
- India rape case: Will protests finally spark change?
A gang-rape in Delhi, India, that resulted in the death of a university student has prompted nationwide protests that activists hope will change a culture in which harassment and violence is said to be common.
- UN estimate of Syria death toll highlights discrepancies in casualty reporting
The 60,000 deaths in Syria reported by the United Nations last week is a big jump from the 40,000- 45,000 deaths that most other organizations report.
- IMF arrives in Egypt in effort to head off currency crisis
Leading bank HSBC said that a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan is 'the only thing' preventing Egypt from a currency crisis brought on by post-revolution political upheaval.
- Judge bans media from courtroom in India gang-rape case
The media was banned from attending a pre-trial hearing in India of five men accused for raping and killing a young woman. The gang-rape case has garnered global media attention and spawned protests across in India.
- Google chairman Schmidt arrives in North Korea on humanitarian trip
Eric Schmidt traveled Monday to Pyongyang, along with former US ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson.
- Australia fires burn 50,000 acres of farmland and forest
Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned today during a visit to wildfire-ravaged Tasmania that climate change could make such events more common in blaze-prone Australia.
- Rashid Saleh al-Anzi gets two years in prison for Twitter insult
Rashid Saleh al-Anzi insulted the ruler of Kuwait on Twitter. Rashid Saleh al-Anzi, who has 5,700 Twitter followers, was sentenced to two years in prison.
- Chinese stage protests, strikes against media censorship
Today, scores of Chinese protested outside China's Southern Weekly newspaper, backing reporters who went on strike against what they say is government censorship of its coverage.
- Egypt's Morsi adds more Brothers to his cabinet
The Cabinet shake-up aimed at improving the government's approach to Egypt's wounded economy.
- New global rule: Banks must keep more cash to weather crises
International banking regulators agreed Sunday on global rules that would require banks to keep enough cash and liquid assets on hand to survive an acute 30-day crisis.
- Depardieu, now Russian citizen, welcomed warmly
Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who sought Russian citizenship to avoid a millionaires tax in France, arrived in Saransk, Russia, Sunday. Depardieu has been welcomed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as Russian citizens.
- India, Pakistan trade fire on the Kashmir line of control
The accusation of a border crossing resulting in military deaths is unusual in Kashmir, where a cease-fire has held between these two nuclear-armed rivals for a decade.
- South Africa confirms Mandela's recovery
The South African government released an official statement confirming former President Nelson Mandela's recovery from a lung infection and surgery. A Nobel Peace Prize winner and inspirational figure worldwide, Mandela, now 94, has been in frail health for several years.
- Technocrat Mario Monti enters Italy scrum, faces Berlusconi
The rest of Europe likes and respects the competant Mario Monti. But to take the reins in Italy, he's changing tone and getting tougher.
- Another Syria blast kills 11, state media reports
Syrian officials blamed 'terrorists' for a Damascus gas station explosion that left 11 dead and 40 injured.
- Women beat 'rape politician' in India, strip his shirt off
Women beat 'rape politician': Angry over an alleged rape by the local leader of the ruling Congress party, men and women beat the politician before police took him in custody. The incident took place as women in India protest the gang-rape last month that left a woman dead.
- Facing rebels, Central African Republic's president consolidates power
Under a rebel insurgency, President Francois Bozize of Central African Republic took full control of the military, dismissing his son as acting defense minister. Other African nations have sent hundreds of soldiers to Central African Republic to help fight the rebels.
- Opposition demands details on ailing Hugo Chavez as swearing-in looms
Opposition coalition leader Ramon Guillermo Aveledo said at a news conference that the information provided by government officials 'continues to be insufficient.'