Chinese Journalists Barred From Canadian Leaders Trip
The dispute goes back to Mr. Harpers Arctic tour last year when Li Xuejiang, the Canadian bureau chief of Peoples Daily, was refused the opportunity to ask Mr. Harper a question. Mr. Li had joined the pool of journalists covering the trip, which also.
Netanyahus Visit Bringing Uninvited Problems for Jewish Democrats
���I went out to play golf ��� I never play golf ��� with three of my Jewish buddies,��� recalled Representative Alan Lowenthal, a Jewish Democrat from Southern California who only this weekend decided he will attend Mr. Netanyahus address to a joint.
Netanyahu should be uninvited to Congress
The White House released a statement saying that because of protocol, Obama would not meet with Netanyahu due to the closeness of his visit to the upcoming Israeli elections. Forbes even called the speech Netanyahus ���fatal. The New York Times.
Macau Activists Plan Hong Kong-Style Poll on Greater Democracy
���Macau residents are generally considered apathetic, but since the demonstrations, they have shown they will not remain silent in the future on political issues,��� said Jason Chao, an activist and one of the organizers of the planned referendum. ���The.
Some Jewish Democrats Put on the Spot by Netanyahu Visit.
���For some time, there has been a greater diversity of viewpoints on Israel issues within Israel than within the American Jewish community,��� said Representative Adam B. Schiff, a Jewish Democrat from California who will attend. ���Youre now starting to see. Davis contributed reporting. A version of this article appears in print on March 2, 2015, on page A8 of the New York edition with the headline: Netanyahus Visit Bringing Uninvited Problems for Jewish Democrats.
ISIS Hostages Endured Torture and Dashed Hopes, Freed Cellmates Say
Bill Maher faces fire from Berkeley; hes racist and bigoted, students say
Liberal comedian and ���Real Time��� television host Bill Maher is facing some fire from within his own political ranks ��� from University of California-Berkeley students who said his views of Islam are ���racist and bigoted��� and that he shouldnt speak at.
Despite Poverty Efforts, China Still Faces Income Gap
In fact, since it began to overhaul its economy over 30 years ago, China has overseen ���the biggest poverty relief in the history of human society,��� Xinhua, the state news agency, said. More than 90 percent of global poverty relief in that time occurred.
3 Chinese Police Officers Arrested in Migrant Workers Death
The death of a migrant worker set off a wave of public anger after images circulated online of a police officer standing on the womans hair while she lay in the street. Three officers have been arrested in connection with the womans death, the state.
Laura Raicovich to Be New President of Queens Museum
Ms. Raicovich, who will assume her new position on Jan. 1, previously served as the deputy director of the Dia Art Foundation, and has held positions at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Public Art Fund and the New York City Department of Parks .
Urumqi Authorities Tighten Security on Buses
The authorities in Urumqi, capital of the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, have banned passengers on public buses from carrying liquids, lighters and some powders as part of a continuing effort to tighten security following several deadly terrorist.
Sinosphere | Another US University Severs Ties to Confucius Institute
Pennsylvania State University has terminated its partnership with the Confucius Institute, the global learning network sponsored by the Chinese government, delivering a fresh setback to Chinas soft-power push on American college campuses. The schools .
Theaters in China Screen Movies, and Viewers Text Messages
The new ���bullet screen,��� or danmu, model of movie-watching that has recently been introduced in select theaters in China can perhaps be most pithily summed up with the title of the 2010 Chinese action comedy ���Let the Bullets Fly.��� In this case, the.
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Israels Minister Without Apologies
Its time, he says, ���we raise our heads and say, Were here to stay, were proud of it, and were no longer apologetic. ���. Trying to apply a Western full-fledged solution to a problem that is not solvable right now will bring us from an OK.
Whats an Overseas Study Tour Without the Studying?
For example, a 2012 visit to New York organized by a secondary school affiliated with Renmin University of China featured stops along the famed shopping mecca of Fifth Avenue, Times Square and an Apple store. A Beijing primary school found itself at.
Chinese React to Scotlands Display of Self-Determination
But the elegant democratic process on display was not lost on ordinary Chinese, many of whom drew their own parallels to some of Chinas thorniest political issues. ���The mainland would never let Taiwan do this,��� a commenter using the name ���Little Juan .
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Motherlode | Baby Pictures at the OBs Office? No More.
Dr. Mark V. Sauer of Columbia Universitys Center for Womens Reproductive Care talks about why collections of photos of the babies he has helped women to conceive can no longer be displayed there. Video by Anemona Hartocollis on Publish Date August .