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Crisis tops agenda as China, EU meet
Chinese and EU leaders met yesterday for a major summit set to be dominated by Europe’s debt crisis, as an increasingly worried Beijing considers coming to the rescue of the embattled continent. The summit came a day after ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Italy, Spain and PortugalFULL STORY
US blogger recounts his beating in China
The Chinese Communist Party has long felt threatened by overseas Web sites and social media outlets, but the recent detention of a California physicist who said he was beaten by Chinese security agents seeking the password for his Twitter account suggests how far the governmentFULL STORY
Court in Islamabad forces ISI to present seven missing men
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday forced the authorities to present seven men who vanished four years ago, apparently into the custody of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), in a case that tests whether the country’s military’s main spy agency is above the law. The missing men hobbled intoFULL STORY
Another Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in China
A Tibetan monk set himself on fire in western China and was beaten by security forces as they put out the flames, a rights group said, marking the latest in a series of dramatic protests against China’s handling of its vast Tibetan areas. Lobsang Gyatso, aFULL STORY
Aspirin could beat cancer spread: Australian study
Aspirin and other household drugs might inhibit the spread of cancer because they help shut down the chemical “highways” that feed tumors, Australian researchers said yesterday. Scientists at Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre said they have made a biological breakthrough helping explain how lymphatic vessels —FULL STORY
Bombers target Israeli diplomats
Israel accused Iran of planning the bomb attacks on its diplomats’ cars in India and Georgia, heightening concerns that the Jewish state was moving closer to striking its archenemy. Iran denied responsibility for Monday’s attacks, which appeared to mirror the recent killings of Iranian nuclear scientistsFULL STORY
Attack done by ‘well-trained’ operative, India says
Indian investigators yesterday were searching for the motorcycle assailant who attached a bomb to an Israeli diplomatic car in the heart of New Delhi in an attack the Jewish state blamed on Iran or its proxies. The blast set a car ablaze and wounded four people,FULL STORY
Valentine’s Day kisses keep up strange human tradition
A kiss may be just a kiss, but when sweethearts pucker up on Valentine’s Day, they will be participating in one of the most bizarre and unlikely of human activities. Experts say kissing evolved from sniffing, which people did centuries ago as a way of learningFULL STORY
Syria’s Homs in heaviest shelling for days: monitor
The forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad battered Homs yesterday in some of the heaviest shelling for days in the central flashpoint city, a monitoring group said. “The shelling of the Baba Amr neighborhood began at dawn and is the most intense in five days,” RamiFULL STORY
Scolded China takes Syria diplomacy to Arab League
A Chinese envoy met the head of the Arab League to discuss Syria, as Beijing seeks to limit the diplomatic damage from its veto of a UN resolution on the country which has ignited Western and Arab anger. China, along with Russia, early this month blockedFULL STORY
Athens says it faces tough job to seal EU-IMF bailout
Greece has admitted it still faces a tough job in persuading the EU and IMF to save it from bankruptcy even after parliament approved savage extra budget cuts, provoking a night of looting and burning in central Athens. A suspicious EU has told leaders of theFULL STORY
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