China takes control of news agenda after Uighurs riot in Urumqi

China president skips G-8 after Uighur unrest

UN chief: Use extreme care handling China protests
I'm sure they will.

Witnesses says China protest spreads to 2nd city

In Latest Upheaval, China Applies New Strategies to Control Flow of Information
In the wake of deadly riots, China is deploying new methods not just to suppress bad news at the source, but to spin whatever unflattering tidbits escape its control.

Uighurs stage protests in Turkey, Norway

Woman's lone protest calms tempers as Uighurs confront Chinese police

Death toll from China's ethnic riots hits 184

China plans massive change in Uyghur cultural capital

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China Detains Rio Tinto Executive
An executive with Rio Tinto, one of the world’s biggest mining companies, could be charged with espionage, an Australian official and Chinese news reports indicated.

They were in a price dispute. This is huge, imo.

China extends hand to foreign media, but tightens grip elsewhere

China Bill Sales Signal Policy Tweak, Goldman Says

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South Korea Investigating Source of Web Site Attacks
Look north and east.

Security Council slams NKorean missile launches

North Korea Cuts Off More U.N. Relief as Nation Starves

Brazil's Vale backs Indonesia copper/gold project

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Bill banning forced identity-chip implants clears House
Yeah, but I'll bet there's wiggle room.

Meet Condi: Rice finds namesake in Lebanon snake
Snakes and the number 13 are not usually considered good luck charms, but Condi and her 12 serpent siblings have brought happiness to a couple in Lebanon.

Lebanese Pierre Rizk and his Sri Lankan wife Sapna have no children but are living happily with their 13 snakes in a two-room apartment east of Beirut.


UN says financial crisis boosts organized crime


Giant Iraq Dust Storm Seen From Space
A giant dust storm that has raged through Iraq and other Middle East countries for more than a week has been imaged by satellite.

Many Iraqis considered the storm to be the worst in living memory, according to news reports. Hundreds of people reported to the hospital for respiratory distress, and the blowing dust interfered with travel by air and on land.


The long, long dry: less drink, more drugs
Drought is bad for Aussie farmers' mental health. Go figure.

'Once-in-a-century' drought sending campers indoors and stunting crops-Texas

Drought dire in parts of Texas


Uganda: Bukwo Drought-Stricken Farmers Had Taken Bank Loans

U.N. moves to help thousands displaced by Benin floods