Liao Yiwu calls for Li Bifeng's release as fears grow for friends of Chen Guangcheng, who escaped house arrest last weekA Chinese writer who fled the country last year has alleged officials have detained a friend for seven months in the mistaken full story ![]()
A school principal and a government worker in China have been detained on suspicion of inappropriate liaisons with six girls under age 14 after the two men took them to separate hotels and spe…
azstarnet.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
Police in east China's Shandong Province detained a bus terminal employee on Sunday, one day after the disgruntled employee fabricated and spread an online rumor regarding a possible bombing at the terminal.
china.org.cn (1 month and 20 days ago)

Samuel Salotti said that his brother did live in a drainage ditch on the streets of Philadelphia for several months but that he went there of his own accord after his adoptive parents would not allow his friend Ben stay.
dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 24 days ago)
BEIJING-A school principal and a government worker in China have been detained on suspicion of inappropriate liaisons with six girls under age 14 after the two men took them to separate hotels and spent a night with them, state media and a local government official said on Tuesday.
denverpost.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
BEIJING (AP) - A school principal and a government worker in China have been detained on suspicion of inappropriate liaisons with six girls under age 14 after the two men took them to separate hotels and spent a night with them, state media and a local government official said on Tuesday.
boston.com (1 month and 5 days ago)

After seven months in legal limbo and more than a dozen court appearances, a South African doctor detained in Dubai on a decade-old manslaughter charge was acquitted.
independent.co.uk (2 months and 30 days ago)

The Scottish crime writer says his late friend's best years as a writer might have been ahead of him.
telegraph.co.uk (8 days ago)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Six months ago China's state media was lauding North Korea as a great place to invest as both countries tried to promote a cross-border economic zone.
reuters.com (3 months and 11 days ago)

For the first time in months Asma Assad (pictured) appeared in public in Syria, dispelling rumours she fled the country and quelling speculation she was several months pregnant.
dailymail.co.uk (3 months and 2 days ago)

Hugo Chavez, the former Venezuelan leader, was a friend of China and oversaw large oil deals. A day after his death official media and the blogosphere discussed him.
nytimes.com (3 months and 15 days ago)
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