When we requested an interview with members of the Communist Youth League, I expected an army of suits with well-rehearsed answers. Instead, we met three students casually dressed in jeans, just 18 to 23 years old
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China clamps down ahead of National Day
Leaving nothing to chance, China is undertaking a massive security clampdown for a celebration next month to mark the founding of the Communist state. The festivities at Tiananmen Square on October 1 will commemorate the 60th anniversary of National Day.
Ceremonies to honor September 11 victims
Solemn memorial services in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on Friday will mark the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. Eight years ago, al Qaeda terrorists hijacked airplanes to crash them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon — twin symbols of America’s financial and military might
China set to provide first swine flu vaccines
China has developed a vaccine for swine flu and is set to become the first country in the world to begin mass inoculations, but there are concerns over possible side effects, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl told CNN, “We have to be ready for the fact that there might be adverse effects.” “No matter what vaccine you’re looking at, sometimes there are extremely rare side effects.
Families mark fifth anniversary of Russian school massacre
Families and friends of the more than 300 people killed in Russia’s worst school massacre marked the fifth anniversary of the tragedy Tuesday.
Suu Kyi visitor hospitalized in Myanmar
John William Yettaw, the American facing charges in Myanmar for visiting the compound of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has been admitted to hospital after suffering convulsions. Yettaw, 53, was admitted Monday night to Yangon General Hospital, according to staff
Is North Korea Behind the Cyberattacks?
If North Korea is really behind the cyberattacks on U.S. and South Korean websites over the past few days, as South Korea has claimed, why hasn’t it taken responsibility
Exclusive: ‘Harry Potter’ cast answers your questions
What would you ask the cast of "Harry Potter" if you had the chance?
U.S. urges China to come to terms with Tiananmen Square
Twenty years after China’s bloody crackdown on demonstrators at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the United States is urging the government to come to terms with its violent actions.