US drops China from list of top human rights abusers
The United States dropped China from its list of the world's worst human rights violators, but added Syria, Uzbekistan and Sudan to its top 10 offenders in an annual report released Tuesday.
Nations:Uzbekistan China Mauritania Belarus Kyrgyzstan Nigeria People:Condoleezza Rice Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis China-U.S.
2008-03-11
Deaths mark grim Afghan, Iraq milestones
Militants ambushed and killed six U.S. troops walking in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan -- the most lethal attack of the year. The deaths made 2007 the deadliest for the U.S. military here since the 2001 invasion, mirroring the record U.S. toll in Iraq.
Nations:Uzbekistan Vietnam Activities:Second Gulf War Afghan Terror War
2007-11-10
Germany searching for 10 terror suspects
German authorities were searching Thursday for about 10 suspected supporters of an Islamic group linked to al-Qaida believed to have assisted three militants arrested for plotting imminent attacks against Americans in Germany, an official said.
Nations:Germany Uzbekistan Pakistan
2007-09-06
3 terror suspects arrested in Germany
Three suspected Islamic militants were arrested for allegedly plotting "imminent" and "massive" attacks on the Ramstein Air Base, a major U.S. and NATO military hub, and Frankfurt's busy international airport, German authorities said Wednesday.
Nations:Germany Denmark Pakistan Uzbekistan Lebanon Italy People:Angela Merkel Activities:Islamic Terrorists
2007-09-05
Russia, China start joint wargames
Russian and Chinese military forces started wargames on Friday, using a joint land and air assault on a mock town held by terrorists as a showcase for their military prowess.
Nations:China Russia Uzbekistan People:Vladimir Putin Hu Jintao Activities:2007 SCO Drills China-Russia
2007-08-17
Russia, China and allies play war game
BEIJING — Russia , China and four former Soviet Central Asian republics have sent some 6,500 troops to participate in a multinational war game, in which they've deployed paratroops, 80 aircraft and hundreds of armored combat vehicles to suppress an Islamic uprising, similar to one that occurred in Uzbekistan in 2005.
Nations:Uzbekistan China Pakistan Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2007 SCO Drills
2007-08-11
China, Russia, lead anti-terrorism drills
China, Russia and four central Asian nations began a joint anti-terror military drill in a remote Muslim-dominated Chinese region on Thursday, state press reported.
Nations:China Russia Tajikistan Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Activities:2007 SCO Drills
2007-08-09
Bush pays tribute to fallen U.S. troops
President Bush on Monday honored U.S. troops who have fought and died for freedom and expressed his steely resolve to succeed in the war in Iraq. "As before in our history, Americans find ourselves under attack and underestimated," he said.
Nations:Afghanistan Iraq Uzbekistan Pakistan Vietnam People:Laura Bush George W. Bush
2007-05-28
Asian Games grow bigger, better and all about China
It was bigger and better than ever before and ended up being all about China, which demolished its regional opposition once again as it prepares for the Beijing Olympics.
Nations:China Bahrain Qatar Japan Thailand Bhutan People:Chen Yanqing Lin Dan Liu Xiang Zheng Jie Activities:2006 Asian Games
2006-12-16
Traveling China's ancient Silk Road
From the ancient oasis towns of Central Asia, we retraced the epic journeys traveled along the Silk Road through desolate mountains and deserts, through busy bazaars and crumbling mud-brick towns.
Nations:Tajikistan Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan China People:Genghis Khan
2006-08-08
Shanghai summit opens with Iran crowding the agenda
The leaders of China, Russia and four Central Asian nations have begun their annual summit in Shanghai with Iran's nuclear program threatening to crowd out all other agenda items.
Nations:Tajikistan Uzbekistan Mongolia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Pakistan People:Hamid Karzai Pervez Musharraf Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis
2006-06-15
Shanghai summit opens with Iran crowding the agenda
The leaders of China, Russia and four Central Asian nations have begun their annual summit in Shanghai with Iran's nuclear program threatening to crowd out all other agenda items.
Nations:Tajikistan Uzbekistan Mongolia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Iran People:Hamid Karzai Pervez Musharraf Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis
2006-06-15
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