Tuesday, October 16, 2012

China critic to sell Taiwan media holdings

China critic to sell Taiwan media holdings

China critic to sell Taiwan media holdings

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 08:26 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 1, 2007 file photo, Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, owner of the Hong Kong and Taiwan newspaper Apple Daily, speaks during a Democratic Party event in Hong Kong. Lai is selling major media holdings in Taiwan to a group headed by a local businessman whose family has substantial interests on the mainland. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)A Hong Kong media magnate highly critical of China is selling one of his Taiwanese companies to a group headed by a local businessman whose family has substantial interests on the mainland.

Afghans deny killer of 2 US troops was intel agent

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 04:21 AM PDT

Afghanistan's security service on Tuesday denied claims that a suicide bomber who killed two American troops and four Afghans in a weekend attack was a member of the country's intelligence agency.

Refugees in limbo after years of Pakistan fighting

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 12:35 AM PDT

In this Oct. 2, 2012 photo, a Pakistani child who was displaced from Pakistan's tribal areas due to fighting sits on his family's belongings transported on a horse-cart, in Jalozai refugee camp, near Peshawar, Pakistan. Roughly 65,000 refugees from the various tribal agencies are currently living at Jalozai, a Pakistani government camp about 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of Peshawar run with the help of international aid agencies. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)This sprawling complex of tents housing tens of thousands of Pakistanis is home for Miza Khan and his family. The tents provide little relief from the scorching summers and the frigid winters. It's been that way for three years now.

Asian stocks gain on strong US retail sales report

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 08:37 PM PDT

Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday, led higher by exporters after a report on U.S. retail sales showed consumers in the world's biggest economy stepped up spending.
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