Tag Archives: United States

  • Google, Apple chiefs visit China 13 January 2013 | Saibal Dasgupta This post has no comments yet

    Google chief Eric Schmidt followed by Apple Inc's CEO Tim Cook has visited China in an attempt to expand their presence in the Chinese market. ...

  • China economy ‘to overtake US by 2019’ 12 January 2013 This post has no comments yet

    China will overtake the United States economically within six years, an official research institute predicts, and go on to become the world's most important country in three decades more. ...

  • Gunman kills 26 in worst school shooting in US 15 December 2012 | John Christoffersen This post has no comments yet

    A man killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday inside an elementary school, massacring 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in fear to the sound of gunshots. ...

  • Dalai Lama’s visit generates $95,000 for local charities 12 December 2012 | Staff reporter This post has no comments yet

    The Dalai Lama's visit to Charlottesville this year generated about $95,000 for local charities, organisers announced Wednesday. The 11 October event generated almost $380,000 in revenue. ...

  • China slams US over Tibet self-immolation comments 7 December 2012 This post has no comments yet

    China on Friday angrily rejected US charges that its policies in Tibet were leading Tibetans to set themselves alight in protest and accused Washington of backing Tibetan independence. ...

  • US ‘concerned’ over Tibet violence This post has no comments yet

    The United States expressed concern over self-immolations in Tibet, and called on China to let residents "express their grievances freely" following a spike in violence in the Himalayan region. ...

  • US asks China to initiate unconditional talks with Dalai Lama 6 December 2012 This post has no comments yet

    Expressing deep concern over the increasing number of self-immolations by Tibetans, the US today asked China to initiate unconditional talks with the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. ...

  • US official meets relatives of Tibetan self-immolators 1 December 2012 This post has one comment

    Families of three Tibetans who recently set themselves ablaze to protest China's oppression in Tibet, met this week with a top American diplomat in charge of human rights issues. ...

  • Palestinians win UN recognition of sovereign state 30 November 2012 | Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols This post has no comments yet

    The 193-nation UN General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine. ...

  • Asia tensions loom as Obama meets Japan, China leaders 21 November 2012 | Jeff Mason This post has no comments yet

    US President Barack Obama said Washington and its chief economic rival must work together to "establish clear rules of the road" for trade and investment. ...