On the 20th anniversary of the bloodshed known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, there appears to have been little or no rain clouds at the site in Beijing where university students waged an anti-government protest. There were, however, enough umbrella-toting government officials present to prevent members of the Western news media from reporting much news [...]
No Rain, But Many Umbrellas at Tiananmen Square
June 5th, 2009 · No Comments
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Photos Show Today’s News of the World
September 8th, 2008 · No Comments
The photos and captions below provide glimpses into some of the news and events taking place around the world today that do not involve the U.S. presidential candidates or the race for the White House:
Tags: · 2008 Paralympic Games, al-Qaeda, Anna Eames, assault, attempted robbery, Awakening, Awakening council, Baghdad, beijing, burglary, China, citizen patrols, Clark County, Clark County Regional Justice Center, Dora, Dora marketplace, Dora Sunni neighborhood, Earmes, iraq, Iraqi forces, Iraqi government, Iraqi officials, jury selection, las vegas, Muslims, National Aquatics Center, nevada, O.J. Simpson trial, O.J. Simpson, Palace Station, palace station hotel and casino, paralympic games, ramadan, robbery, Sunni-dominated citizen patrols, swimmer, Swimming, the morgue, U.S forces, U.S. Military, U.S.A T-shirt, u.s.a., White House
Iranian President Ahmadinejad Visits Beijing
September 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is out and about, spewing his anti-American and anti-Israeli sentiment while currying favors from one of the world’s leading oppressors, Chinese President Hu Jintau. The caption above offers more details.
Tags: · Ahmadinejad, beijing, Beijing Paralympic Games, China, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Great Hall of the People, Hu Jintao, Iran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, paralympic games
Photos Capture War, Floods, Famine and Fire
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Captions for the images below describe scenes from around the world — from France to Florida and Georgia (the country, not the state) to Hong Kong — related to this week’s evidence of war, floods, famine and fire.
Tags: · 2008, 2008 olympic games, Afghanistan, beijing, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, bread, China, cuba, equestrian, famine, fire, flood, florida, florida keys, France, georgia, gori, hait, Haiti, hong kong, Key West, missiles, Nicolas Sarkozy, olympic equestrian venue, olympic flame, Olympic Games, Paris, Russia, Tropical Storm, tropical storm fay, War
World News Captured in Photo Roundup
August 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Captions combine with photos from around the world to tell the stories of competition over some pricey materials — oil, freedom and gold medals. See the photos below for details.
Tags: · 2008 Olympics, Abkazian, beijing, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, california, Capitol Hill, China, Congress, Congressional Republicans, Day 10, Freedom, georgia, Georgia border, gold medals, House Democratics, house republicans, Men's 110m hurdles, Michigan, Nancy Pelosi, National Stadium, news conference, offshore drilling, oil, Olympic Games, Rep. Candice Miller, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, Republican, russian forces, Russian soldier, separatists, Speaker of the House, tennessee, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Zugdidi





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