The Crackdown

...one five-year-old boy was still missing. No details were given on where the two executions were carried out. China launched a crackdown on child abductions in April, with 2,008 children rescued in more than 1,700 trafficking cases as of...

In this article: China, British Airways, Northern China, and Beijing

...rules that allow the government to shut TV stations that promote violence and other signs of creeping censorship are raising fears of a crackdown on Iraq's often partisan media ahead of an election next year. Lawsuits have been filed or...

In this article: Nuri al-Maliki, Saddam Hussein, Iraq, Baghdad, Democracy, 2003 Invasion, Britain, and Germany

By Louis Charbonneau The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged. Tehran's U.N....

In this article: Iran, U.N., Baha'i International Community, Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Polarization, and Fascism

Navigation - link to other main sections from here Crackdown on illegal file-sharing imminent as EU adopts Telecoms Package Nic Fildes The European Parliament has approved the controversial Telecoms Package, which means that internet...

In this article: EU, Due process, TalkTalk, Carphone Warehouse, Covington & Burling, and UK

12:50 AM CST, November 27, 2009 In this Sept. 15, 2009 photo, a deforested area burns near Novo Progresso in Brazil's northern state of Paral. The Brazilian Amazon is arguably the world's biggest natural defense against global warming,...

In this article: Brazil, Deforestation, Global warming, Carbon, Carbon dioxide, Cattle, and Charcoal

...notice that police around the world are fighting back against what has become a $28 million industry in the United States alone. The crackdown in the United States uncovered more than 700 alleged packages of fake or suspicious prescription...

In this article: Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States, Viagra, Interpol, Recession, and Supply chain

Operation Oak aims to tackle antisocial crime in centre of Aberdeen CALMING INFLUENCE: Street pastor Martin Hill will be on duty during Operation Oak. Raymond Besant A POLICE campaign to tackle violent crime and antisocial behaviour in...

In this article: Aberdeen

Article Date: 26 Nov 2009 - 5:00 PST Efforts to crack down on Medicare fraud heat up while some experts say more should be done. Reuters reports that the "The Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services launched a...

In this article: Medicare, Miami, Florida, Medicaid, University of Oklahoma, Office of the Inspector General, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Justice Department, and Department of Health and Human Services

Former vice-president sentenced to six years for his part in post-election protests By Fredrik Dahl, Reuters, in Tehran Mass rioting broke out after Iran's disputed presidential vote in June Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi...

In this article: Iran, Mirhossein Mousavi, Islamic, Hillary Clinton, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, Tehran, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

...icons link to social bookmarking sites where you can share this story and discover new Web pages. Colorado plans Thanksgiving week DUI crackdown November 23, 2009 4:07 PM DENVER • Authorities around Colorado will be stepping up patrols...

In this article: Colorado, Colorado State Patrol, American Pie, and Denver