The United States said on Wednesday a warning shot fired from a U.S. naval vessel appeared to have killed an Egyptian on Monday, after earlier denying reports of such a death.

...says Naval vessel but it was a cargo ship on charter. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

It took him 11 long years to build the ship, a process that was completed on June 23, 2005. On that day his ship started sailing from port Sarreguemines. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A crew battled pirates in a deadly fight Tuesday to regain control of a North Korean cargo ship off Somalia, the U.S. Navy said. The Navy is still chasing a second ship held by pirates in the area.

And just after this
picked by Proverb 2 years ago

China denied the criticism of the United States that accused it of military build-up. The US thinks China is not ready to maintain world peace and stability. A defense white paper showed that China spends less per capita on military forces than the U.S. itself. How ironic. picked by Green84 3 years ago

Relatives of the skipper of a catamaran that was found drifting empty off the Great Barrier Reef said today that they had been in "spiritual" touch with him and believe that he is fighting for his life "somewhere dark".
Update to an earlier post picked by suebe 3 years ago

Hackers allegedly hijacked satellite TV signals in southern China to broadcast anti-government messages, news reports said Thursday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A YACHT has been found drifting off the north Queensland coast with computers running and even food on a table ready to eat - but no crew. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A luxury cruise ship carrying passengers between Rome and Singapore came under attack from Somali pirates as it sailed between Somalia and Yemen. The captain managed to outrun them.

That had to have been one helluva ride for the passengers. picked by jhordie 12 months ago

The new cargo ship is poised to launch toward the station on Sept. 10 at 1:01 p.m. EDT (1701 GMT) from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on a shakedown cruise. If all goes well, the inaugural spacecraft, called the H-2 Transfer Vehicle 1 (HTV-1), should arrive at the station on Sept. 17. picked by kakana 3 months ago

China says it plans to increase military spending by nearly 18% this year, to 417.8bn yuan ($59bn; £30bn). picked by topofall 2 years ago

A Senate lawmaker accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games. picked by deEPCHill 2 years ago

MIANYANG, China - A 5.3 magnitude aftershock struck China's quake-battered Sichuan province Thursday amid concerns over rising water levels in a lake formed by landslides from the massive May 12 temblor.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the aftershock struck at 12:41 p.m. (12:41 a.m. EDT) just south of the town of Qingchuan at the relatively shallow depth of 6 miles. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Censorship in China is nothing new, but the level of action taken to force Chinese citizens to comply has garnered global recognition. China marked the date July 1st, 2009 as the day manufacturers will be forced to install filtering software on all new PCs. While many have resorted to digitally lashing out against Green Dam, Chinese artist and designer of the famous Bird's Nest at the Beijing Olym... read full post picked by beaplourde 5 months ago

Warning to animal lovers: In China, Tanuki are bred for their fur, which is used in clothing. I hope these escaped their fate as collars and cuffs.

Aren't they beautiful? I want one! More Pix in comments. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

The captain of an Italian cruise ship foiled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia on Saturday by ordering his security crew to fire back picked by TheJehosephat 7 months ago

With China becoming a more global nation we have seen some direct effects on its consumers. China is awakening to the materialism of fashion and the paranoia of western influences. Naturally, food has followed suit and Chinese are embracing new eating habits. picked by Richye 3 years ago

China, the third country to put a man in space on its own rocket, aims to send a probe to Mars in 2009. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

A U.S. underwater archaeology team announced Thursday it has likely discovered the shattered remnants of a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd off a tiny Dominican Republic island. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The killing has sparked outrage in China, with thousands expressing outrage in Chinese Internet chat rooms, often the only outlet for public criticism of the government. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago