John Leighton Stuart, China Expert, Is Buried There at Last

SHANGHAI On Aug. 2, 1949, with the Communists about to seize power in Beijing, the United States recalled its ambassador to China, John Leighton Stuart, a respected missionary, educator and diplomat. A ceremony on Monday honored John Leighton Stuart,a missionary and educator whose ashes were laid to rest at a cemetery near the eastern city of Hangzhou, China.

Study Abroad Flourishes, With China a Hot Spot

Record numbers of American students are studying abroad, with especially strong growth in educational exchanges with China, the annual report by the Institute on International Education found. The number of Americans studying in China increased by 25 percent, and the number of Chinese students studying at American universities increased by 20 percent last year, according to the report...

Europe's secret plan to boost GM crop production

Gordon Brown and other European leaders are secretly preparing an unprecedented campaign to spread GM crops and foods in Britain and throughout the continent, confidential documents obtained by The Independent on Sunday reveal. Reduce your global impact.

U.S. Missile Attack Kills at Least 10 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Missiles fired from a remotely piloted United States aircraft slammed into a village in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan along the Afghan border on Friday and killed 10 to 13 people, according to a local intelligence official, a Pakistani reporter and two Pakistani television channels. State television put the death toll at 10...

Ticket saves suspect from death row

A young man in New York may have been spared a wrongful conviction in a capital murder case thanks to an unlikely ally, the little plastic card that millions in the city use to ride its buses and subways. The outlook for Jason Jones, 26, was as bleak as it gets when police nabbed him after a federal witness was shot on the streets of the Bronx early one day in May.

Mexican Drug Lord Is Arrested

TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) Mexican security forces have arrested the drug cartel leader Eduardo Arellano Flix, one of the international traffickers most sought by the United States, after a shootout in this border city, the government said Sunday. Mr. Arellano Flix, nicknamed the Doctor...

Co-Pilot Disabled, Attendant Helped Land Jet, Irish Report Says

DUBLIN (AP) An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated early this year, and a flight attendant with flying experience helped the pilot safely make an emergency landing, an Irish investigation concluded Wednesday.

USDA corrects October crop production report

The USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) corrected the October crop production report, reducing the number of acres of corn and soybeans harvested nationally by one million acres each. The report, released on October 28, 2008, now estimates the national harvest to be 12 billion bushels for corn and 2.94 billion bushels for soybeans. For Iowa...

Tribal militia attack Taliban after beheading

Taliban fighters, thwarted in their attempt to kidnap a tribal militia leader, beheaded one of the man's rescuers in front of a gathered crowd, then fought a running battle with tribesmen that left as many as 30 people dead, police said.

The Big Question: Is the dream of independence for Tibet now a lost cause?

Why are we asking this now? Does that mean the Dalai Lama is retiring? Is there a possibility that he may continue his work? until death. How have the Chinese authorities responded to the Dalai Lama? the problem. Tibetan independence? the Beijing Olympics.

Preparing Trees and Shrubs for Winter

Chicken wire fence can help keep hungry rabbits away from your shrubs in the winter. Note to media editors: This is the Garden Column for use during the week beginning Nov. 7. As the trees shake off the last of their fall display, it may be tempting to put away the yard tools and close the garden shed for the season. After all, your plants have finished growing this year.

National Briefing | South: Florida: Smuggling Charges Filed in Fatal Voyage

U.S. A boat captain from the Dominican Republic has been charged with smuggling illegal immigrants after his vessel ran aground near Miami on Oct. 31, killing six people. The passengers from Brazil and the Dominican Republic said they paid the captain, Crecencio Hernandez, $4,000 to $15,000 to be smuggled into the United States. Mr. Hernandez, 62...

Officer spoke of kit shortage before death

base just days before his death in a firefight, it was revealed last night. the Taliban at their makeshift base. Robert McKibben. his six-month tour was finished. were missing, but said: "I keep asking for things and I'm not getting them". of Defence for forcing troops to "make do". inquest. something," she added. weren't properly protected.

The last lap: Obama and McCain traverse US in final dash for presidential votes

White House Trivia: Would ya believe it? Mary Dejevsky: Will Europe get the America it wants? Hermione Eyre: From behind Obama, I could see a girl moved to tears... and environmental policy. statement by John and Cindy McCain said. campaign commitments. African American to capture the land's highest office. heightened concerns for his safety. a Phoenix hotel.

Chinese Leader in Cuba on Trade Tour

HAVANA President Hu Jintao of China toured Havana on Tuesday as his country expanded its already extensive economic relationship with Cuba. Mr. Hu laid a wreath at a monument to the Cuban independence hero Jos Mart a day after China agreed to buy Cuban nickel and sugar and to send food to Cuba in the wake of three devastating hurricanes.

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