I've written about China's Green Dam censorware a couple of times, and there's no doubt it's drawn a great deal of criticism. On Tuesday, China announced it would be indefinitely delaying the rollout of the product, which it had earlier

China previously announced plans (way back in 2007) to enforce an universal cell phone charger, which was (and still is) a great idea. Now the European Commission has struck a deal with Apple and other cell phone manufacturers to start

In the night of 25th to 26th of February, 1992, the Armenian armed forces attacked the town of Khojaly in Azerbaijan. The attack was carried out with active support of several units of the Russian Army's 366th regiment. The attack

A simulated terrorist attack on a 90th Missile Wing ICBM launch facility provided the exercise scenario for Nuclear Weapon Accident/Incident Exercise 2009.This national-level exercise involving 11 federal agencies and 1,300 personnel was the largest and most complex exercise ever conducted

Is there an ongoing destabilization operation? Yesterday, a bomb was found at the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Quezon City, a day after the Office of the Ombudsman, also in Quezon City, was bombed.Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap told reporters the

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) recently welcomed a conclusion in a recent report conducted by the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General (DHS-0IG) that "general aviation presents only limited and mostly hypothetical threats to security.""This report validates

Ten thousand inmates in Maricopa County jails were placed on lockdown after authorities got word of a planned race riot.The lockdown means visitation, phone calls and nonessential movement will be restricted and SWAT teams will be on standby, according to

At any given moment, U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen is juggling at least a half dozen critical situations around the world.The final hours before taking off for Moscow to iron out details of a military cooperation agreement with Russia were no

Even in good times, Edgecombe County in North Carolina has seen a steadily declining manufacturing industry and high unemployment. In a Patchwork Nation report, UNC-TV looks at the struggles of this Minority Central community as it tries to weather this

Financier Bernard Madoff was sentenced Monday to 150 years in prison after pleading guilty in March to bilking investors out of as much as $65 billion over two decades. The case had led to calls for tighter regulation of money

President Barack Obama met with gay rights activists on Monday, giving the strongest signal yet he may move to lift the ban on gays openly serving in the military. Watch extended interviews from Monday's NewsHour report on the "Don't Ask,

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a group of white firefighters was unfairly denied promotions because of their race. Analysts examine the impact on future labor policy.

Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was sentenced Monday to 150 years in prison after pleading guilty in March to defrauding investors out of as much as $60 billion. Ray Suarez talks to New York Times reporter Diana Henriques about the day

Ousted president Manuel Zelaya said Tuesday that he would return to Honduras' capital of Tegucigalpa Thursday, as the country's interim government continued to battle street protestors supporting Zelaya.

One day after the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya, Honduras' newly appointed leader vowed Monday to resist pressure from world powers to reinstate the ousted president, as protesters burned tires and clashed with police near the presidential palace.

Six years after the U.S.-led invasion to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraq declared a public holiday Tuesday to mark the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from cities and towns, staging a military parade aimed at illustrating its security progress.

Robert McCrum: JD Salinger's lawsuit against alleged 'rip off' gives Catcher in the Rye a blast of fresh publicity

Robert McCrum: This month's literary chutzpah prize goes to the inimitable Adam Thirlwell

Charles Saumarez Smith: Do you want to see good leadership in Britain? Well, look to the arts, not business or politics

Ruth Sunderland: It is depressing that vast riches are the only way to lure a banker into public service