Issue: June 20, 2012   (Archive)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013   

Bo twist as French associate held
A French architect with ties to disgraced politician Bo Xilai has been arrested in Cambodia in a new twist to China's biggest political scandal in decades.



Record dive follows space high
A submarine descended to 6,908 meters in the Pacific's Mariana Trench to break the record for the deepest dive by Chinese. It came a day after China's first manned space docking.

Cops search homes after kids hurt in school clash
Authorities in Xinjiang have launched house-to-house searches after a clash at an Islamic school left 12 children injured.



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