Issue: February 01, 2012   (Archive)
Saturday, May 25, 2013   

Cambridge gift sparks China row
A row has broken out at Cambridge University over a 3.7 million (HK$45.27 million) donation by a Chinese foundation amid fears it is linked to Beijing.



US air raids hit al-Qaeda group
Overnight air raids struck an al-Qaeda meeting and control post in southern Yemen, killing around 15 people, including a long-hunted regional militant leader, tribal chiefs said.

Judge on trial skins Franco
Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon, testifying at his own trial, said relatives of victims of dictator General Francisco Franco have a right to justice despite a 1977 amnesty.



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