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Canadian Kevin Garratt charged with spying by China - CNN.com CNN   14 hours ago   Sign in to like   Reblog on Tumblr   Tweet Simeon Garratt told Hong Kong's South China Morning Post that the allegations were "wildly absurd" and "crazy." At the time, he described his parents as "openly Christian" and said they were involved in sending food aid to North Korea. He told the newspaper the accusations "(sound) like something somebody made up. I really don't know why. It's just so absurd." Canada finds the indictment "concerning" and has discussed the case with the Chinese government, a Global Affairs Canada spokesperson said. Consular officials are providing assistance to the couple and monitoring developments, the spokesperson said. Canada's Conservative Party called for officials to push for Garratt's release and said ...

Politics I don't fear Russia, says Turkish alleged killer of pilot AFP   3 hours ago   Comments   Sign in to like   Reblog on Tumblr   Share   Tweet   Email Istanbul (AFP) - A Turkish citizen fighting in Syria who Moscow has accused of killing a Russian pilot said Friday he was not scared Russian forces are targeting him, after making an unexpected public appearance in Istanbul. Alparslan Celik has been accused by Russia of killing in cold blood Russian pilot Oleg Peshkov as he parachuted to the ground after his plane was shot down by Turkish air forces on the Syrian border on November 24. Turkish newspapers Thursday carried pictures of Celik attending the funeral in Istanbul's Fatih district this week of Ibrahim Kucuk, a Turkish nationalist local politician who was killed fighting with a Turkmen militia in Syria. It was Celik's first appearance inside Turkey since the shooting down of the Russian Su-24 and Peshkov's killing cau...

Business Ceiling collapse at Philippines' biggest airport injures passenger AFP   Thu, Jan 28 12:45 AM PST   Comments   Sign in to like   Reblog on Tumblr   Share   Tweet   Email Part of a ceiling collapsed in the Philippines' biggest airport Thursday, slightly injuring a foreign passenger, the latest in a series of incidents at a facility seen as among the worst in the world. The collapse at a restaurant at Terminal 3 of Manila airport "slightly scratched" a male foreign passenger, according to airport spokesman David de Castro. He was treated for the injury but insisted on leaving on his flight for Japan hours later, de Castro told AFP, declining to give more information on the passenger. De Castro said the collapse did not involve the building's concrete ceiling but rather a facade on which the restaurant had affixed overhead lights. "They are allowed to make their own construction inside these restaurants," he said, adding...

China's Taiwan office deputy head under investigation   By  CHRISTOPHER BODEEN 10 hours ago     BEIJING (AP) — A deputy head of the Chinese Cabinet's Taiwan Affairs Office has been placed under investigation for apparent corruption amid renewed scrutiny of Beijing's policies toward the island following its election of a new independence-leaning president. Related Stories [$$] Taiwan Vote Sparks Concerns From Beijing to Washington   The Wall Street Journal Taiwan elects 1st female president, rejects pro-China party   Associated Press China to allow mainlanders to make transit stops in Taiwan   Reuters China warns on Taiwan independence after election   Reuters Beijing warning as Taiwan's Tsai wins presidency   AFP Credit Cards Now Offer 0% Intro APR Through 2017 CompareCards.com   Sponsored   The ruling Communist Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in...

Follow Yahoo News             News Home U.S. World Politics Tech Science Health Odd News Local Dear Abby ABC News Katie Couric Trending Photos Recommended Games More games » Pentagon: Hundreds of military kids sexually abused annually   By  RICHARD LARDNER, EILEEN SULLIVAN and MEGHAN HOYER 11 hours ago     View gallery . The U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is pictured in this photo courtesy of the U.S. military … WASHINGTON (AP) — Cpl. Aaron C. Masa became fast friends with a fellow Marine during field training in North Carolina. But behind his buddy's back, Masa was sexually abusing his friend's 3-year-old stepdaughter. He also took sexually explicit photos of the girl and the Marine's infant daughter. A military judge convicted Masa last year of sexu...