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Column: What was journalist James Rosen thinking?

   (Reuters) - Just open your Twitter feed and listen to the Washington press corps howl about the Obama administration's latest intrusion into their business. Full story

Chinese businessman pays record price for Belgian racing pigeon

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Chinese businessman has paid a world record 310,000 euros ($398,500) for a Belgian pigeon, highlighting Asia's huge and growing interest in racing birds. Full story

China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected

China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea. Full story

New rice contamination reported in China

   Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal. Full story

Dollar firms before Bernanke, inflation dip hits sterling

   LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar firmed, gold fell and shares slipped off five-year highs on Tuesday as investors postioned for an update on the future of the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus programme. Full story

Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans

Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded. Full story

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  Journalists targeted in government leak investigations

Information has emerged  in the Justice Department seizure of Associated Press phone records as well as the news that reporter for Fox News is now a target of a leak investigation concerning North Korea.  NBC’s Michael Isikoff reports.  

  Xiaomi: Apple's New China Threat

A cheaper Chinese smartphone maker is gaining a cult-like following in China, reports CNBC's Eunice Yoon.

  China blows up nearly two-mile viaduct

The demolition of a nearly two-mile elevated roadway marked a record-setter for China. NBCNews.com's Richard Lui reports.

  If workers are given more rights, will they ask for accountability?

The Up panel takes a look at the average worker wage per hour in Bangladesh compared to other countries and debates how the costs impact economies worldwide. Panelist Karl Smith explains how having the “economic base” allows workers to ask for even more.

  ‘In the Navy, you save your ship, your ship is your home’

History has been made and remembered. Twenty-four surviving sailors from the USS Franklin held a reunion at Patriot's Point in Charleston. In 1945, the Franklin, nicknamed “Big Ben” was hit by 2 Japanese bombs, exploding 31 armed and fueled aircraft sitting on her deck. More than 800 were killed, th

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