Escaped Chinese Activist Pleads to Leave China

A blind Chinese activist at the center of a diplomatic conflict with China is pleading for more help from the U.S. after being held captive by Chinese authorities.

The ongoing crisis threatens to overtake a two-day conference scheduled long before activist Chen Guangcheng made his escape this week.

Government officials from the U.S. and China are hoping to increase economic and cultural ties between the two countries. Now, they're trying to find a solution as Guangcheng pleads for more help from Washington. 
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Israel on Iran: Military Option 'Remains on the Table'

JERUSALEM, Israel -- Recent headlines around the world suggest the likelihood of an Israeli attack on Iran has been reduced.

But top Israeli military officials tell a different story. If the latest news of a lowered chance of attack is correct, then no one has told Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

"I believe it is well understood in Washington, D.C., as well in Jerusalem that as long as there is a future existential threat to our people, all options from Iran getting nuclear weapons should remain on the table and they will," Barak recently said.  read more!