Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday warned China the "world will be watching" the trial of a Rio Tinto mining executive as Beijing cautioned the sensitive case should not be "politicised". Rudd's comments looked likely to increase pressure on China over the trial of Australian national Stern Hu and three Chinese colleagues, which will take place partly behind ...

The trial of four Rio Tinto employees will last three days with part of the proceedings closed to the public, a Chinese court said Thursday. Australian passport holder Stern Hu and three Chinese employees of the Anglo-Australian mining giant will go on trial at 8:30 am (0030 GMT) Monday at the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, the ...

Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Thursday warned China that the "world will be watching" next week's trial of a Rio Tinto mining executive, as officials urged Beijing to let them attend. Rudd's comments are likely to increase pressure on China over the highly sensitive trial of Stern Hu and three Chinese colleagues, which will take place largely ...