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Israel to open Gaza aid 'humanitarian corridor'
Israel has decided to set up "a humanitarian corridor" in the Gaza Strip to deliver basic supplies to local residents, said Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office on early Wednesday morning. The Israeli army also said Wednesday that it will hold fire for three hours every day to allow local residents to receive basic supplies.
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Russia-Ukraine gas row escalates
A gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine worsened Tuesday after Russian energy giant Gazprom slashed gas supplies to countries in Europe, which gets about a fifth of its needs via pipelines through Ukraine.
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US 111th Congress convenes
The US House of Representatives and the Senate convened for the 111th Congress on Tuesday with new members elected on November 4 elections and tasks to address the country's economic emergencies, among other issues.
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Israel shells UN schools in 11th day of offensive
Israel pressed on with its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday by shelling houses and a school run by the United Nations, killing 82 Palestinians, the majority women and children, in the eleventh day of violence.
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Russia slashes gas exports to Europe
Russian energy giant Gazprom has cut gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine to around two-thirds of its normal flow, which will disrupt supplies to Europe, Ukrainian state gas company Naftogaz spokesman Valentin Zemlyanski said on Tuesday.
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HK, Macao, Taiwan ships protected by Chinese navy
Ships from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan can request the escort services of the Chinese mainland's navy fleet in Somalian waters, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang at a regular press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.
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Guatemalan landslide kills 35, more missing
Rescue workers dug with shovels and their bare hands to recover bodies on Monday after at least 35 coffee workers were killed by a landslide as they walked along a road in northern Guatemala.
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Russia to cut gas export via Ukraine: Putin
Russia will reduce its gas export that was pumped through pipelines stretching over Ukraine to Western Europe countries, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in Moscow on Monday amid gas disputes with the neighbor.
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Chinese shipmen escape from pirates
A Sierra Leone cargo ship with 32 Chinese onboard threw off the pursuit of four pirate boats in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center said on Monday.
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Hu, Bush talk ties, int'l issues on phone
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday spoke over telephone with his US counterpart George W. Bush about bilateral relations and major international issues of common concern.
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Hamas captures two Israeli soldiers
Hamas said the Islamic movement has captured two Israeli soldiers during fighting in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, Hamas controlled TV reported.
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7.6-magnitude quake hits Papua
Three people, including a child, were killed in the earthquakes hitting eastern Indonesia's West Papua province on Sunday morning, a local website said.
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Bangladesh BNP rejects election results
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia who lost Monday's parliament election said Tuesday midnight that the election results are not acceptable to her party.
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Ill. governor appoints Obama successor
Defying US Senate leaders, scandal-tainted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday named former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to President-elect Barack Obama's US Senate seat.
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China offers US$1 mln aid to Palestinians
China will offer US$1 million cash in emergency humanitarian aid for the Palestinian National Authority to buy urgently needed material, Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
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Israeli ambassador sees no early ceasefire
Israel's ambassador in Beijing, Amos Nadai, told China.org.cn today that the military operation against Gaza would continue until it had achieved its goal of eliminating Hamas capability to shell Israeli civilian targets.
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Thai gov't policy debate further postponed
A planned government policy address by Thailand's newly-elected Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and a following parliament debate had to be postponed for another day after anti-government demonstrators besieged the Parliament in central Bangkok Monday morning.
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China, Kuwait to expand economic, energy cooperation
Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang and Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah agreed to expand economic and energy cooperation between the two countries during their meeting in Kuwait City on Monday.
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 Chinese naval fleet sails into Strait of Malacca
The Chinese naval fleet sailed into the Strait of Malacca on Monday after its departure from China's southernmost island province of Hainan on an escort mission against piracy off Somalia Friday afternoon.
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Palestinian death toll rises to 364
Palestinians death toll has risen to 364 killed and over 1,600 wounded in the on-going Israeli warplanes intensified airstrikes on Monday evening.
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Vice Premier meets Kuwaiti emir
China vowed in Kuwait on Sunday to further its pragmatic cooperation with Kuwait in the various fields in a bid to step up the bilateral relations to a higher level.
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Thaksin supporters launch protest in Thailand
Thousands of red-shirt demonstrators have launched rallies in central Bangkok to get ready for a besiege over the Parliament on Monday and Tuesday, when Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is scheduled to deliver the government's policy statement.
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 Israel strikes Gaza for 2nd day, killing 307
Israel on Sunday continued intensive air strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip for the second successive day, killing 307 Palestinians so far in a powerful offensive aimed to halt nearly daily cross-border rocket attacks.
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Gunman in Santa suit kills 6 at LA party
A man who killed three people and wounded two others on a Christmas party overnight was found dead on Thursday from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, Los Angeles police said.
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Guinean PM reports to military junta
Guinea's prime minister turned himself in on Thursday along with his team of government to a military junta led by Moussa Camara, who has claimed himself "the president of the Republic" after a coup, according to agencies' report.
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 World Christians pray for peace
Christmas bells resounded over the West Bank city of Bethlehem, the birth place of Jesus Christ, as Christians from all over the world gathered Wednesday night to pray for peace on the occasion of the Savior's birthday.
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China to import gas from Myanmar
Natural gas produced from the Shwe Field off Myanmar's Rakhine coast will be exported to China's southwestern region under a new export gas sales and purchase agreement signed between companies from China, Myanmar and South Korea.
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 China ready to send warships to Somalia
The Chinese Navy's three-ship fleet awaiting sail to waters off Somalia has finished its preparations for the overseas deployment, the fleet commander said Thursday.
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Russia's Medvedev wants 'reliable ties' with Obama
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that he expected to establish a "more effective and more reliable" relations with the new United States administration of Barack Obama than before.
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New Somali prime minister resigns
The new prime minister named by Somali President Abdullah Yusuf Ahmed has resigned from his post, a week after he was appointed to replace Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein, reports reaching Mogadishu said on Wednesday.
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Romania frees Chinese workers
The five Chinese construction workers who were arrested in Romania following a labor dispute were released on Wednesday, a provincial labor official said.
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China requests US anti-dumping measures probe
China on Monday asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish an expert panel to investigate U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese products which may violate WTO trade rules.
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Obama names technology officials
US President-elect Barack Obama has formed his technology team with a pledge to ensure that "facts and evidence are never twisted or obscured by politics or ideology," CNN reported on Sunday.
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Greek demonstrators clash with riot police
An anti-racism rally in central Athens's Syntagma Square on Sunday led to a violent confrontation between the protesters and riot police, the latest of a series of clashes triggered by the death of 15-year-old boy Alexis Grigoropoulos, who was killed by police on Dec. 6.
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US gov't considering 'orderly' auto bankruptcy
The Bush administration is seriously considering "orderly" bankruptcy as a way of dealing with the desperately ailing U.S. auto industry, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said on Thursday.
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 2 more US embassies receive suspected mails
The US said on Thursday two more American embassies received suspicious envelopes with white powder after its 16 missions in Europe received similar white powder mails that were later found to be harmless.
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OPEC makes deepest-ever output cut
OPEC on Wednesday agreed on a deepest-ever net cut of 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) as of Jan. 1, bringing the total output cut in 2008 to 4.2 million bpd, in another attempt to bolster sagging oil prices under the global economic slowdown.
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US Fed cuts key interest rate to record low
The US Federal Reserve decided Tuesday to cut a key interest rate to the lowest level on record to prevent the country's ailing economy from slipping further into deep recession.
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China regrets over WTO auto parts ruling
China on Tuesday expressed regrets over the World Trade Organization's (WTO) decision to uphold its ruling that Chinese auto parts import practices violated WTO rules.
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Wen discusses financial crisis with Zoellick
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in Beijing Tuesday in response to the global financial crisis that China will focus on expanding domestic demand as an effective way to stimulate economic growth.
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OPEC ready to slash oil output
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is ready to stage a new round of aggressive oil output cut at its upcoming 151st extraordinary ministerial meeting in the North African country of Algeria, in a bid to buttress the declining oil prices shadowed by global economic downturn.
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Shoe-thrower hailed as Arab hero
Khalil al-Dulaimi, Saddam Hussein's chief lawyer, on Monday offered to defend the Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at US President George W. Bush who came to Iraq on a farewell visit.
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Israel frees 245 Palestinian prisoners
The Israeli army released on Monday 245 Palestinian prisoners from different jails as a goodwill gesture to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, witnesses said.
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Vejjajiva elected as Thailand's new PM
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva was elected as Thailand's new prime minister at a special voting session in the House of Representatives on Monday.
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Parliament set to elect new Thai government
A new survey released on Sunday found that as many as over 80 percent Thais wish to see the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship (DAAD) to hold hands and solve the national crises.
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Somali PM: President cannot sack me
Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussien Sunday rejected the decision by President Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed to sack him, heightening a growing political crisis in Somalia.
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 Iraqi reporter throws shoes at Bush
An Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at visiting US President George W. Bush and called him a "dog" in Arabic during a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad on Sunday.
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57 killed in Egypt road accident
The death toll of a road accident in southern Egypt has risen to 57, the state MENA news agency reported on Sunday, citing a senior official.
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 US auto loan package dies in Senate
A 14-billion-dollar loan package aimed at bailing out the American auto industry from bankruptcy officially died on Thursday night, as it was rejected by the US Senate despite the Wednesday approval by the House of Representatives.
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 47 killed in Kirkuk suicide bombing
The death toll from suicide bomb attack at a restaurant in northern city of Kirkuk on Thursday rose to 47 and some 93 others injured, a local police source said.
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Envoy brief on Sarkozy-Dalai meet dismissed
France continued to defend last week's meeting between President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Dalai Lama, saying it did not intend to offend China, but Beijing dismissed the argument because it is not enough to "resolve the crisis".
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 2008 Nobel Prizes awarded
Ten winners of the 2008 Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and economics received their prizes on Wednesday at a ceremony in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.
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Strike paralyzes Greece on fourth day of protests
Riot police clashed with demonstrators outside the Greek parliament yesterday as a general strike paralyzed the country, shutting down schools, hospitals and international flights and raising pressure on the government reeling from four days of riots.
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US air raid kills 6 Afghan policemen
Air strike carried out by US-led Coalition troops on Wednesday hit a police station in southern Afghan province of Zabul, killing six policemen and one civilian nearby, said Ghalam Jailani Khan, deputy provincial police chief.
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Six-party talks focus on verification draft
Chief delegates of the six-party talks kept negotiating in Beijing on Wednesday over the draft proposal on how to verify the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) nuclear program after reaching no agreement Tuesday.
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Greek boy's funeral leads to more violence
Rioters rampaged in Greek cities for a fourth day Tuesday in an explosion of rage that was triggered by the weekend police killing of a teenager – but has spread to an array of antiestablishment parties, threatening to topple the government at a time of deep anxiety over growing economic gloom.
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DPRK to get full aid by March
All sides participating in the Six-Party Talks in Beijing Tuesday reached consensus to ship all promised economic aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) by the end of March, Republic of Korea envoy Kim Sook said.
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Strong earthquake rocks areas near Kermadec Islands
A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale jolted the areas near Kermadec Islands in the Pacific Ocean at 0637 GMT Tuesday, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a news bulletin here Tuesday afternoon.
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US says 9/11 plotters want to confess
The Pentagon said Monday that five detainees at US Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, want to confess to conspiracy charges for planning the 9/11 attacks.
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Greece hit by new riots
New clashes broke out on Monday between police and protesters across Greece for a third day, after the death of a 15-year-old boy shot by police on Saturday.
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 Military jet crashes in California neighborhood
A US Marine Corps F-18 fighter-bomber crashed into a residential area in Southern California city of San Diego on Monday, destroying two houses and killing three people on the ground, officials said.
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 New round of six-party talks kicks off
Envoys from the six nations gathered in Beijing on Monday for a fresh round of talks on removing nuclear programs from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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US urged to cancel arms sale to Taiwan
China's Defense Minister Liang Guanglie Monday urged the United States to immediately cancel its planned weapons sale to Taiwan, and cease all military ties with Taiwan.
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160 US, NATO vehicles burned in Pakistan
Militants torched 160 vehicles, including dozens of Humvees destined for US and allied forces fighting in Afghanistan, in the boldest attack so far on the critical military supply line through Pakistan.
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Indian FM denies Pakistan alert call
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday denied he had made a call to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and expressed worry that "a neighboring state might even consider acting on the basis of such a call ".
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 Israeli troops evict settlers in the West Bank
Israeli troops forcibly evicted about 200 hard-line Jewish settlers from a contested building in this volatile biblical city on Thursday, the first serious clash in what seems to be a spiraling confrontation between the government and defiant settlers.
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Canadian PM suspends Parliament
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday won approval from the governor general to suspend Parliament until the end of January, in an attempt to avoid being defeated by oppositions in a non-confidence vote scheduled next week.
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Shooting heard at New Delhi airport
Three rounds of firing were heard at New Delhi's international airport early Friday morning, but no one was injured, the Indian NDTV channel reported.
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India terror e-mail targets airports
India airports across the country were on high alert after a terror e-mail and the coast of west state Gujarat was also on tight security Thursday morning, reported local news channel Times Now.
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Cholera outbreak declared national emergency in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe government has declared the recent outbreak of cholera in the country as national emergencies and called on the donor community to provide aid in fighting the disease, the state media Herald reported on Thursday.
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US confident of food safety in China
US Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer told reporters in Beijing on Wednesday that he was "very confident" of the quality of Chinese products, despite food safety scandals involving pet food, toothpaste and dairy products.
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Bomb attacks kill 11 people in N Iraq
Up to 11 people were killed and 45 others wounded in two bomb attacks, including a suicide car bomb, in the Iraqi province of Nineveh on Tuesday, a provincial police source said.
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India gives wanted list to Pakistan
India demanded Pakistan hand over 20 of its most wanted fugitives as a sign of good faith, while both sides Tuesday tried to cool tensions over the Mumbai attacks before a visit by Washington's top diplomat.
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 Thai court dissolves ruling party
Thailand's Constitution Court on Tuesday ruled the three ruling parties in the coalition government – People Power Party (PPP), Chart Thai Party and Matchima Thipataya Party were guilty of electoral fraud charges and ordered them to be dissolved.
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2 killed, 30 injured in India's train blast
At least two were killed and 30 injured when a bomb exploded in the passenger coach of a train in India's northeastern state of Assam at about 7:50 in the morning, officials said on Tuesday.
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Bombs kill more than 30 in Baghdad
A series of bombs struck US and Iraqi security forces in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul on Monday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens more, Iraqi officials said.
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Bush admits 'intelligence failure' on Iraq
With no more than two months left in his term, US President George W. Bush, for the first time, admitted in public that "intelligence failure" on Iraq was his "biggest regret" during the eight-year administration, according to a TV interview to be broadcast on Monday.
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 Obama announces his national security team
US President-elect Barack Obama announced on Monday his national security team, including former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state and incumbent Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who would retain his post.
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EU spy criticism amounts to interference
A Foreign Ministry spokesman has dismissed the European Union's (EU) criticisms over the execution of a man found guilty of spying for Taiwan, and said he was sentenced after a "just and fair" trial.
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India security chief resigns after Mumbai attacks
With corpses still being pulled from a once-besieged hotel, India's top security official resigned Sunday as the government struggled under growing accusations of security failures following terror attacks that killed 174 people.
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EU and Austria's accusation on spy execution rejected
China was strongly opposed to the accusation of the European Union and Austria over its execution of Wo Weihan, a man spying for Taiwan. "Chinese judicial organs made the verdict and this was completely a matter within the Chinese judicial sovereignty," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement.
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France urged to create good conditions for EU summit
China on Thursday demanded France create a good atmosphere for the China-EU summit that was postponed because of a planned meeting between Tibetan secessionist the Dalai Lama, and French President, Nicholas Sarkozy.
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2 British journalists kidnapped in NE Somalia
Two British Journalists were on Wednesday abducted by unidentified gunmen in Bossaso, commercial capital of the semiautonomous region of Puntland in northeast Somalia, police officials said.
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Chinese stranded in Bangkok 'safe'
More than 1,000 Chinese passengers stranded at Bangkok airport after anti-Thai government protesters disrupted flight operations have been shifted to hotels, the Chinese embassy said yesterday.
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FM: EU summit postponed over Dalai visit
China has to postpone the 11th summit with the European Union scheduled in early December because of French leader's planned meeting with the Dalai Lama, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in Beijing on Wednesday night.
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Four bombings rock Bangkok
At least four rounds of bomb attacks rocked Bangkok early Wednesday, injuring at least 12 people, local media reported.
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 Bangkok in anarchy as confrontation upgrades
The "City of Angles" on Tuesday was in chaos as anti-government protesters seized the temporary administration seat -- Don Mueang airport, clashed with pro-government taxi drivers, forcing the Cabinet to indefinitely postpone its weekly meeting.
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Five proposals to boost Sino-Latin American ties
China is willing to make concerted efforts with Latin American countries to establish a comprehensive cooperative partnership of equality, mutual benefit and common development, Chinese President Hu Jintao said in Lima on Thursday.
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APEC ministers meet on financial crisis, Doha talks
Foreign and trade ministers from the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum met in Lima Wednesday to discuss such issues as the global financial crisis and the Doha round of trade talks.
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China, Peru conclude FTA talks
China and Peru concluded their talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) and upgraded bilateral ties to a strategic partnership in Lima on Wednesday.
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Indian navy destroys pirate ship
An Indian warship destroyed a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden as gunmen from Somalia seized at least two more vessels despite a large international naval presence off their lawless country.
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Hu, Abbas congratulate 20th anniversary of ties
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas exchanged congratulatory messages Wednesday to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
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Hu arrives in Peru for state visit, APEC meeting
Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Wednesday that his state visit to Peru would give an impetus to the development of the comprehensive cooperative partnership between China and the South American nation.
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President Hu in Havana for state visit
Chinese President Hu Jintao said Monday upon his arrival in Havana that his state visit to Cuba aims to enhance friendship and enlarge cooperation between the two countries.
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US in recession, jobless to peak at 7.5%
The US economy is in recession and will contract at a faster pace in the fourth quarter, extending the decline into early 2009 as high unemployment crimps consumer spending, a survey showed.
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Somali pirates hijack Saudi Arabian-owned oil tanker
Somali pirates have hijacked a Saudi Arabian-owned oil tanker, the largest vessel ever seized, loaded with crude and carrying 25 crew members off the Kenyan coast, a regional maritime official said on Monday.
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 Obama, McCain vow to work together
US president-elect Barack Obama and his former Republican presidential rival, John McCain, vowed on Monday to "launch a new era of reform" and work together on "critical challenges."
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Japan's economy sinks into recession
Japan's economy sank into its first recession in seven years in the July-September quarter as the global financial crisis took a heavy toll on the world's second largest economy and curbed demand for its exports, said Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano on Monday.
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US shuttle Endeavour docks with space station
After a nearly-two-day pursuit, the US space shuttle Endeavour arrived at the International Space Station and docked with it at 5:01 p.m. EDT (2201 GMT) on Sunday, according to NASA TV.
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Strong quake rocks eastern Indonesia
A shallow powerful quake with magnitude of 7.5 struck eastern parts of Indonesia on Monday morning, the country's meteorology agency said in Jakarta.
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G20 leaders hail global financial summit
Leaders who attended the G20 financial summit hailed the historic meeting on Saturday for laying a foundation for a more coordinated global response system to the world economic crisis.
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Zimbabwe opposition MDC-T oks unity gov't
Zimbabwe's opposition MDC-T national council has resolved that the party joins the envisaged inclusive government once the legislature has given legal force to the broad-based agreement signed on September 15, The Herald reported on Saturday.
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China, DPRK meet over six-party nuclear talks
China on Thursday confirmed that its diplomats and diplomats from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) met to discuss how to move forward the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue.
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 Wall Street rallies after three-day plunge
Wall Street rallied Thursday as investors hunt bargain after three straight days of decline. The Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 553 points after driving it down near its lows for the year, as investors decided they did not want to miss out on cheap stocks.
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 Fake New York Times announces 'Iraq War ends'
A bogus "edition" of The New York Times hit streets in New York Wednesday, with a look into a fantasy future filled with phony headlines taking aim at the Bush administration, according to a report on www.nydailynews.com.
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DPRK's Red Cross Society severs ties with S Korea
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s Red Cross Society on Wednesday cut off connections with South Korea in retaliation for its sponsorship of a U.N. resolution on DPRK's human rights record, the official KCNA news agency reported.
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Iran test-fired new missile
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on Wednesday the Islamic Republic has successfully test-fired a new generation surface-to-surface missile.
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DPRK to close land border with S Korea
The military of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was authorized to cut off all land borders with South Korea from December, the official KCNA news said on Wednesday.
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Obama, Bush deny economic policy bargaining
Aides of US president-elect Barack Obama and President George W. Bush denied Tuesday there had been any bargaining on economic plans during the two people's Monday meeting at the White House.
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US journalist kidnapped near Afghan capital
An American journalist with the New York Times along with his two Afghan colleagues were kidnapped Monday in Logar province, some 60 km south of Afghan capital Kabul, the spokesman for provincial administration said Tuesday.
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Israel must cede parts of Jerusalem for peace
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday used a memorial ceremony for former Premier Yitzhak Rabin to reiterate that Israel must be willing to give up parts of Jerusalem in return for peace.
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China, Iraq sign oil service deal
China and Iraq signed Monday an oil deal that would allow China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to help develop al-Ahdab oil field in eastern Iraq's Wasit province.
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 Obama, Bush wrap up talks at White House
US President-elect Barack Obama and the outgoing President George W. Bush wrapped up their talks at the White House Monday, without making any comments to the public.
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Senior Somali gov't official shot dead
Gunmen in the southern Somali town of Baidoa, the base of the transitional Somali parliament have shot dead a senior Somali government official, local media reports said Sunday.
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 G20 pledges to tackle global financial crisis
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 (G20) major industrial and emerging economies closed their annual meeting in Sao Paulo on Sunday, vowing to jointly tackle the global financial crisis.
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S Korea denies possibility of FTA renegotiation with US
South Korean government Monday ruled out the possibility of the renegotiation of the free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S., although the new Obama Administration is widely expected to adopt protectionist trade policies.
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G20 agrees to strengthen institutions, cooperation
The G20, group of the 20 largest economies of the world, on Sunday agreed that the economic institutions must be strengthened with a more significant role for emerging countries to face the world financial crisis.
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China's ties with Ethiopia on a higher level
China's top legislator Wu Bangguo said in Addis Ababa on Sunday that China's relations with Ethiopia have been developing quite rapidly in recent years and have been pushed up to a higher level.
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 Palestinians, Israel pledge to continue peace talks
The Palestinians and Israel promised on Sunday to carry on the peace negotiations resumed a year ago at a U.S.-hosted Mideast conference, although a deal is not likely to be reached by the end of this year as expected.
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Beijing high-level conference on climate change kicks off
A high-level conference on climate change opened in Beijing on Friday , with participants from nearly 100 governments, international and non-governmental organizations voicing views and proposing measures on technology development and transfer responding to climate change.
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China to fly flag for South at G20 summit
China will help developing countries at the upcoming G20 summit on the global financial crisis in Washington DC next Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
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US air strike kills 40 Afghan civilians
At least 40 Afghan civilians have been killed and 28 more injured as an airstrike of the US-led Coalition forces hit a wedding gathering in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, officials and local villagers said Wednesday.
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42 killed in Philippine ferry capsizal
The Philippine government Wednesday said it was saddened by a sea mishap in the central province of Masbate as the death toll rose to 42 one day after the tragedy.
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Wall Street jumps in record Election Day rally
US stocks rose in the biggest Election Day rally ever on Tuesday, as investors looked forward to the end of the uncertainty surrounding the long fight for the White House, and as energy companies' shares followed oil prices higher.
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Austrian hostages held in Sahara freed
Two Austrian hostages kidnapped months ago when they were on holiday in Tunisia have been freed and are in the hands of Malian authorities, agencies reported on Friday.
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 US voters weigh local issues
American voters are busy weighing local issues this weekend to decide their positions on many state ballot measures, as they prepare to vote Tuesday in the presidential election.
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Ninth kidnapped Chinese in Sudan killed
The ninth worker of the nine Chinese workers kidnapped in Sudan has been killed and his body was found, confirmed an official at the Chinese embassy in Sudan on Friday evening.
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China, Kazakhstan issues communique
China and Kazakhstan issued a joint communique in Astana on Friday, pledging further efforts to promote bilateral strategic partnership and deepen cooperation in various fields.
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Pakistan earthquake kills over 200
The powerful earthquake occurred on Wednesday in southwestern Pakistan has killed more than 200 people and caused scores of injures, local television reported on Thursday.
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SCO PMs' meeting convenes in Astana
The seventh prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries convened in Astana on Thursday morning.
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DR Congo flare-up drives 30,000 people into camps near Goma
Fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is driving 30,000 people into refugee camps near Goma, the provincial capital of the country's eastern province of North Kivu, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
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Wall Street posts stunning gains
Wall Street rallied Tuesday as investors hunted for bargain in the oversold markets believing that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates.
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Dalai Lama urged to fulfil his promises
Dalai Lama and his supporters should seriously carry out the promises made in July this year, if they really wanted to improve relations with the Chinese central government, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said in Beijing Tuesday at a regular press conference.
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Syria to close American institutions
The Syrian cabinet decided on Tuesday to close a Damascus-based American school and a US culture center in response to a deadly raid by US helicopters near the Syrian border with Iraq, the official SANA news agency reported.
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2 men charged in plot to kill Obama
Two US men were charged Monday for plotting a "killing spree" against African-Americans that would have been capped with an attempt to kill Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
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 Premier Wen arrives in Moscow
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Moscow on Monday for an official visit aimed at strengthening China's strategic partnership with Russia.
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14 killed in S Philippines conflict
One soldier and 13 separatist rebels were killed on Monday in a five-hour encounter in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao, a military official said.
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China set to ratify UN trafficking protocol
China plans to ratify a United Nations protocol on human trafficking as part of its ongoing fight against cross-border crime, a senior official from the Ministry of Public Security said Thursday.
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Suspected US drone kills 10 in Pakistan
At least 10 people were killed and several injured when a suspected US drone struck Miranshah area of Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal agency on the Afghan border, local media reported.
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Wall Street suffers heavy sell-off
Wall Street suffered another heavy sell-off Wednesday on increasing concerns about global economic recession and weak corporate earning outlook. All major indexes plunged more than 4 percent while the Dow Jones average declined more than 500 points.
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Russia lines up new anti-missile system
Russia's Strategic Missile Forces are being equipped with new anti-ballistic missile systems in response to US plans to deploy a missile shield in Europe, Interfax reported Wednesday.
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World leaders to meet on economy in Washington
World leaders will meet November 15 in Washington to address the global financial crisis – the first in a series of summits to mitigate what economists predict could be a long and deep downturn.
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Wen, Aso exchange messages
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Japanese counterpart Taro Aso exchanged congratulatory messages Thursday to mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship
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Afghan police kill 35 Taliban militants
Afghan police forces with support of international troops air strike Tuesday evening put down Taliban assault in southern Afghan province of Uruzgan killing 35 militants, Juma Gul Humat, the provincial police chief told Xinhua on Wednesday.
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Air raids kill 9 soldiers in E Afghanistan
Nine Afghan soldiers were killed and three others injured as the international troops carried out air strikes against suspected Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost early Wednesday, Afghan Defense Ministry said in a press release.
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Blast in Indian city kills 17, injures 16
At least 17 people were killed and 16 injured in a massive bomb explosion Imphal, the capital of Manipur Tuesday evening, two days after a blast near the Manipur's chief minister's official residence in Mumbai, according to NDTV.
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FM on US recall of China-made cribs
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said in Beijing on Tuesday that the Chinese government is willing to listen to complaints and find out what exactly are the problems relating to the US recall of China-made cribs.
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Hu, Bush talk ways to tackle crisis
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday spoke over phone with his US counterpart George W. Bush about international cooperation to cope with the ongoing global financial turmoil.
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 China announces list of ETIM terrorists
Chinese police announced in Beijing on Tuesday morning the names of eight terrorists of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM). China called for global cooperation to ferret out whereabouts of the terrorists and extradite them to the Chinese government.
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21 dead, 11 injured in Mexico prison riot
At least 21 prisoners were killed and 11 others injured on Monday in a conflict between rival gangs in prison in the border city of Reynosa in northeastern Mexico, local authorities said.
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At least 2 Chinese citizens killed in Seoul
At least two Chinese citizens were killed and another three injured on Monday after a South Korean man set fire to a small inn in Seoul and stabbed guests there, said officials of the Chinese Embassy in Seoul.
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Japan's high court turns down Chinese WWII laborers' appeal
The Fukuoka High Court on Monday upheld the decision of the Nagasaki District Court to reject a damages suit filed by ten Chinese plaintiffs seeking compensation for forced labor in Japan under harsh conditions during World War II, local media reported.
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Over 20 insurgents killed, 8 arrested in Afghanistan
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have eliminated over 20 insurgents during a two-day operation in central eastern Afghan province of Wardak, said the alliance statement released in Kabul on Monday.
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Taliban kills 40 civilian Afghans
In a new wave of violence, the Taliban militants have killed 40 bus passengers after taking them as hostage in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, provincial police chief Matihullah Khan Qati said Sunday.
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 Powell endorses Obama
Colin Powell, a Republican who was US President Bush's first secretary of state, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president Sunday and criticized the tone of Republican John McCain's campaign.
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Czech: 'Tibetan flag incident' denounced
President of Czech's Chamber of Deputies (Lower House) Miloslav Vlcek has denounced the action by a few Green Party deputies of unfurling a Tibetan flag in front of the visiting Chinese parliamentary delegation last month.
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19 insurgents killed in N. Afghanistan
Afghan National Security Forces ( ANSF) backed by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have killed 19 insurgents in an ongoing offensive against insurgents in northern Afghan province of Wardak, said an ISAF statement issued in Kabul on Saturday.
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 EU summit focuses on financial crisis, climate change
Heads of state and government from 27 European Union countries concluded in Brussels on Thursday their two-day summit after demonstrating "unanimous" support to a concerted action plan adopted by their eurozone members to fight the current financial turmoil.
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Another 21 Filipino seamen hijacked off Somalia
Another group of 21 Filipino seamen were abducted by pirates off the dangerous waters off Somalia after their Philippine-operated bulk carrier was hijacked Wednesday, the Philippine government said on Thursday.
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Attempt to hijack Turkish plane foiled by passengers
An attempt to hijack a Turkish Airlines (THY) plane bound from southern Turkish province of Antalya to Russia's St Petersburg has been foiled by passengers on Wednesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
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Georgia talks to resume next month
International talks on the situation of Georgia were suspended on Wednesday due to "procedural difficulties," but will resume on Nov. 18, organizers of the talks said.
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Economy dominates Obama-McCain final debate
As US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will soon to start their final debate Wednesday night at Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y., economy is the focus.
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Recession fears return to the fore
Positive market sentiment following bold government moves to stem the financial sector meltdown evaporated Wednesday and recession fears rose to the fore, sending shares slipping around the world after a two-day rally.
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All crew on sunken Vietnamese freighter rescued
All 10 crew members aboard a Vietnamese freighter that sank in the South China Sea off Hainan Province on Tuesday were rescued by a passing vessel early on Wednesday in a coordinated rescue effort by Chinese and Vietnamese maritime authorities.
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McCain offers new economic relief plan
U.S. Republican presidential nominee John McCain on Tuesday offered a new plan which includes 52.5 billion U.S. dollars in tax breaks aimed at reducing the impact of stock market losses.
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Vietnamese sailors in danger in S. China Sea
The lives of 10 crew members aboard a Vietnamese freighter were under threat as the vessel reported to Chinese maritime authorities on Tuesday afternoon it was sinking in the South China Sea off the Hainan Province.
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Voting begins in Canada general election
Voters in Canada's easternmost province of Newfoundland and Labrador started to hit the polling stations at 0830 local time (1100 GMT) Tuesday morning, to initiate the country's 40th general election.
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Abducted ship freed off Somali coast
Security forces of the northeastern Somali region on Tuesday freed an abducted ship carrying commercial goods for Somali business people after a gun battle with pirates off the coast of Somalia, local official said.
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Obama outlines economic rescue plan
US presidential race front-runner Barack Obama on Monday rolled out what his campaign called a four-part "economic rescue plan" for the middle class.
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Wall Street sees record one-day-surge
Wall Street saw its biggest one-day-surge Monday after eight days of deep losses that took the Dow down nearly 2,400 points as the West governments' plans to support the global banking system.
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Over 100 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Battle between Taliban-led militants and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in Afghanistan's troubled Helmand province have claimed the lives of more than 100 insurgents over the past three days with 64 of them on Sunday, spokesman of provincial administration contended.
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Thai PM: Resignation no solution for political crisis
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat insisted Sunday in a nation-wide TV address that he will not resign as the anti-government movement demanded, adding that his step-down will not solve the country's problems.
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Japan's Yamato Life collapses
Yamato Life Insurance Co. on Friday filed with the Tokyo District Court for bankruptcy protection due to losses related to the U.S. subprime crisis, Kyodo News reported.
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DPRK bars UN monitors from nuclear sites
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) formally informed the inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday that their access to facilities at Yongbyon would no longer be permitted, IAEA confirmed in a statement.
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Asia, Europe to address global issues
Asian and European leaders from more than 40 countries are expected to arrive in Beijing on Oct 24 for a two-day summit to address a series of pressing global issues, particularly the current financial crisis.
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Macedonia recognizes Kosovo's independence
Macedonia announced on Thursday that it has officially recognized Kosovo's independence after the parliament adopted earlier in the day a resolution calling for the recognition of the breakaway Serbian province, news reaching here from Skopje reported.
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Ukrainian president dissolves parliament
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko dissolved parliament on Wednesday and called an early election in a political crisis following his party's withdrawal from the ruling coalition early September.
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Polls: Obama winner of US presidential debate
A new poll suggests Wednesday that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the second US presidential debate with Republican opponent John McCain Tuesday night in Nashville, Tenn.
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 Obama, McCain face off in second debate
US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain clashed on on how to lead the country out of economic downturn in their second round of debate Tuesday night at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.
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Bush to sign US-India nuclear bill
US President George W. Bush will sign into law on Wednesday a bill approved by Congress allowing civilian US nuclear trade with India, Bush's spokesman Carlton Carroll said Tuesday.
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Contagious virus sickens 200 US students
A highly contagious gastrointestinal virus has sickened another 70 students at the University of Southern California (USC), bringing the total number of sick students to 200, university officials said on Monday.
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EU split on how to tackle financial crisis
Despite a pledge by the leaders of the European Union (EU)'s big four -- France, Germany, Britain and Italy -- to coordinate in tackling the current financial crisis, divisions in Europe in the face of the difficulty remained obvious.
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Nearly 70 killed in Kyrgyzstan quake
The death toll from a strong earthquake in southern Kyrgyzstan Sunday night has risen to nearly 70, according to the country's emergencies ministry on Monday.
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Officials: Kyrgyzstan quake kills 65
Fifty-eight people died and 50 more were injured in the strong earthquake that rocked southern Kyrgyzstan Sunday night, the Interfax news agency reported Monday citing emergency officials.
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25 killed, over 65 injured in a Sri Lanka explosion
At least 25 people were killed and more than 65 injured in an explosion carried out by a suicide bomber of Tamil Tiger rebels in the north central district of Anuradhapura Monday morning, defense officials said.
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Palin defends terrorist comment against Obama
Sarah Palin defended her claim that Barack Obama "pals around with terrorists," saying the Democratic presidential nominee's association with a 1960s radical is an issue that is "fair to talk about."
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Russian troops begin dismantling posts in Georgia
The Russian troops started dismantling posts in the buffer zone around South Ossetia and Abkhazia to meet the Friday deadline for their withdrawal from Georgia's territory, the Itar-Tass news agency reported on Sunday.
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US, Iraq close to security deal
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said in New York on Saturday that the two countries are close to a security deal.
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DPRK accuses US of breaking six-party nuclear deal
The DPRK Vice Foreign Minister Pak Kil Yon, in a speech to the UN General Assembly's general debate on Saturday, accused the United States of breaking a six-party nuclear agreement and vowed to take countermeasures.
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UN reaffirms previous resolutions on Iran
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Saturday to reaffirm its previous resolutions on Iran and demand full compliance from the Islamic Republic.
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Damascus car bomb blast kills 17
A car bomb blast killed at least17 people and wounded 14 others in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday morning, the state-owned Syrian TV reported.
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Ten die in the escalating fighting in Mogadishu
Ten civilians have been killed and twenty others wounded in a fierce fighting between insurgent fighters and Somali government forces backed by Ethiopian and African Union peacekeepers, hospital sources and local media reports said Friday.
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9 killed in Indonesian ferry fire
At least nine people were dead and dozens of others were injured after a ferry caught a fire in waters off Ambon the capital of Maluku province in eastern parts of Indonesia on Friday night, a police officer said.
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6 powers agree on Iran sanctions
Representatives from the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany on Friday agreed to submit to UN Security Council a draft resolution reaffirming existing sanctions on Iran.
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McCain to attend 1st debate with Obama
John McCain's campaign said Friday the US Republican presidential nominee will attend his first debate with Democratic opponent Barack Obama at Oxford, Mississippi on Friday night.
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Wen meets with Bill Gates
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in New York on Thursday with Bill Gates, chairman of Bill & Gates Foundation, to discuss issues concerning development and poverty alleviation.
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Somalia pirates hijack Ukrainian ship with 21 crew
Armed Somali pirates have hijacked a Ukrainian ship with 21 crew members off the coast of Somalia in the latest attacks along the world's most dangerous waters, a regional maritime official said on Friday.
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Bush, McCain, Obama meet over bailout plan
US President Bush and the two men fighting to succeed him joined forces Thursday at a historic White House meeting on a multibillion-dollar Wall Street bailout plan, aiming to stave off a national economic disaster. Key members of the US Congress said they had struck a deal earlier in the day, but its future was unclear.
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Wen calls for intensive efforts on MDGs
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Thursday urged the international community, especially developed nations, to speed up intensive efforts to realize the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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China and EU reach consensus on IPR, energy, trade topics
Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming and European Union (EU) trade commissioner Peter Mandelson kicked off the 23rd China-EU Mixed Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing and reached consensus on a wide array of topics.
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Wen, Brown meet on international issues
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met in New York on Wednesday to discuss major international issues of common concern, particularly the international community's aid to Africa.
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IAEA: DPRK nuclear facility no longer under int'l supervision
Seals and surveillance equipment set by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have been removed from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s reprocessing plant in Yongbyon, IAEA spokesperson Mellissa Fleming said in Vienna on Wednesday.
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Aso picks chums, hawkish Cabinet
Japan's new prime minister, Taro Aso, appointed several outspoken nationalist allies to his Cabinet Wednesday, while keeping a fiscal reformer for a key post.
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 Obama rejects McCain's call to delay debate
The US economic crisis and raw politics threatened to derail the first presidential debate as John McCain challenged Barack Obama to delay the Friday forum and join forces to help Washington fix the financial mess. Obama rebuffed his GOP rival, saying the next US president needs to "deal with more than one thing at once".
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China, Venezuela sign series of deals
China and Venezuela on Wednesday inked a series of agreements on wide-ranging fields, a sign of bilateral efforts to advance their strategic partnership to a new high.
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Finnish school shooter who made web videos kills 11
A chilling YouTube video with a young man firing a pistol and warning "You will die next" caught the eye of police, who questioned him but then let him go, saying they didn't have enough evidence to take away his weapon.
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ROK toxic fish feed not from China
China on Tuesday said that a preliminary investigation found that fish feed made from contaminated squid powder, which was reportedly found in the Republic of Korea (ROK), was not made with Chinese export products.
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Venezuelan President starts China visit
Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias arrived in Beijing on Tuesday morning, starting a three-day state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
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19 hurt in vehicle attack in Jerusalem
A man driving a black BMW plowed into a crowd of people at a busy Jerusalem intersection Monday evening, leaving 19 people hurt, an Israel Police spokesman told Xinhua.
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Foreign tourists kidnapped in Egypt
A group of foreign tourists have been kidnapped in Egypt on Monday. The foreigners were taken by bandits while they were on an expedition in the desert between Aswan and Sudan, reported al-Jazeera TV channel.
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US soldier accused of abusing and killing Iraqi
Military prosecutors accused a US soldier Sunday of taking an Iraqi detainee to a remote desert location, stripping him naked, shooting him in the head and chest and then watching as another soldier set fire to the body with an incendiary grenade.
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Al Qaeda suspected of Pakistan's Marriott bombing
A suicide bomb attack that killed 53 people at the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital bore the hallmarks of an operation by al Qaeda or an affiliate, Pakistani and US intelligence officials said on Sunday.
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DPRK starts to restore nuclear facilities
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has begun the work to restore its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon "to their original state", a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
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US airstrike kills 8 in Baghdad
A US helicopter bombarded a house in a village in the Salahudin province early on Friday, killing eight family members, a provincial security source said.
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200 children poisoned in Colombia
At least 200 children and an undetermined number of adults were poisoned on Thursday in the Boyaca Province in central Colombia, government officials said.
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 19 prisoners killed in Mexico prison riot
At least 19 prisoners were killed in a riot at the La Mesa State Penitentiary in the border city of Tijuana in northwest Mexico after police opened fire to regain control of the facility, authorities said Thursday.
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Chinese-European Arbitration Center inaugurated
The Chinese-European Arbitration Center (CEAC), the first international arbitration center designed to resolve China-Europe trade disputes, was inaugurated in northwestern German city Hamburg on Thursday.
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Somali pirates hijack HK ship
Armed Somali pirates hijacked Wednesday a Hong Kong bulk carrier with 25 crew members, 24 of them Chinese, off the Somali coast, the Chinese embassy in Nairob confirmed.
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China, India hold new talks on border
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Thursday said he hoped for a fair and reasonable framework to settle the boundary issue between China and India at an early date.
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UNGA not to include Taiwan proposal on agenda
The General Committee of the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly decided on Wednesday not to include the so-called issue of "Taiwan's participation in the activities of United Nations specialized agencies," submitted by Nauru, Gambia and a very few other countries, into the agenda of the General Assembly.
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US considering new steps against Russia
The United States is considering to take further actions against Russia after the latter's invasion of Georgia, Under Secretary of State William Burns said in Washington on Wednesday.
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 Russia signs treaties with S. Ossetia, Abkhazia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the leaders of Georgia's breakaway regions – South Ossetia and Abkhazia – signed treaties of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance in Moscow on Wednesday.
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Exit polls see big win for Livni
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is found by three exit polls to be the winner of the primary of the ruling Kadima party on Wednesday.
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Israel's ruling party elects Olmert's successor
The primary of Israel's ruling Kadima party began on Wednesday morning, with four current ministers competing to succeed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as party chief and possibly as premier.
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Thai parliament votes Somchai as PM
Thailand's House of Representatives on Wednesday voted Somchai Wongsawat, acting prime minister and deputy leader of People Power Party, as the country's new prime minister.
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UN to debate bigger Security Council
The UN General Assembly opened the door on Monday to expanding the Security Council by calling for full-scale negotiations on adding new members to the United Nations' most powerful body.
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 McCain, Obama joust over how to fix Wall Street
Barack Obama took dead aim at John McCain 's economic philosophy Tuesday, charging that the Republican presidential candidate would extend Bush administration policies that helped foster Wall Street's turmoil, while McCain proposed creating a blue-ribbon commission to study the nation's deepening financial crisis.
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PPP decides to nominate Somchai as Thai new PM
Thailand's People Power Party (PPP)on Tuesday agreed during its party meeting that it will nominate the caretaker Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat to contest the premier post on Wednesday's parliament voting session.
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Up to 20 killed in Diyala suicide bombing
Up to 20 people were killed and 30 others were injured when a woman suicide bomber blew herself up at a house in the volatile Diyala province on Monday, a provincial police source said.
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NATO reiterates backing for Georgia
NATO's chief and envoys of member states assured Georgia of the alliance's support for the Caucasus nation on Monday after its latest hostilities with Russia, but there was no sign Georgia is on a faster track toward joining the alliance.
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Venezuela expels US ambassador
In the latest of a series of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the US ambassador to Caracas to leave the country.
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Powerful quakes strike Indonesia, Japan
A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 rocked North Maluku province on Thursday morning. Within minutes, another 7.0-magnitude quake jolted Japan's Hokkaido region.
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Georgia accuses Russia of violating truce
Georgia accused Russia on Wednesday of violating a cease-fire deal after a Georgian police officer was fatally shot near a Russian checkpoint close to the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
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 US presidential race deadlocked
The race for the White House is now deadlocked at 47 percent for Democrat Barack Obama and 46 percent for Republican John McCain among registered voters, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday.
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FM: China-India strategic partnership
China-India relationship stands at a new starting point, the two should view and approach relations from a strategic and long-term perspective and keep moving forward their partnership to benefit the two countries and peoples, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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 Zardari sworn in as Pakistani president
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP)Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was sworn in as Pakistani president at a ceremony in Islamabad on Tuesday, embarking on a five-year term in the top office of the country.
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Killer Ike blasts Bahamas, aims at Cuba
Ike roared across low-lying islands Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain to waterlogged communities in Haiti, where at least 48 people died in the floods.
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 US gov't takes over Fannie, Freddie
The US government said on Sunday that it will take over two mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in order to stabilize the financial market.
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Angolan parliamentary election begins
Angola's parliamentary election began at 7 a.m. (0600 GMT) on Friday, in which 10 political parties and four coalitions are contesting for 220 parliamentary seats.
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Chinese woman stabbed to death in NZ
The Chinese Consulate-general in Auckland confirmed on Thursday that a Chinese national woman was stabbed to death in an apartment in New Zealand's largest city Auckland.
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 Palin's speech draws 37 mln viewers
US Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Wednesday speech drew over 37.2 million combined viewers on six TV networks, Nielsen Media Research said Thursday.
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Cheney: Georgia will be in NATO
US Vice President Dick Cheney Thursday reaffirmed America's commitment to Georgia's bid for NATO membership as he landed in Tbilisi for a brief visit to extend US support to the Caucasus nation following its recent conflict with Russia.
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Taliban: No plan to kill Chinese hostages
Pakistani Taliban said on Wednesday they would not kill two Chinese engineers and two Pakistanis they have been holding since last week, but they would not release them unless unspecified demands were met.
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 Pakistani PM 'escapes' assassination attempt
Unknown assailants attacked the motorcade of Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani on the Islamabad Highway Wednesday afternoon, a statement released by the Prime Minister's House said.
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Thailand's political impasse drags on
Thai Army Commander-in-Chief Anupong Paojinda, who was assigned by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to take charge of enforcement of Emergency Decree in Bangkok, pledged that the military would stand along with "the people" and no force will be used against protesters who seized the administration seat.
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Georgia formally breaks ties with Russia
Georgia formally cut diplomatic ties with Russia on Tuesday in protest against Moscow's recognition of the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions, and welcomed the decisions of an emergency EU summit on its conflict with Russia.
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State of emergency declared in Bangkok
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Tuesday morning announced to impose a state of emergency in Bangkok following violent clashes between the pro and anti-government protesters in early morning.
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EU summit ends without sanctions against Russia
An extraordinary European Union summit ended in Brussels on Monday without sanctions against Russia though the 27-nation bloc managed to speak in one voice in condemning Russia and urging it to fully implement a cease-fire deal with Georgia.
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Ongoing Afghan battle kills over 220 militants
The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and the U.S.-led Coalition forces have killed more than 220 militants during clean-up operations in southern Afghan province of Helmand since Aug. 25, said a Coalition statement released in Kabul on Monday.
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Probe team confirms 90 civilians killed by US strikes
Afghan government's investigating team into the case of killing civilians by U.S. air strikes in western Herat province has found that 90 non-combatants were killed in the raids on Aug. 22, a statement released by the Presidential Palace Sunday said.
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Gustav changes US Republican convention
US Republicans have decided to change the schedule of their Sept. 1-4 national convention due to Hurricane Gustav, Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Sunday.
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Karadzic to make second appearance in UN court
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will appear before the United Nations war crimes court in The Hague Friday when he is asked to make pleas to charges of genocide and war crimes.
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Putin criticizes US over Georgia conflict
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of failing to keep Georgia from launching attacks against South Ossetia, saying the move had caused damage to bilateral ties.
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German broadcaster suspends Chinese worker
A Chinese woman working at Germany's DW-Radio has been suspended from her job following remarks she made in the media on human rights and other issues in China, the German press has reported.
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Georgia recalls most diplomats from Russia
Georgia will reduce its diplomatic staff in its embassy in Moscow to a minimum, Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili said on Wednesday, a day after Russia recognized the independence of two Georgian breakaway regions.
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Sudan hijackers to free women, children
The hijackers of a Sudanese plane forced to land in Libya have agreed to free women and children, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV channel reported on Wednesday.
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US-led air strikes killed 90 Afghan civilians
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday confirmed the killing of 90 civilians including women and children in Shindand district of western Herat province during air strike by US-led Coalition forces against Taliban militants, a statement released said.
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 Obama camp woos working women voters
US presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign wooed women voters on Tuesday by promising economic relief policies for working women as Vice President candidate Joe Biden made his public debut at the national convention.
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1 million cut off by monsoon floods in India
Authorities struggled Monday to get aid to more than 1 million people stranded by floods in a north Indian state, with one local government leader describing the situation as a catastrophe.
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China-ROK ties enjoy steady growth
Chinese President Hu Jintao will start a two-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Monday at the invitation of his ROK counterpart Lee Myung-bak.
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Iran designs 2nd nuke power plant
Deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Saeedi said in Tehran on Sunday that his country is designing a 360-megawatt nuclear power plant, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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 70 killed in Kyrgyzstan airliner crash
About 70 passengers, including one Chinese citizen, were killed in the crash of a Boeing-737 passenger jet near Bishkek, capital of Central Asia's Kyrgyzstan on Sunday.
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37 people die in flood in E. Pakistan
As many as 37 people died during the current spell of rain and flood in eastern Pakistan's Punjab province, official Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported Friday.
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Hu meets Sarkozy
Chinese President Hu Jintao met in Beijing on Friday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games and other activities.
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 Georgia, South Ossetia exchange fire
Georgian armed forces traded gunfire with militants of the breakaway region of South Ossetia near the regional capital Tskhinvali overnight Thursday into Friday.
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Rice warns of more sanctions against Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reiterated on Thursday that Iran will face more sanctions if it fails to give an adequate response to the latest incentives package by the six major powers.
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Dialogue urged to solve human rights disputes
China and the United States should conduct dialogues and exchanges based on equal-footing and mutual respect to solve their disputes on human rights and religious issues, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
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Mauritanian military stages coup in capital
The Mauritanian military staged a coup on Wednesday in the capital of Nouakchott, arresting President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed Waghf, reports from agencies said.
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Military jury convicts bin Laden's driver
A jury of six military officers at Guantanamo Bay reached a split verdict Wednesday in the war crimes trial of a former driver for Osama bin Laden, clearing him of some charges but convicting him of others that could send him to prison for life.
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Major powers mulling new sanctions against Iran
The United States and four other permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany are considering new sanctions against Iran after Tehran failed to give clear answer to an incentives package by the six major powers, the State Department said Wednesday.
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Israel's Olmert to be questioned Friday
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will on Friday be put on the grill by police for the fifth time in three months, local daily The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday.
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EU receives reply from Iran on nuke incentive
Javier Solana, foreign policy chief of the European Union, has received a reply from Iran to an incentive package aimed at encouraging Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, an EU source said Wednesday.
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 Bush arrives in Seoul, faces large anti-US protest
US President George W. Bush arrived in Seoul on Tuesday to launch his two-day official visit to South Korea. Civic activists against US beef imports vowed to stage candlelight rally Tuesday evening in Seoul.
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Six major countries mull new sanctions against Iran
Five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany are considering new sanctions against Iran after the Islamic republic failed to give a positive response to suspend its controversial nuclear program, the State Department said Monday.
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 UN reports improvement in Iraq's security
A combination of political and military efforts has led to continued improvements in security across Iraq in the past three months, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday in his latest report to the Security Council on the UN Assistance Mission to the country (UNAMI).
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Man stabbed, decapitated on bus in Canada
A male passenger in his 20s was stabbed repeatedly and later decapitated by another male in his 40s while traveling on a bus in Canada's Manitoba province, police and witnesses said Thursday.
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Iran: No nuclear deadline set in Tehran talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said no deadline was agreed upon during last month's meeting between Iran and major powers for Tehran to answer a package of incentives, Iran's English-language satellite channel Press TV reported Thursday.
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Japanese PM to reshuffle Cabinet
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is to reshuffle his 17-member Cabinet Friday, Japanese media reported Thursday, quoting senior lawmakers of the ruling coalition.
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 Karadzic says he fears for his life
Former Bosnian Serbleader Radovan Karadzic said at the United Nations war crimes court Thursday that he is gravely concerned about his life because the United States might be seeking to "liquidate" him.
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Thaksin's wife sentenced to 3 years in jail
Thailand's Criminal Court on Thursday found former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's wife, Pojaman Shinawatra, guilty of tax evasion involving 546 million bath (some 15.8 million U.S. dollars) in a shares-transferring deal and sentenced her to a three-year jail term.
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Israeli PM to resign
Facing burgeoning corruption allegations and plummeting popularity, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday he will resign in September, throwing Israel into political turmoil and raising doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians and Syria.
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 Medvedev meets with quake-affected Chinese students
As the special guests of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, 50 students from China's quake-hit Sichuan province Wednesday visited the glittering Andrew Hall of the Kremlin, and had a joyous time with the Russian president.
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FM: Bush sends 'seriously wrong' message
China on Wednesday expressed strong discontent with and firm opposition to U.S. President George W. Bush's meeting with some anti-China persons, saying the move sent a "seriously wrong" message to anti-China forces.
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Moderate earthquake shakes Los Angeles
A magnitude-5.4 earthquake shook Los Angeles and surrounding areas in Southern California on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage.
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WTO talks collapse amid farm row
Marathon talks to salvage a global trade pact collapsed on Tuesday as the United States and India refused to compromise over a proposal to help poor farmers deal with floods of imports.
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 Wildfire threatens Yosemite Park in Calif.
Mariposa resident Vickie LeComte watches flames rise from along the bed of the Merced River along Highway 140, near Yosemite National Park in Midpines, California July 28, 2008. The fire, dubbed the "Telegraph Fire", has scorched more than 26,000 acres and consumed 12 homes.
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Chinese FM meets with Bush on constructive relations
Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and U.S. President George W. Bush met at the White House on Tuesday, agreeing to push forward with the constructive and cooperative relations between the two countries.
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Female suicide bombers kill 57 in Iraq
Three female suicide bombers killed at least 32 people and wounded 102 when they blew themselves up among Shi'ites walking through the streets of Baghdad on a religious pilgrimage yesterday, Iraqi police said.
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US deficit zooming to half-trillion as Bush leaves
The US government's budget deficit will surge past a half-trillion dollars next year, according to gloomy new estimates, a record flood of red ink that promises to force the winner of the presidential race to dramatically alter his economic agenda.
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 Emirates Airlines receives first Airbus A380
Emirates Airlines took delivery Monday of the first of 58 Airbus A380 superjumbo planes it has ordered and said it had signed a multibillion dollar deal to buy 60 other aircraft from the European plane builder.
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Obama's visit to Europe aims to boost campaign
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wrapped up his three-day European tour Saturday after meeting leaders of major U.S. allies and harvesting enormous popularity among the public of the three countries he has traveled to.
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Kidnapped Chinese set free in Afghanistan
A Chinese national working for a Chinese company who was kidnapped by unknown militants in the central Afghan province of Wardak last month was set free Sunday, said the Chinese embassy in Kabul.
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8 hurt, 1 dead in gun rampage at US church
A man wielding a shotgun entered a church and opened fire as congregants watched a youth performance Sunday, killing one person and injuring eight others, police said.
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Plane with over 300 on board makes emergency landing
A Boeing 747 passenger plane with over 300 passengers and crew members made an emergency landing at the Manila international airport in the Philippines on Friday after a "hole in its belly" caused it to lose cabin pressure.
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FARC releases 8 hostages
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has released eight people that were kidnapped two weeks ago and handed them over to a branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC) in Choco state, the Colombian Army announced Thursday.
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Zimbabwe rival parties start talks
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Changes (MDC) formally started talks Thursday in South Africa's administrative capital Pretoria to seek an end to Zimbabwe's political deadlock.
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WTO chief: No breakthrough in trade talks
Key WTO members achieved no breakthrough in the Doha Round trade negotiations, after 12 hours of intensive work that ended early Thursday morning, WTO chief Pascal Lamy said.
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 NATO chief seeks to tackle Afghan security challenge
Visiting NATO secretary general Jaapde Hoop Scheffer said Thursday in Kabul a regional approach is "more than ever" needed in tackling Afghan security situation, calling for increased political attention from concerned parts and international community.
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Bin Laden happy with 9/11 toll
Osama bin Laden's former driver has heard the al-Qaida leader express satisfaction with the death toll of the September 11, 2001, attacks at the US which was more than his expectation, according to a news report on Wednesday.
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 Chinese students get home-like treatment in Russia
"I know that people from China's Sichuan province like chili and rice, so our priority is to make sure every kid can have them everyday," said Vitaly Marzoev, director of the All-Russia Children's Care Center, in an interview with Xinhua Tuesday.
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Obama vows to work for Mideast peace
Visiting U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama vowed in Amman Tuesday to admit the difficulties facing Palestinians and actively involve in the Middle East peace process if elected in November.
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Britain to withdraw more troops in 2009
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that his country would withdraw more troops from Iraq early next year as the security in Iraq was "transformed."
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Iraq sees hope of US troop withdrawal by 2010
The Iraqi government said Monday that it hopes the U.S. combat troops would leave by 2010, raising a clear vision of time line after the two countries have agreed on a vague "time horizon."
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War crime suspect Karadzic arrested
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, a top war crimes suspect, was arrested on Monday night in Serbia, the office of Serbian President Boris Tadic said in a statement.
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Yadav elected first Nepali president
Ram Baran Yadav from Nepali Congress (NC), the elected first Nepali president, will take oath on Tuesday, the Constituent Assembly (CA) speaker declared on Monday afternoon.
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US B-52 bomber crashes off Guam, killing 2
Two US airmen were killed and four missing after their B-52 bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean shortly after take-off on Monday, while preparing to fly in a Liberation Day parade in the US territory of Guam, officials said.
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Peking Duck flies off UK menu on oven fears
British athletes and officials should seize the opportunity of staying in the Olympic Village and other visitors from the UK use their stay in China to gorge on the Peking Duck.
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 China sees ties with Russia as priority
While meeting with Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, President Hu Jintao said on Monday that the relationship with Russia has been China's diplomatic priority.
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Obama meets Karzai in Kabul
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama discussed terrorism, corruption and drugs at a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday, day two of a trip meant to bolster his foreign policy credentials.
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US forces kill son of Iraqi governor
US forces shot the 17-year-old son and another relative of the governor of northern Iraq's Salahuddin Province during a raid Sunday, local officials said.
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 Iran says nuclear talks a step forward
Iranian officials on Sunday voiced their satisfaction at the latest high-level talks between major countries and Tehran over its controversial nuclear programs in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Russia to return islands to China
Russia will soon return 174 sq km of territory on the northeast border to China, ending more than 40 years of negotiations. The two countries will sign an agreement to this effect during Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's two-day visit to Beijing that starts today.
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 Iraqi Sunnis return to government
The Iraqi government on Saturday endorsed a list of ministerial posts, including candidates from a leading Sunni party alliance which quitted the government a year ago.
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Israel committed to kidnapped soldiers
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday reiterated that his country is committed to bring back the kidnapped soldiers, as the nation mourns for two reservists returned in a prisoner exchange with Hezbollah.
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Obama raises $52 mln in June
U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama raked in 52 million U.S. dollars in June, more than double the June take for his Republican rival John McCain, who had his best month of the year, CNN reported Thursday.
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 Pyongyang reaches out to the skies
It has demolished one structure but has begun work to complete another, this one of gigantic proportions. And both make the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's intention of giving up its nuclear program clear.
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US freezes arms sale to Taiwan
The US has frozen its arms sale to Taiwan in deference to China's demand and the government is watching Washington's moves closely.
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Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners on border
Israel on Wednesday returned five Lebanese prisoners to Hezbollah after receiving the bodies of two kidnapped Israeli soldiers from the Lebanese group in a prisoners swap between the two sides.
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Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners
Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah group began swapping prisoners Wednesday morning at the Rosh Hanikra Lebanon-Israel border crossing.
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Medvedev ratifies new Russian foreign policy paper
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ratified a new foreign policy paper on the general direction of the country's diplomatic efforts, as well as its relations with the United States, Europe and NATO.
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Sudan warns ICC indictment could ruin Darfur peace
The Sudanese government warned Tuesday that UN peacekeeping work in its strife-torn region of Darfur region would suffer if President Omar al-Bashir were to be indicted for war crimes and arrested by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Oil prices suffer biggest drop in 17 yrs
Crude prices plunged almost 7 U.S. dollars a barrel Tuesday, the biggest daily drop since 1991, due to fears that U.S. economic woes could hurt global oil demand.
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China allowed to import ivory from Africa
A UN panel gave right to China on Tuesday to import African elephant ivory under strict conditions. Previously Japan was the only country that have won right from the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to import ivory from Africa.
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 S. Korea, Japan renew territorial dispute
South Korea on Monday strongly denounced Japan's territorial claim over the disputed islets of Dokdo, which Japan calls Takeshima, in the Sea of Japan, vowing to take series of countermeasures against Japan's move.
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Obama: shifting focus from Iraq to Afghanistan
US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Monday that he would set a goal of having all U.S. combat brigades out of Iraq by summer 2010 and shift more resources to fighting al-Qaida in Afghanistan.
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Darfur docu-film 'strongly biased'
A BBC documentary alleging China has violated the UN arms embargo in Darfur is biased and made with ulterior motives, China's special envoy for Darfur said yesterday.
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 EU, Mediterranean summit launches union, agrees on projects
A summit of European Union (EU) and Mediterranean countries concluded Sunday with the approval of six cooperation projects as well as principles of the functioning of the Union for the Mediterranean, which was officially launched at the summit.
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Iran vows to fight back against attacks
Iranian officials vowed on Sunday that the Islamic Republic would fight back against any attacks on it and "cut off the hands" of the invaders, amid heightened speculation that Israel and the United States would attack Iranian targets for Tehran's suspicious nuclear programs.
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DPRK snubs ROK, says no to talks offer
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) has agreed to dismantle its Yongbyon nuclear facility by October in exchange for international aid but rejected the proposal of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to resume their stalled reconciliation talks.
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9 Chinese missing off northeastern Madagascar
Nine Chinese, including eight Taiwan businessmen and one person from the Chinese mainland, had been missing in the sea off northeastern Madagascar since Thursday, the Chinese embassy said Sunday.
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Hill: Friday's meeting on verification principles to be key thing
US top negotiator to the six-party talks Christopher Hill said in Beijing Thursday mid-night that he believes the current key thing will be Friday's denuclearization working group meeting which will focus on the details of the principles for the verification mechanism.
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Mexican President starts China visit
Mexican President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa arrived in Shanghai Wednesday night, kicking off a four-day state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
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Iraq demands troop withdrawal timetable
Iraq's stance in negotiations with the US over the country's security has been getting tougher, a trend obviously seen when an Iraqi security officer demanded a definite deadline of US troops' withdrawal.
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Obama, McCain debate on Iraq policy
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's public demand for the U.S. troops withdrawal timetable from the country fueled on Tuesday the debate between Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his Republican rival John McCain on Iraq policy.
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UNSC remains divided on Zimbabwe issue
The UN Security Council remained divided on the issue of Zimbabwe on Tuesday as Western powers pressed for targeted sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and his top aides.
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Leaders of China, India, Brazil, S Africa, Mexico meet
Leaders from China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Mexico gathered Tuesday in Sapporo, capital of Hokkaido, northern Japan, to exchange views on the issues of common concern.
· Hu meets Indian PM on bilateral ties, global issues
· G8 leaders agree to halve greenhouse gas emission by 2050
· G8 leaders express 'strong concerns' about oil price rise
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London school regrets honoring Dalai Lama
Britain's London Metropolitan University recently apologized for bestowing an honorary doctorate to the Dalai Lama after the move drew intense criticism from a number of Chinese.
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 G8 summit kicks off
The three-day summit of the Group of Eight (G8) kicks off on Monday with the first session between leaders of the industrialized nations with their counterparts from seven African countries.
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S Korean Cabinet reshuffled
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Monday reshuffled the Cabinet, sacking three ministers, a presidential spokesman said.
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Bush: Chinese people watching carefully
US President George W Bush Sunday defended removing North Korea from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, and once again made clear he will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics as world leaders assembled to address soaring gas prices, climate change and African aid in Japan.
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G8 is unlikely to agree on climate deal
Prospects of the G8 reaching a meaningful agreement on how best to fight global warming dimmed as leaders, with a long list of global problems, began gathering in northern Japan for their annual summit.
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Tsvangirai boycotts inter-party talks
Zimbabwean opposition MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai snubbed mediation efforts by South African President Thabo Mbeki when he, at the last minute, failed to turn up for a meeting at Zimbabwe House, where he was scheduled to meet President Mugabe on Saturday, The Sunday Mail reported.
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Ethiopian, Somali armies kill 71 Somali rebels
The joint Ethiopian army and forces of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government killed 71 Somali rebels in a recent military operation launched in Meteban and Gura'el areas in central Somalia, state media reported.
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Poll: Sarkozy's approval rating goes down
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's approval ratings has continued on downward spiral, falling four points compared to June, with only 33 percent of French people saying that they trust him to solve their problems, according to the findings of a new opinion poll.
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Over 50 injured in blast in Belarus
Over 50 people were injured in an explosion in Minsk, capital of Belarus, late Thursday during the Independence Day celebration, the Itar-Tass news agency reported Friday, citing Belarussian Interior Ministry sources.
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3 killed in Jerusalem bulldozer attack
A Palestinian construction worker rampaged in a bulldozer along one of west Jerusalem's busiest streets on Wednesday, killing three Israelis as he crushed cars and overturned a bus before being shot dead.
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Iran pledges to react fiercely to any attack
Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari warned on Wednesday that any attack on his country would meet with a fierce reaction and have severe consequences for the already volatile oil markets.
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Sarkozy not wanted at Olympics, survery says
Chinese people do not want French President Nicolas Sarkozy's to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, according to the results of a survey published on Wednesday.
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Colombian hostages freed from FARC
The Colombian government said Wednesday that its army has rescued 15 hostages, including former presidency candidate Ingrid Betancourt held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
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Mongolia declares state of emergency
Mongolian President Nambariin Enkhbayar declared Tuesday a four-day state of emergency as protestors went on the rampage in the capital claiming that weekend elections were rigged.
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Hu to attend G8 summit in Japan
Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend the the G8 summit in Japan from July 7 to 9 at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.
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Provinces to draft green plans with EU, UN helps
More than US$4 million from Norway, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will be invested to help 31 Chinese provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions draft programs to fight climate change in the next two years, organizers said in Beijing on Monday.
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 China's US policy remains unchanged
President Hu Jintao told visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday that relations between China and the United States were at a "crucial stage" linking the past to the future.
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 China, US armed forces vow to enhance cooperation
China is active in extending relations between Chinese and US armed forces and hopes for their healthy and stable development, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) Xu Caihou said on Monday.
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Iran digging 320,000 graves for invaders
A senior Iranian military official said on Sunday the Islamic republic is digging some 320,000 graves in its border provinces for future slain invaders, Iran's English-language satellite channel Press TV reported.
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7 killed in Pakistan missile attack
Seven people were killed and two others injured in a missile attack in northwestern Pakistan's tribal area Monday morning, local TV channel Geo reported.
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Two copters collide in Arizona, killing 7
A mid-air collision of two medical helicopters left at least seven people dead and three others seriously injured Sunday in Arizona, said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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More than 50 Indian policemen feared drowned to death
More than 50 policemen were feared to have been drowned to death in a 40-meter deep reservoir in the Indian state of Orissa Sunday morning as the boat ferrying them came under gunfire by Naxalites from a hill, NDTV reported.
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Israeli cabinet approves Hezbollah prisoner swap
Israeli cabinet on Sunday approves a prisoners swap deal with the Lebanese movement Hezbollah, which will bring back two kidnapped Israeli soldiers who Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said are already dead.
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World oil industry leaders meet
Leaders in the world oil industry are holding their biggest meeting in three years in Madrid on Sunday, with high hopes of finding possible solutions to the soaring oil prices.
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Russia, China to boost environmental cooperation
Chinese Environmental Protection Minister Zhou Shengxian met with Russian Natural Resources and Ecology Minister Yuri Trutnev in Moscow on Thursday. They agreed that Russia and China have made great progress in environmental cooperation and pledged to boost the cooperation.
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Kids head to Russia, with love
Several hundred schoolchildren from quake-hit areas of Sichuan Province will leave for Russia next month, for rehabilitation, the Russian ambassador to Beijing said yesterday.
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US to remove N Korea from terror list
The United States said Wednesday that it would quickly remove North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism if North Korea makes a full declaration of its nuclear programs.
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Over 22 militants killed in Afghan battles
Over 22 militants were killed and 12 others were detained in Tuesday overnight battles, separately happened in eastern Afghan province of Paktika and southern province of Helmand, said the statements from the US-led Coalition forces released in Kabul on Wednesday.
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Gaza rockets hit Israeli Sderot area
Three Qassam rockets fired Tuesday afternoon from the Gaza Strip landed in the Sderot area, five days after a ceasefire enacted between Israel and Palestinian militant groups last week.
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Sarkozy scared by Israeli suicide
An officer of Israel Border Guard shot himself dead on Tuesday during a farewell ceremony held in honor of French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Ben-Gurion International Airport.
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FM on East China Sea issue
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answered media questions on East China Sea in Beijing on Tuesday. Following is a tentative translation of the questions and answers:
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Philippines to drill capsized ferry
Philippine authorities said Monday they are sending divers to drill a hole on the hull of the capsized ferry, M/V Princess of the Stars, to get out passengers who might trapped inside the overturned ship.
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EU agrees on new sanctions against Iran
The European Union (EU) approved new sanctions against Iran on Monday over the country's nuclear program, which Tehran has repeatedly said is for civilian purposes only.
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Zimbabwean opposition leader pulls out of run-off
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has announced that he will not take part in the presidential run-off against incumbent President Robert Mugabe, local media further confirmed on Sunday.
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Typhoon death toll reaches 229 in Philippines
The past weekend marked one of the darkest dates in the Philippines' natural disaster-battering history, with reports of floods, landslides, flooded streets and a sunken ship with over 700 passengers on board.
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Russia, Belarus vow to further ties
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko has pledged to enhance bilateral relations, while the two post-Soviet countries are striving for integration.
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Jia Qinglin calls for closer ties with Romania
China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin said in Beijing on Sunday that China and Romania have been good partners and should work together to push bilateral relations to a higher level.
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Obama rejects public financing
US Senator Barack Obama will not accept public financing for his general election campaign, he told supporters Thursday.
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S Korea, US fail to make breakthrough in beef talks
Top trade officials from South Korea and the United States have met again in last-ditch efforts to resolve the issue of safeguards on the export of beef from older cattle, but failed to make a breakthrough.
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Rice to visit S Korea, China
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit South Korea and China following a meeting of G8 foreign ministers in Kyoto, Japan later this month, State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey said Thursday.
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Hundreds of militants killed or injured in Afghanistan
Hundreds of militants have been killed or injured as Afghan troops backed by NATO launched operation against Taliban fighters in Arghandab district of Kandahar province in south Afghanistan on Wednesday, provincial governor Assadullah Khalid said Thursday.
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Kim Jong Il meets Xi Jinping
The top leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, met visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Wednesday to highlight the warm ties between the two neighboring countries.
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Kidnapped Philippine TV reporters freed
Militants in the southern Philippines have freed a well-known television anchorwoman, her cameraman and a university professor after holding them as hostages for nine days to demand a ransom, police said Wednesday.
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Japanese navy destroyer to visit China
A Japanese navy destroyer will make a five-day port call to China starting from June 24. The stop is a return visit after a Chinese navy missile destroyer went to Japan last year, the Chinese Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
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China, US to sign 10-year energy, environmental pact
China and the United States will sign a 10-year cooperation agreement on energy and environmental issues during the fourth round of the Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED), Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told a regular press conference Tuesday.
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12 police killed in Sri Lanka explosion
At least 12 police personnel were killed and over 20 injured in a suicide bomb attack launched by Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya Monday morning, defense officials said.
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US urged to help reach peace deal
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed hope on Sunday that the United States would help push Israelis towards striking a permanent peace agreement with Palestinians before the end of 2008.
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Iraq-US pact talks in deadlock, but not dead
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki's harsh words on "deadlock" over Iraq-US pact talks may not prevent Baghdad and Washington from hammering out a long-term relationship pact, analysts said Saturday.
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Rice in Israel to advance Mideast peace process
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived at Israel Saturday night to give another push for the sluggish peace process between the Jewish state and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).
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 US high court backs Gitmo detainees
US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that foreign terrorism prisoners held in US Navy base in Guantanamo, Cuba, can challenge their detention in US civilian courts.
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Bhutan: Democracy wins over Monarchy
The Bhutan House of Representatives, one of China's neighboring countries, lies at the southern foot of Himalayas. Bhutan recently held an election that converted the country's 100 year monarchy into a Parliamentarian system.
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China to promote healthy, stable ties with Germany
China attaches importance to relations with Germany and is willing to work with the country to promote bilateral ties to develop in a healthy and stable way, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday.
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Poll: More women support Obama
US presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama picked up more support from women voters soon after his decisive win in the presidential nomination race, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
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China, EU pledge to deepen ties
China and the European Union (EU) should promote cooperation and deepen ties in a globalized world, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Wednesday.
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S. Korea cabinet offers resignation
The entire South Korean cabinet Tuesday offered its resignation to President Lee Myung-Bak over US beef dispute, Yonhap news agency reported.
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20 killed in Algerian bus station blast
Twenty people were killed in a bomb blast at a bus station in a town east of the capital of Algiers on Monday, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV channel reported.
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China warns against US protectionism
The slack economy of the United States has led to a rising sentiment of trade protectionism, which may pose a threat to the multilateral trading system, the Chinese ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) warned on Monday.
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 Al-Maliki reassures Tehran over pact with US
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday wrapped up his three-day visit to Iran in which he sought to expand ties between the two countries and reassure Tehran over Baghdad's planned security pact with Washington.
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Accused 9/11 mastermind welcomes death penalty
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the reputed mastermind of the September 11 attacks, told a military judge at his arraignment Thursday that he welcomes the death penalty as a way to martyrdom and ridiculed the proceedings as an "inquisition".
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 Top US Air Force leaders ousted
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates ousted the Air Force's top military and civilian leaders Thursday, holding them to account in a historic Pentagon shake-up after embarrassing nuclear mix-ups.
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Al-Qaida claims attack on Danish embassy
Al-Qaida said on Wednesday it was behind a suicide attack on Denmark's embassy in Pakistan which it mounted in revenge for the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad.
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Alleged 9/11 plotters face military tribunal
Almost seven years after terrorists hijacked airliners and used them as missiles to kill 2,973 people, five men who allegedly plotted the attacks face a military tribunal Thursday.
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 Obama starts to pick veep
Barack Obama turned in earnest to the general election and the hunt for a running mate Wednesday, embraced by US Democratic leaders who signaled forcefully and sometimes impatiently to Hillary Rodham Clinton that her marathon duel with Obama was over. Clinton kept her silence in public, while supporters made a case for her as Obama's No. 2.
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Strong quake hits eastern Indonesia
An earthquake with magnitude of 6.0 rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Wednesday morning, the country's meteorology agency said in Jakarta.
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 Obama wins nomination, makes history
US senator Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, but his rival, senator Hillary Clinton, hasn't made a decision about the future of her campaign.
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Iran blames West for food crisis
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday blamed the West for the soaring food prices, while attacking the US policy in the Middle East.
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UN seeks to tackle global food crisis
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon mapped out a twin-track strategy to tackle soaring food prices as world leaders opened a three-day summit in Rome on Tuesday in a global response to the food crisis.
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Bomb targets Danish Embassy, 6 killed
A car bomb exploded outside the Danish Embassy in Islamabad on Monday, killing six people and wounding dozens weeks after al-Qaida issued threats against Denmark over the reprinting of a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Olmert, Abbas meet on peace talks
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met in Jerusalem on Monday afternoon, the top official will focus on the usual topics of the ongoing peace talks
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Bill Clinton hints at end to wife's campaign
Former US president Bill Clinton dropped a hint Monday that the end might be nigh for his wife Hillary's dogged campaign for the Democratic White House nomination, according to reports.
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 Rising food, fuel prices to top G8 summit agenda
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday he and his Japanese counterpart Yasuo Fukuda had agreed to deal with rising food and fuel prices at the upcoming G8 summit in Japan next month.
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World faces soaring food prices
World leaders are poised to gather in Romeon Tuesday for a three-day summit, seeking ways of tackling soaring food prices and helping millions of people in the fight against hunger.
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 Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary
Hillary Rodham Clinton won a lopsided, but largely symbolic victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary, the final act in a weekend of tumult that pushed Barack Obama tantalizingly close to the US Democratic presidential nomination.
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Japan's quake relief offers require further consultation
The offer by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to dispatch military airplanes to transport relief supplies to China to help in the earthquake relief requires further consultation between the defence ministries of the two countries, China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday afternoon.
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 World recognizes Iraq's progress
The international community concluded on Thursday a conference on Iraq with a declaration that hailed progress in the country five years after the US-led invasion in 2003.
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Relevant sides urged to promote six-party talks
China hopes concerned parties would keep active contacts, promote the six-party talks process and endeavor for the goal of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday afternoon.
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15 rebels killed by Sri Lankan troops
The Sri Lankan military said Thursday that at least 15 rebels were killed and three dinghies of Tamil Tiger rebels were destroyed in a combined operation of the Army and the Navy in the northern Jaffna peninsula early morning.
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Olmert vows not to step down
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday evening that he will continue to function as Prime Minister and will not step down despite ongoing bribery investigation against him.
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 Nepal declared republic, monarchy abolished
The first meeting of Constituent Assembly that sat late at Wednesday night, at the International Conference Center (ICC) of capital Kathmandu has declared Nepal a federal democratic republic.
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UK slammed for inviting Dalai to parliament hearing
The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, condemned the British House of Commons Wednesday for holding a hearing on the so-called China's human rights issue and inviting the Dalai Lama to speak at the hearing.
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Key witness gives testimony in Israeli PM's bribery case
American-Jewish businessman Morris Talansky told the Jerusalem District Court Tuesday that he gave Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert 150,000 dollars out of his own pocket, speculating that some of the money went to fund Olmert's fondness for fine hotels, first-class flights and luxury goods.
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NASA says Phoenix lander's arm delayed to move
US Phoenix lander's arm movement and other activities scheduled on its second day on Mars are delayed because NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter flying over mars failed to relay commands from the Earth, the US space agency reported Tuesday.
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German N24 TV publishes merged photo on its website
In the latter part of April, the German N24 TV channel published on its website a piece of news titled "Propaganda Battle– China Begins to Ideologically Remold Tibet". A photo depicting Chinese police and lamas together was embedded in the news story with a caption stating: "Chinese policemen are watching Tibetan lamas conducting rituals in Beijing". The Associated Press was identified as the source of the photo.
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Phoenix sends pictures from Mars
In the most ambitious mission to date to find life-sustaining minerals on the Red Planet, NASA's Phoenix Mars probe sent back never-before-seen pictures of Mars' north pole Monday, media reported Tuesday.
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Xenophobic violence under control
Xenophobic violence against foreign nationals has been brought under control, South Africa's Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula said on Monday.
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Mars Phoenix Lander makes successful landing
After traveling for almost 10 months, Mars Phoenix Lander successfully landed on the Red Planet on Sunday on a mission to explore signs of life, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
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Buffett sees 'long, deep' US recession
The United States is already in a recession and it will be longer as well as deeper than many people expect, US investor Warren Buffett said in an interview published in German magazine Der Spiegel on Saturday.
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Clinton looks past assassination comments
Hillary Clinton's campaign prepared for its next big test as it tried on Sunday to move away from her controversial remarks about the assassination of Robert Kennedy 40 years ago.
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FM joins ASEAN-UN pledging conference in Myanmar
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi attended an ASEAN-UN international pledging conference in Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon Sunday, conveying China's deepest sympathy to the people of Myanmar hard hit by a cyclone storm early this month.
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 Lebanon elects president after months of turmoil
Lebanon's new president Michel Sleiman appealed for unity after his election on Sunday, a move hailed as the start of a new era after a bitter political feud threatened to plunge the nation into civil war.
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US: N Korea to submit nuclear program
North Korea is very much close to submit its nuclear program, an unidentified senior U.S. official was quoted by the Associate Press as reporting Friday.
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Myanmar agrees to accept all foreign aid workers
The Myanmar government has agreed to accept all countries' aid workers regardless of nationalities to come to Myanmar and help carrying out relief and resettlement work, diplomatic sources quoted United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as saying Friday.
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Myanmar top leader meets UN Chief
Myanmar top leader Senior-General Than Shwe met on Friday morning with visiting Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon in Nay Pyi Taw, official sources said.
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UN chief tours two cyclone-hit areas in Myanmar
Visiting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon toured two cyclone-hard-hit areas in southwestern Ayeyawaddy division's delta region Thursday, following his arrival in Yangon earlier on the day, the State TV reported in a night broadcast.
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McCain weighs up potential running mates
US Republican presidential candidate John McCain is disclosing his list of potential running mates, by inviting them to a party at his ranch this weekend in Arizona, the New York Times reported Thursday.
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 France hit by national strike
Tens of thousands of French workers took to the streets on Thursday as unions mounted a one-day show of force against President Nicolas Sarkozy's government over pension reforms.
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China, Russia to hash out 3-year plan
China is one of Russia's most important partners in the world arena, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in a recent interview with major Chinese media in Moscow.
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Obama faults McCain; Clinton mulls delegate fight
Barack Obama criticized likely general election rival John McCain on Wednesday where it could hurt most — the Arizona senator's reputation as a champion of ethics. Hillary Rodham Clinton, meanwhile, raised the possibility she might carry her fight to the Democratic convention floor.
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China welcomes help from foreign militaries
China appreciates all foreign aid sent to earthquake-hit areas of Sichuan province and will respond positively to relief offers from foreign militaries, the defense ministry's spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Nanjing Massacre victim to be compensated for slander
The Tokyo High Court upheld the judgement of the district court Wednesday, ruling that the Japanese author and the publisher of a book on the Nanjing Massacre to pay a total of 4 million yen (US$38,800) in compensation to Xia Shuqin, the Chinese plaintiff, for libel.
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Iran: No precondition on major powers' proposal
Iran will not accept any precondition for the talks on the recent proposal by major world powers on the nuclear issue, the official IRIB TV quoted Iranian foreign ministry source as saying on Monday.
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Israel in direct negotiation with Hamas
Israeli Vice Premier Haim Ramon said Monday that the Jewish state is holding talks directly with the Palestinian movement Hamas, despite a government decision forbidding such moves.
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Myanmar: 3-day mourning for cyclone victims
Myanmar designated on Monday three days of mourning for cyclone disaster starting from Tuesday to Thursday, according to an announcement of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) aired by the state radio in the evening.
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 Ambassadors express support, sympathy
The Foreign Ministry on Monday opened a book of condolences for foreign diplomats to express their sympathies for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake. It will remain open for three days, until the conclusion of the national mourning.
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Bush ends two-day visit to Egypt
US President George Bush on Sunday left the Egyptian Red Sea resort Sharm el-Sheikh and headed back to Washington, ending his two-day visit to Egypt and five-day tour to the region with remarks to convince Arab sceptics on peace push.
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Bin Laden to issue strong message to Muslims
The al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden will soon issue a "very strong" message to Muslims all over the world, an Islamic website said on Sunday, two days after an audio message posted on the Internet showed he has vowed to keep fighting against Israel and its Western allies.
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 Bush confident on Mideast peace deal
Visiting US President George W. Bush on Saturday expressed his confidence on the objective to achieve a Middle East peace deal before his term ends in January amid growing skepticism in the Arab world.
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Bin Laden: keep fighting against Israel
The leader of al-Qaida Osama bin Laden has vowed to keep fighting against the Jewish state and its Western allies on the occasion of Israel's 60th anniversary in an audio released on an Islamist website Friday.
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US to provide aid to N Korea
The United States announced Friday that it will send 500,000 tons of food aid to North Korea, beginning in June.
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Myanmar cyclone death toll rises to 77,738
The death toll from Cyclone Nargis has risen sharply to 77,738 in Myanmar, the state television reported in a night broadcast Friday, a fortnight after the disaster hit the country.
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Japanese rescuers arrive in Chengdu
A group of rescue professionals sent by the Japanese government arrived in Chengdu, capital of quake-ravaged southwest China's Sichuan Province, early Friday to assist the rescue work.
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Bush pledges unbreakable bond with Israel
Visiting U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday reiterated an "unbreakable" relationship with Israel, vowing to stand by the Jewish state's side against its enemies.
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 Nigeria pipeline blast kills at least 100
At least 100 people were killed and scores injured when fuel from a pipeline ruptured by a bulldozer caught fire and exploded on Thursday in a village near Nigeria's biggest city of Lagos, the Red Cross said.
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Chinese, Russian FMs meet on quake disaster relief
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held talks in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday on such topics as China's disaster relief in quake-hit areas, Olympics and bilateral relations.
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John Edwards to endorse Obama
Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has decided to endorse Barack Obama as the party's nominee, said a TV report on Wednesday.
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Myanmar survivors brace for second cyclone
The first international aid official permitted into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta described towns rendered unrecognizable, and thousands of survivors without shelter while the Joint Typhoon Warning center said Wednesday another cyclone was forming in the region.
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 At least 60 killed by serial blasts in India
At least 60 people were killed and 150 others injured by eight blasts in Jaipur, the capital city of Indian state of Rajasthan Tuesday evening, the Press Trust of India reported.
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Chinese, US presidents talk on quake, ties, Tibet
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his US counterpart George W. Bush held a telephone conversation Tuesday, during which they discussed the latest massive earthquake in southwest China, bilateral ties and Tibet.
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Clinton wins W.Va., Obama still nomination leader
Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large, but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of his worst defeats of the campaign but scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Police raid city hall in Olmert probe
Israeli police searched the Jerusalem Municipality on Monday and confiscated documents related to the new investigation against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its website.
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Poll: Clinton leads in West Virginia
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton still retains advantage in the coming primaries in West Virginia and Kentucky despite calls on her to drop the race, according to a poll released on Monday.
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Myanmar cyclone death toll rise to 31,938
The death toll of Myanmar's cyclone disaster kept rising with 3,480 more people killed, bringing the total to 31,938, according to a news report of the state radio Monday evening.
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 Putin reshuffles Russian government
Russia's new Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday reshuffled the Russian government which will include seven deputy prime ministers and two first deputy prime ministers.
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Lebanese people fear renewed civil war
The fear of renewed civil war appears on the faces of Lebanese common people in the wake of fierce clashes between pro and anti-government forces killed dozens of people in recent days.
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Sudan severs diplomatic ties with Chad
Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir announced on Sunday a decision to sever diplomatic ties with Chad, holding Chad responsible for an attack launched by Darfur rebels on the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday.
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Putin officially becomes Russian PM
Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree Thursday to appoint Vladimir Putin as prime minister, hours after Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, approved Putin's nomination.
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 Top al-Qaida leader in Iraq captured
Iraqi security forces captured Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, head of al-Qaida in Iraq network, in northern Iraqi city Mosul, Iraqi official television reported on Thursday.
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3 Chinese workers kidnapped in south Nigeria
Three Chinese workers were abducted by unidentified kidnappers on Tuesday in Calabar, the capital city of Nigeria's southern Cross River State, company sources told Xinhua on Thursday.
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Chinese relief materials arrive in Myanmar
The first batch of relief materials offered by China to the cyclone-hit Myanmar arrived in its capital Rangoon Wednesday afternoon, sources with Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
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 China, Japan sign joint statement
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda signed Wednesday a six-point Sino-Japanese joint statement on all-round promotion of their strategic and mutually beneficial relations.
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 Nearly 23,000 killed in Myanmar cyclone
China's relief materials worth US$500,000 arrived at Yangon International Airport and were delivered to Myanmar May 7, as part of China's US$1 million worth of emergency relief aid to the cyclone-devastated country. Nearly 23,000 people were killed and 42,119 are still missing in the violent cyclone.
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Obama wins North Carolina primary
As polls closed in the Democratic presidential primary in North Caorlina Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was projected by U.S. media as the winner.
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China offers US$1 mln worth of aid to Myanmar
China is sending US$1 million worth of aid to cyclone-devastated Myanmar, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday. Foreign Ministry pokesman Qin Gang told a regular press conference that China will closely follow the disaster relief work in Myanmar and provide assistance.
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 Hu dines on memories, friendship
Before their formal meeting on Wednesday, and a banquet at Fukuda's house tomorrow, the Japanese leader played host to the Chinese president at a venue where his father Takeo Fukuda, Japan's prime minister from 1976 to 1978, got married.
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Hu leaves for state visit to Japan
At the invitation of the Japanese government, Chinese President Hu Jintao left Beijing on Tuesday morning for a state visit to Japan from May 6 to 10.
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Poll: Clinton leads Obama nationwide
A new USA Today/Gallup poll out Monday found U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton of New York leads her rival Senator Barack Obama of Illinois by 7 percent nationwide ahead of Tuesday's two key Democratic presidential primaries.
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 15,000 killed in violent cyclone in Myanmar
At least 15,000 people have been killed in two divisions of Yangon and Ayeyawaddy in a violent cyclone storm Nargis that swept Myanmar's five divisions and states on last Friday and Saturday, according to official sources Monday evening.
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 Iraqi PM renews vow to disband militias
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki confirmed on Wednesday his vow to disband all the armed groups, including Shiite Mahdi Army militia, whom he accused of using civilians as "human shields" in fightings in Sadr City.
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Thai House Speaker resigns
Thailand's President of Parliament and House Speaker Yongyuth Tiyapairat announced his resignation at a press conference in Bangkok on Wednesday afternoon.
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10 US diplomats to leave Belarus
US charge d'affaires in Belarus Jonathan Moore said Wednesday that 10 US diplomats will leave the former Soviet republic within 72 hours under the requests of Belarus' authorities, news agencies reported.
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US Fed cuts key interest rate to 2%
The U.S. Federal Reserve decided on Wednesday to cut a key interest rate by one quarter percentage point to 2.0 percent to prevent the economy from slipping into recession.
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White House admits fault on 'Mission Accomplished' banner
The White House said Wednesday that President Bush has paid a price for the "Mission Accomplished" banner that was flown in triumph five years ago but later became a symbol of US misjudgments and mistakes in the long and costly war in Iraq.
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EU, Serbia sign key pre-accession accord
The European Union (EU) signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia on Tuesday, which is a first step toward eventual EU membership for Western Balkan countries.
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Iraq opens trial on former regime officials
Iraqi High Tribunal opened trial Tuesday on Saddam's former Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz and his seven codefendants over their alleged roles in the execution of 42 merchants in 1992.
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 UN and World Bank to tackle food crisis
UN agencies and the World Bank pledged on Tuesday to set up a task force to tackle an unprecedented rise in global food prices that is threatening to spread social unrest.
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President Hu to visit Japan in early May
Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay a state visit to Japan from May 6 to 10, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu announced Tuesday at a regular press conference.
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5 Chinese kidnapped in Indonesia
The Chinese Embassy in Indonesia confirmed Tuesday that five Chinese citizens who worked for a mining firm in Aceh province had been kidnapped by gunmen over the weekend and remained hostages.
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Ukraine, Russia ready for long-term gas contracts
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and her Russian counterpart Viktor Zubkov on Monday expressed the two countries' readiness to sign long-term gas contracts and pledged to enhance bilateral economic and trade cooperation.
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Haitian president names Ericq Pierre as PM
Haitian President Rene Preval Sunday appointed Ericq Pierre, a senior adviser with the Washington-based Inter-American Development Bank, as the country's prime minister, according to news reaching Mexico City from Port-Au-Prince.
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 Karzai escapes deadly parade attack
The death toll in the gunfire and explosions which rocked a celebration gathering in Kabul marking the 16th anniversary of Afghan nation Sunday morning rose to four, officials and TV reports said.
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Israel dismisses Hamas truce offer
Israel dismissed on Friday a proposal by Hamas to call a conditional six-month truce in the Gaza Strip, calling it a ruse aimed at allowing the Palestinian Islamist group to recover from recent fighting.
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Hamas accepts ceasefire in Gaza
Palestinian faction Hamas on Thursday agreed to a ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip first, the Egyptian MENA news agency reported.
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Gunmen kidnap 6 in northeast of Baghdad
Gunmen abducted Sunday morning five university students and their driver near the city of Baquba, the capital of Diyala province, a provincial police source said.
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Iraq's Sadr threatens 'open war'
Iraq's radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said on Saturday that he would give the government one more chance to take "path of peace," threatening to declare war if the government continues cracking down on his Mahdi Army militia.
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Al-Qaida: US war on Iraq 'failure and defeat'
Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, has said that five years of US occupation of Iraq had brought only "failure and defeat", according to a new audio tape released Thursday on a website known for militant messages.
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LVMH: We respect China's sovereignty
LVMH, one of the shareholders of French retailer Carrefour, yesterday denied accusations by Chinese Internet users that it offered funds to the Dalai Lama.
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 Chinese, Japanese FMs hold talks in Tokyo
Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on Thursday held talks with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on bilateral relations and preparations and arrangements for Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming state visit to Japan.
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China, UK conclude first economic, financial dialogue
China and the United Kingdom (UK) convened their first-ever economic and financial dialogue in Beijing on Tuesday, in which they reached consensus on facilitating bilateral investment and cementing joint efforts to solve international problems including climate change.
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 Plane crash in Congo kills 83
A plane crashed Tuesday shortly after taking off from the Goma airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 83 passengers and crew on board, a foreign ministry spokesman said.
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Iraq dismisses 1,300 security members
The Iraqi government decided to dismiss more than 1,300 soldiers and policemen because they refused to fight Shiite militiamen during recent clashes in southern Iraqi cities, a security source said on Sunday.
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Over 20 Taliban insurgents killed in S. Afghanistan
Afghan and international troops on Friday launched a joint military operation in southern Afghan province of Zabul leaving at least 24 Taliban insurgents dead and eight others injured, said an official on Saturday. Gulab Shah Alikhil, the deputy governor of Zabul province told Xinhua that the combined troops carried out an clean up operation in Sarkhagan area, outskirt of the Qalat district, where they engaged with Taliban militants then called in air support.
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Bush suspends troop withdrawal
U.S. President George W. Bush suspended on Thursday further U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq beyond July and cut Army combat troops in Iraq from 15 months to 12 months.
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Top al-Qaida planner may have died
Al-Qaida's chief operational planner is believed to have died late last year in a remote part of Pakistan after contracting a fatal illness, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
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Iran tests new advanced centrifuge
Iran announced new "achievements" in its nuclear program on Tuesday as the United States warned that Tehran will face further international sanctions over its disputed nuclear work.
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Six nations to renew talks on Iran's nuclear issue: US
Officials from the United States, Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany are due to meet later this month in a bid to renew their efforts to make Iran halt its sensitive nuclear work, the State Department said on Monday.
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 Olmert, Abbas envisage peace deal in 2008
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday resumed peace talks and pledged to reach a peace agreement within the current year.
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 Putin, Bush differ in farewell talks
Russia's outgoing President Vladimir Putin hosted his US counterpart George W. Bush on Sunday in his presidential residence in this Black Sea resort.
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Russia, NATO fail to overcome gaps
Russia and NATO failed to make headway in overcoming gaps on thorny issues at their first ever Council Summit on Friday, despite a transit deal was forged.
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 Bangkok Climate Change Talks end
Bangkok Climate Change Talks ended after midnight Friday after delegates agreed on a work plan for future negotiations which aim to yield a new pact on global cooperation in combating climate change after 2012.
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Hu to attend Boao Forum for Asia
President Hu Jintao will attend the opening ceremony of the annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) on April 12 and deliver a keynote speech, a senior Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday at a press briefing.
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Zimbabwe's ruling party loses parliament
Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF lost its ruling party's status in the lower house election, receiving 97 seats, against the 99 seats by the rival MDC Tsvangirai faction, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced just after midnight Wednesday.
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Obama suggests cabinet post for Gore
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama suggested on Wednesday that he would consider offering former Vice President Al Gore a cabinet-level post should he be elected president.
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Bernanke hints possible recession
U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned Wednesday that the U.S. economy may shrink over the first half of this year, hinting that a recession may be underway.
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Six killed in train-truck collision in Thailand
Two men and four women were killed and a girl was severely injured when an oil tanker train crashed into a pick-up truck at a train crossing in Thailand's eastern province of Rayong Wednesday afternoon.
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 China, US hold talks on bilateral economic ties
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan began talks with US Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson in Beijing on Wednesday morning on advancing the process of the China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) and bilateral economic ties.
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Paulson starts two-day China visit
Henry M. Paulson, special representative of US President George W. Bush and the US Treasury Secretary, arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to start his two-day China trip for preparation for the fourth round of China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED).
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12 rebels killed in northern Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan military said that 12 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed by government troops on Tuesday as clashes between the two sides continued in the north.
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China, US to advance economic ties
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu on Tuesday expressed the hope that China and the United States would make in-depth discussion on related strategic issues, so as to push for the healthy growth of bilateral economic ties.
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Zimbabwe's rival parties tied in preliminary results of polls
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF has received 31 seats in the House of Assembly, followed by the opposition Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) Morgan Tsvangirai faction with 30 seats, according to results of elections for members of the House of Assembly having been announced so far.
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Talks on US radar completed: Czech PM
The Czech and US representatives have completed their talks on the planned U.S. radar base on the Czech soil that were launched a year ago, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said on Monday.
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 Chinese president meets UAE vice president
The Chinese government has an unswerving policy to push for the stable growth of friendly and cooperative relations between China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Monday.
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