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President Hu holds talks with DPRK top leader Kim Jong Il Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks last Friday with top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Il in Changchun, capital city of northeast China' s Jilin Province. [More]
Twenty Years of Conflict has cost the Middle East $12 trillion The 20 years of conflict has cost the Middle East region 12 trillion U.S. dollars during the period from 1991 to 2010. [More]
Fidel Castro says he feels "revived" Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he felt "revived" from a serious illness and still has "things to do", the official website Cubadebate reported. [More]
China plane crash death toll to 42 The government of Yichun, a city in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has corrected Tuesday night's plane crash death toll to 42, saying one dead body that was torn apart in the disaster was formerly counted as two. [More]
China mourns mudslide victims Amid sirens and blaring horns, people across China Sunday stood in tribute to victims of a massive mudslide in a remote northwest town. [More]
Fidel Castro Calls on the World to Persuade Obama Not to Unleash a War The Commander in Chief Fidel Castro said today that he hopes that US President Barack Obama will not order an attack on Iran “if we all persuade him not to.” [More]
Pakistani passenger plane crashes A plane of a Pakistani private airliner Wednesday crashed into the Margalla Hills in the Pakistani capital Islamabad and killed all the 152 people aboard. [More]
India Rejects US Sanctions on Iran On Thursday, India and Iran began a two-day meeting aimed at increasing bilateral cooperation in the economic sector [More]
Sri Lankans besiege UN office over war crimes panel There have been chaotic scenes outside the UN's Sri Lanka offices, where protesters are demanding the UN end investigations into alleged war crimes. [More]
US drones kill hundreds in Pakistan Latest figures show that US military drone missile attacks in Pakistan have killed nearly four hundred people in 2010. [More]
Kyrgyzstan again appeals to Russia for troops deployment Kyrgyz interim leader Roza Otunbayeva on Tuesday again asked Russia to send troops to help quell the violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, according to reports reaching here from the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek. [More]
China to be "impartial" on S. Korean warship sinking: Wen Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday reiterated China's pledge to take an "impartial" stand on the sinking of a South Korean warship. [More]
NATO "Must Be Ready to Intervene Anywhere" NATO must be ready to intervene externally, experts said Monday, proposing a new doctrine for the alliance, as well as ensure the security of its 28 member states internally, as it has done since 1949. [More]
Country in historic new direction : Cameron The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government would take the country in an historic new direction, new British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday afternoon. [More]
Britain's general election Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday called a general election for May 6. [More]
More than 50% of US Government Spending Goes to the Military Recently, Live Science published a chart showing that the US spends about one-fifth of its budget on the military. But this aggregate view hides how Congress prioritizes spending, when you consider what is discretionary and voted upon each year. A more salient view of these figures segregates 'discretionary' spending from 'mandatory' spending. During the severe economic downturn of the past two years, how has Congress prioritized spending? [More]
BRIC Ready to Recast World Order All the BRIC leaders came together, for the second time in history, to address various ways to overcome the consequences of the crisis, gear up for the G20 meeting and make the case for a new financial world order. [More]
Top Chinese leaders mourn quake victims Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday paid a one-minute silent tribute in Beijing to the victims of the earthquake in northwest China. [More]
China mourns quake victims At least 1,000 people gathered in front of Gyegu's town hall Wednesday morning to mourn those killed in last week's devastating earthquake. [More]
China opposes nuclear proliferation, nuclear terrorism: President Hu Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Friday that China always attaches great importance to the issue of nuclear security, opposing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism, and supporting international efforts to enhance cooperation on nuclear security. [More]
Twenty Years of Conflict has cost the Middle East $12 trillion The 20 years of conflict has cost the Middle East region 12 trillion U.S. dollars during the period from 1991 to 2010. [More]
Fidel Castro says he feels "revived" Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he felt "revived" from a serious illness and still has "things to do", the official website Cubadebate reported. [More]
China plane crash death toll to 42 The government of Yichun, a city in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has corrected Tuesday night's plane crash death toll to 42, saying one dead body that was torn apart in the disaster was formerly counted as two. [More]
China mourns mudslide victims Amid sirens and blaring horns, people across China Sunday stood in tribute to victims of a massive mudslide in a remote northwest town. [More]
Fidel Castro Calls on the World to Persuade Obama Not to Unleash a War The Commander in Chief Fidel Castro said today that he hopes that US President Barack Obama will not order an attack on Iran “if we all persuade him not to.” [More]
Pakistani passenger plane crashes A plane of a Pakistani private airliner Wednesday crashed into the Margalla Hills in the Pakistani capital Islamabad and killed all the 152 people aboard. [More]
India Rejects US Sanctions on Iran On Thursday, India and Iran began a two-day meeting aimed at increasing bilateral cooperation in the economic sector [More]
Sri Lankans besiege UN office over war crimes panel There have been chaotic scenes outside the UN's Sri Lanka offices, where protesters are demanding the UN end investigations into alleged war crimes. [More]
US drones kill hundreds in Pakistan Latest figures show that US military drone missile attacks in Pakistan have killed nearly four hundred people in 2010. [More]
Kyrgyzstan again appeals to Russia for troops deployment Kyrgyz interim leader Roza Otunbayeva on Tuesday again asked Russia to send troops to help quell the violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, according to reports reaching here from the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek. [More]
China to be "impartial" on S. Korean warship sinking: Wen Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday reiterated China's pledge to take an "impartial" stand on the sinking of a South Korean warship. [More]
NATO "Must Be Ready to Intervene Anywhere" NATO must be ready to intervene externally, experts said Monday, proposing a new doctrine for the alliance, as well as ensure the security of its 28 member states internally, as it has done since 1949. [More]
Country in historic new direction : Cameron The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government would take the country in an historic new direction, new British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday afternoon. [More]
Britain's general election Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday called a general election for May 6. [More]
More than 50% of US Government Spending Goes to the Military Recently, Live Science published a chart showing that the US spends about one-fifth of its budget on the military. But this aggregate view hides how Congress prioritizes spending, when you consider what is discretionary and voted upon each year. A more salient view of these figures segregates 'discretionary' spending from 'mandatory' spending. During the severe economic downturn of the past two years, how has Congress prioritized spending? [More]
BRIC Ready to Recast World Order All the BRIC leaders came together, for the second time in history, to address various ways to overcome the consequences of the crisis, gear up for the G20 meeting and make the case for a new financial world order. [More]
Top Chinese leaders mourn quake victims Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday paid a one-minute silent tribute in Beijing to the victims of the earthquake in northwest China. [More]
China mourns quake victims At least 1,000 people gathered in front of Gyegu's town hall Wednesday morning to mourn those killed in last week's devastating earthquake. [More]
China opposes nuclear proliferation, nuclear terrorism: President Hu Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Friday that China always attaches great importance to the issue of nuclear security, opposing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism, and supporting international efforts to enhance cooperation on nuclear security. [More]
