U.S. Muslim leaders denounce al Qaeda's slur toward Obama
Spiritual leaders of New York's African-American Muslim communities lashed out Friday at a purported al Qaeda message attacking President-elect Barack Obama and, using racist language, comparing him unfavorably to the late Malcolm X.
Grenade hits protesters at Thai PM compound
The second grenade attack in three days targeted protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's compound in Bangkok early Saturday, local officials said.
China to issue 3.3-bln-dollar treasury bonds
BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Friday said the 22nd batch of book-entry treasury bonds for this year would be issued next week, with a total value of 22.5 billion yuan (3.29 billion U.S. dollars). The ministry said in a
Federer: China needs a male tennis star
Tennis legend Roger Federer said on Wednesday a male Chinese star would be a huge boost to the game across Asia and he hopes one will emerge in the next decade. The Swiss world number two said China's women had enjoyed notable success in 2008 in singles
Officials' suicides raise psychological health concern in China quake zone
China is paying more attention to the psychological health of officials in the earthquake-hit Sichuan Province after two people committed suicide. 'We have imposed compulsory measures for grass-roots officials to show we care about them. We told them
Beautiful 'mirage' emerges in C China's Yichang
A scene of 'mirage' emerges at the bank of the Yangtze River in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province at 7 am on Nov. 20. In the mirage, a tranquil flow of a river covered by mist, which is or thin or thick with the help of the morning breeze; stones,
Rudd lobbies for a new Asia Pacific Community
your email address: recipient's name: recipient's email address: your comment: Send Mail close this form PM Kevin Rudd addresses leaders at the APEC summit in Peru (AAP). Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has used his speech at the APEC summit to lobby for a new
China wooing Caribbean with aid, trade
THE CARIBBEAN is in for a big boost in economic aid and trade development with the People's Republic of China, consistent with Beijing's new policy to deepen relations with this region and Latin America. The new 'friendship initiatives' by Beijing
Australian navy rescues boatpeople from ship
TWN, AFP SYDNEY -- The Australian navy has rescued a group of suspected asylum-seekers found drifting off the country?s northwest coast, plucking them to safety from their fast sinking ship, officials said. The 12 passengers and crew of unknown
AITIC admission positive sign in relations: MOFA
TWN, CNA TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials said Thursday that Taiwan?s admission into an intergovernmental agency as a sponsoring member could be seen as a positive sign of the thawing tension between Taiwan and China.
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