Moderate earthquake jolts Myanmar's new capital
YANGON, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck Myanmar's new capital of Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday, according to Nay Pyi Taw Hydrology and Meteorology...
View ArticleChinese premier leaves for East Asian leaders meetings
BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left Beijing Sunday morning for Cambodia to attend a series of meetings among East Asian leaders held in Phnom Penh from Nov. 18-21. He will...
View ArticleArab League chief and FMs to visit Gaza Sunday
RAMALLAH, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Nabil Al-Arabi and several Arab foreign ministers will visit the Gaza Strip where Israel has embarked on a military...
View Article6.0-magnitude quake hits Mexico: CENC
BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Mexico at 5: 20 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of about 50...
View ArticleEgypt to probe resigned transport minister over school bus tragedy
CAIRO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Prosecutor General Abdel- Meguid Mahmoud ordered an investigation with the resigned transportation minister over a deadly collision between a train and a school bus,...
View ArticleIsrael renews intensive airstrikes on Gaza, 2 killed
GAZA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Two Palestinians were killed Saturday night and three others injured as Israelintensified its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip after militants fired a barrage of rockets on...
View ArticleChina abolishes compulsory insurance for railway transport
BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council, or cabinet, has decided to abolish a decades-long compulsory accident insurance regulation on railway transport in a bid to better protect...
View Article17 soldiers killed in military helicopter crash in southeastern Turkey
ANKARA, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- A military helicopter crashed in southeastern Turkey on Saturday, killing at least 17 people and wounding some others, a high-ranking official said. The Sikorsky type...
View ArticlePakistan expresses condolences on tragic incident in Egypt
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Pakistanon Saturday sent condolences to Egyptover a tragic road accident in which reports said 47 children were killed, the Foreign Ministry said. "The government of...
View ArticlePoland becomes new member of European Space Agency
WARSAW, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- President Bronislaw Komorowski has signed a law for Poland to join the European Space Agency (ESA). The ESA is one of world's main space agencies. The membership would...
View ArticleEgyptian train crashes with school bus, 47 killed
CAIRO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- A train crashed with a school bus in southern Egypt, leaving more than 40 children killed, official Ahram-online reported on Saturday. So far, there have been 47 people...
View ArticleEgyptian, Turkish leaders talk on Gaza violence, vow unity with Palestinians
CAIRO, Nov.17 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi met Saturday Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is on a two-day visit to Cairo, discussing the latest developments in the...
View ArticlePutin sends condolences to Egypt over fatal crash
MOSCOW, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putinconveyed his condolences Saturday to Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsiover a school bus tragedy that has left 50 dead. "Putin expressed his...
View ArticleMorsi condoles victims' families of Egypt school bus crash
CAIRO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsipaid his deep consolations Saturday for the victims' families of the train-school bus crash, which resulted in more than 50 people killed and...
View ArticleUAE condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza: official
DUBAI, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday strongly condemned the "Israeli aggression" on the Gaza Strip in a statement delivered by UAE Assistant Foreign Minister for...
View ArticleLight aircraft crash kills two in Russia
MOSCOW, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed in an aircraft crash in south Russia's Krasnodar territory, regional emergency authorities said Sunday. The report of the crash was received at 3:12...
View ArticleIsrael kills 45 Palestinians in Gaza since Wednesday: official report
GAZA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Health ministry of the Hamas authority in the Gaza Strip said in a report Saturday night that Israelhas killed 45 Palestinians and wounded some 500 others since Wednesday...
View ArticleCambodia releases details of forthcoming 21st ASEAN Summit, related Summits
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Thursday released the detailed agendas for the 21st ASEAN Summit and related Summits, to be held here on Nov. 18-20. Speaking at a press briefing about the...
View ArticleMedia covers CPC Congress
By CCTV correspondent Stanley Lee The 18th CPC National Congress has just concluded, and media around the world have been covering the grand event. This year’s Party Congress was a media event in the...
View ArticleChina Exclusive: Bell Helicopter identifies China as strongest growth market
ZHUHAI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- World's leading aircraft producer Bell Helicopter has identified China as its strongest market for growth and plans to grow facilities and services in the country. "We are...
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