- Huge scale of Pakistan floods impeding speed of relief efforts: UN2010-09-03
- The staggering scale of the floods in Pakistan is hampering operations and making it impossible to supply aid at the required level of speed, a UN spokesman said here on Thursday.
- Mozambican government says 7 die after Maputo riot2010-09-03
- Seven people died after the anti- price hike riot in the Mozambican capital Maputo, the government admitted on Thursday.
- China, Ukraine agree to upgrade friendly cooperative relations2010-09-03
- Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich expressed here Thursday the willingness to lift the friendly and cooperative China-Ukraine relationship to a new level.
- Sony to expand service to compete with Apple's iTunes2010-09-03
- Sony is to expand its new video and music streaming service Qriocity to compete with Apple's iTunes, according to the Press Association on Friday.
- Spitzer finds mix of asteroids near Earth2010-09-03
- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a mix of asteroids somewhat near Earth, termed near-Earth objects, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Thursday.
- GM August sales drop 25 percent year on year2010-09-02
- General Motors Co. Wednesday announced an 11 percent drop in auto sales in August for its four core brands compared with a year-ago when sales were fueled by the government's Cash for Clunkers incentives. The automaker saw a 25 percent decrease in total sales for the month.
- 67th Venice International Film Festival kicks off in glamour2010-09-02
- The 67th Venice International Film Festival officially kicked off on Wednesday with a glamorous opening ceremony featuring Italy's top authorities and several movie stars.
- U.S. hostage-taking resolved, all hostages safe2010-09-02
- All hostages have been freed after an armed man who held them in a commercial building in the U. S. state of Maryland was shot dead by police officers on Wednesday, local police said.
- U.S. stocks enter September with big rally2010-09-02
- Leaving the worst August in ten years behind, the U.S. stocks started September with a strong rally on Wednesday as market confidence in global recovery was restored.
- German government approves 101-billion-U.S.-dollar budget cut plan2010-09-02
- The German government on Wednesday approved its plan for an 80-billion-euro (101-billion-dollar U.S. dollar) budget cut over the next four years.
- Landslide leaves three dead, 57 more missing in southwest China2010-09-02
- Three people died and 57 others were missing when landslides hit a village in Baoshan City of southwest China's Yunnan Province Wednesday night, local government said Thursday.
- U.S. gov't appeals ruling against embryonic stem cell research2010-09-01
- The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday appealed a district judge's ruling to ban federal funding of embryonic stem cell in the U.S. District Court in Washington.
- Turkey excludes Greece from national "foe list"2010-09-01
- Revising the major priorities of its national security policy, Turkey removes Greece from its threat list. Our new approach mostly carries vision concept rather than threat concept, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in an interview with NTV news channel on Tuesday.
- Computer to comment on Chess Olympics2010-09-01
- The super computer BlueGene will be a commentator during the 39th World Chess Olympics slated from Sept. 20 to Oct. 3 in Khanty-Mansiisk, Western Siberia.
- U.S. OKs China Investment Corporation's acquisition of Morgan Stanley stake2010-09-01
- The U.S. Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced it has approved the application by China Investment Corporation (CIC) to buy up to 10 percent of voting shares of investment giant Morgan Stanley.
- Pakistani PM: speedy assistance required for flood-hit people2010-09-01
- Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday said that speedy assistance is required in the forthcoming rehabilitation phase of the flood-hit people.
- Three die as medical helicopter crashes in U.S. state of Arkansas2010-09-01
- All three crew members were killed when a medical helicopter they were aboard crashed on Tuesday in central Arkansas.
- France to continue Roma repatriation, camps evacuation despite criticism2010-08-31
- France will continue to send illegal Roma migrants to their native countries and dismantle their camps despite accusations of stigmatizing travelling communities and fuelling racism, Immigration Minster Eric Besson said on Monday.
- U.S. vice president Biden visits Baghdad for breaking Iraq' s political deadlock2010-08-31
- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Monday arrived in Baghdad for a visit to break the country's ongoing political crisis.
- Iran has no intention to make nuclear bomb: FM2010-08-31
- Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that Iran has no intention to make nuclear bombs, local satellite Press TV reported on Monday.
- Two terror suspects arrested at Dutch airport2010-08-31
- Two men aboard a United Airlines flight from Chicago, the United States to Amsterdam, the Netherlands were arrested on terror charges at the Schiphol airport of Amsterdam on Monday morning, local newspaper De Telegraaf reported.
- Eight killed, 13 seriously injured in Slovakia shooting2010-08-31
- Eight people, including the gunman, died and 13 others were seriously injured in a shooting incident in the Slovak capital Bratislava on Monday, local police said.
- Mexico catches U.S.-born drug lord "La Barbie"2010-08-31
- Mexican authorities told Xinhua Monday they have captured La Barbie Edgar Valdez Villarreal, a U.S.-born criminal with a long career leading the nation's drug cartels.
- Hong Kong stages massive rally to mourn for hostage victims, demand apology and probe2010-08-30
- Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents joined in a massive rally on Sunday afternoon to mourn for the eight victims of last Monday's hostage crisis and demand the Philippine authorities to apologize for the tragedy and conduct a thorough probe soon.
- China sweeps five golds at badminton worlds2010-08-30
- The powerhouse China bagged all five golds at the Badminton World Championships on Sunday, repeating its sweeping triumph 23 years ago.