Libyan opposition to open office in Washington
2011-05-24 18:30:54
The visiting U.S. assistant secretary of state Jeffery Feltman on Tuesday said that at the invitation of U.S. president Barack Obama, the Libyan opposition will establish a representative office in Washington.
China opposes foreign intervention in Syria: FM
2011-05-24 17:51:23
China opposes outside intervention in Syria's internal issues and expects the international society to play a constructive role in this regard, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu said Tuesday.
Hamas says not to recognize Israel as a state
2011-05-24 16:55:02
Hamas will not recognize Israel as a state, its representative on Tuesday said in Moscow, according to Interfax news agency.
Al Shabaab suspects arrested in NE Kenya
2011-05-24 16:45:14
Police in Garissa, capital city of North Eastern Province of Kenya, arrested three suspects of Al Shaabab late on Monday
Major Jane Austen manuscript up for sale
2011-05-24 14:28:05
The only major Jane Austen manuscript still in private hands comes up for auction on July 14th, auction house Sotheby's said on Monday.
Iran refinery blast not sabotage - lawmaker
2011-05-24 13:42:33
An explosion at an Iranian oil refinery during a visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday was not sabotage and technical problems at the plant were well known.
BRICS calls for end of European dominance on IMF chief
2011-05-25 06:42:21
The selection of the next head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should reflect the changing realities of the global economy and not on the basis of nationality, the fund's five key emerging market economies directors said on Tuesday.
US Judgment Day forecaster sets new doomsday date
2011-05-24 14:09:23
The evangelical Christian broadcaster whose much-ballyhooed Judgment Day prophecy went conspicuously unfulfilled on Saturday has a simple explanation for what went wrong - he miscalculated.
Blast, fire at Iran refinery as Ahmadinejad visits
2011-05-24 13:42:33
An explosion blamed on a technical problem caused a fire at an oil refinery in Iran during a visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
BRICS calls for end of European dominance on IMF chief
2011-05-25 06:42:21
The selection of the next IMF chief should not base on nationality, said BRICS nations.
US Judgment Day forecaster sets new doomsday date
2011-05-24 14:09:23
The evangelical Christian broadcaster whose much-ballyhooed Judgment Day prophecy went conspicuously unfulfilled on Saturday has a simple explanation for what went wrong - he miscalculated.
Blast, fire at Iran refinery as Ahmadinejad visits
2011-05-24 13:42:33
An explosion blamed on a technical problem caused a fire at an oil refinery in Iran during a visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.