International

Peace returns to Gaza with pullout of Israeli troops
18/01/2009 05:00
A hard-won peace was restored in the Gaza Strip Monday as Israeli troops began pulling out of the belt after their 22-day onslaught was halted by a tentative ceasefire deal with Hamas. Palestinians walk amid the rubble of what is left of their...
No bird flu epidemics detected in China provinces after girl infected
18/01/2009 05:00
China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said on Sunday that no bird flu epidemics were detected in Shanxi and Hunan provinces after a two-year-old girl was confirmed to have been infected with the H5N1 strain of virus in Shanxi on Saturday. The...
"The day that changed my life" — Tibet sets "Serfs Emancipation Day"
18/01/2009 05:00
“The 382 legislators attending the session unanimously voted for the proposal,” said Legqog, director of the Standing Committee of the Tibetan Autonomous Regional People’s Congress, Jan. 19, 2009. Tibetan legislators endorsed a bill Monday to...
Gazprom: Russia, Ukraine to ink gas deal Monday
18/01/2009 05:00
Russia will sign a new gas deal with Ukraine on Monday to settle their gas dispute and resume gas supplies to Ukraine and European countries, local media reported on Sunday. Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and his Ukrainian counterpart...
Obama to stress "responsibility" in inaugural address
18/01/2009 05:00
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration address will stress “responsibility” by calling on Americans to embrace a new era of good behavior, his aides said on Sunday. U.S. President-elect Barack Obama (L) and Vice President elect Joe Biden...
Israeli PM announces unilateral ceasefire in Gaza
17/01/2009 05:00
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Saturday evening announced a unilateral ceasefire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, beginning from 2 a.m. (0000 GMT) Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks at a press conference after security cabinet...
Obama ends inaugural train journey in Washington
17/01/2009 05:00
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and his entourage arrived in the Union Station in Washington Saturday evening, wrapping up a one-day “whistle stop” inaugural train journey from Philadelphia to the U.S. capital. U.S. President-elect Barack Obama...