International

WHO reemphasizes safety of A/H1N1 flu vaccine
20/11/2009 05:00
The World Health Organization (WHO)on Thursday reemphasized the safety of A/H1N1 flu vaccine, saying a small number of deaths that occurred after vaccination were actually not caused by the vaccine itself. A boy gets a free H1N1 flu vaccine at a...
Israeli airplanes raid Gaza after rocket attacks
20/11/2009 05:00
Israeli air force raided two smuggling tunnels and a Hamas training camp in the Gaza Strip early Thursday, in response to Palestinian rocket fires on southern Israel, security sources said. A Palestinian man inspects damages of underground...
Rompuy chosen as EU president, Ashton as foreign policy chief
20/11/2009 05:00
Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy Thursday was unanimously elected as the first full-time president of the European Union. Belgium’s Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy attends a press conference after an EU summit at the EU Council...
World media launch 24-hour global broadcast on Universal Children’s Day
20/11/2009 05:00
Major media organizations in the world have launched a 24-hour relay broadcast for children’s rights on Universal Children’s Day, which falls on Friday. The global media campaign, also called the “Global News Day for Children” program, was...
Deadly explosion kills 42 in NE China colliery
20/11/2009 05:00
A gas explosion in a coal mine in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province has killed 42 miners and left 66 missing, said Zhang Jinguang, a spokesman with the rescue headquarters. Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang (1st R) visits an injured miner...
People have broader immunity to A/H1N1 flu: study
18/11/2009 05:00
People’s immunity to A/H1N1 flu virus is greater than previously thought, a new study suggests. A man receives an injection against the H1N1 flu disease (Schweinegrippe) in a minicipal health centre in Vienna Nov. 9, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)...
EU, Russia agree to cooperate in climate, energy fields
18/11/2009 05:00
EU-Russian cooperation in climate and energy fields will be further intensified, the leaders from the EU and Russia said after one day’s EU-Russian summit on Wednesday. European Commison President Jose Manuel Barroso (L), Russian President...