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BEIJING: The death toll from the earthquake in a remote part of western China rose to 617, with 66 students and 10 teachers dying in school collapses that echo the country’s last major quake in 2008. Thousands of survivors battled freezing temperatures overnight with scant shelter after a 6.9-magnitude temblor flattened the town of Jiegu in [...]
BEIJING: A gas explosion at a coal mine in central China killed 12 people and left 32 missing, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, even as rescuers worked to save 153 workers at a different mine in Shanxi province. Coal mine accidents are common in China, the world’s largest producer, but the large number of [...]
BEIJING: China said Thursday it still preferred diplomacy to sanctions in resolving the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program, a day after Britain’s U.N. ambassador said China had agreed for the first time to discuss new measures against Tehran. China, which relies on Iran for much of its energy, traditionally opposes sanctions, although it went along [...]
BEIJING: A former doctor with a history of mental illness hacked eight children to death with a machete Tuesday and injured five others at a primary school in southeast China, state media reported. The attacker was a middle-aged man who allegedly had mental problems and had been dismissed from his job at a community clinic, [...]
BEIJING: Beijingers woke up Saturday to find the Chinese capital blanketed in yellow dust, as a sandstorm caused by a severe drought in the north and in Mongolia swept into the city. The storm, which earlier buffeted parts of northeastern China, brought strong winds and cut visibility in the capital. Authorities issued a rare level [...]
LHASA: Hundreds of Tibetans have been rounded up in Lhasa and armed paramilitaries are patrolling the streets in the run-up to the anniversary of a bloody riot in 2008. The authorities are anxious to avoid a repeat of the anti-Chinese attacks that left about 20 people dead when Tibetans rampaged through the streets of the [...]
NEW DELHI: United Nations report claims that Asia is “missing” about 96 million women — the vast majority in China and India
BEIJING: The new Chinese-appointed governor of Tibet has said that only socialism can “save” the remote region and guarantee its development, and blamed the Dalai Lama for Tibet’s problems. China has defended its iron-fisted rule in Tibet, saying not only did it free a million Tibetan serfs but it also poured billions of dollars into [...]
BEIJING: In a statement, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said that the improvement and development of Pak-India relations are not only conducive to the peace and development of South Asia but to the whole region of Asia on Thursday. “China welcomes the steps for normalization of relations by Pakistan and India and expresses hope [...]
TIANJIN: Chinese commuters in their millions are turning to electric bicycles — hailed as the environmentally-friendly future of personal transport in the country’s teeming cities. Up to 120 million e-bikes are estimated to be on the roads in China, making them already the top alternative to cars and public transport, according to recent figures published [...]
NEW YORK: The judge and the juvenile had grown up on the same mean streets, 40 years apart. And in fall 1996, they faced each other in a New York court where children are prosecuted as adults, but sentenced like candidates for redemption. The teenager, a gifted student, was pleading guilty to a string of [...]
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama hosted the Dalai Lama at the White House on Thursday, brushing aside China’s warning that the talks with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could further damage strained Sino-U.S. ties. Obama’s first presidential meeting with the Dalai Lama was sure to draw a fresh round of angry complaints from Beijing, which is [...]
NEW DELHI: Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama headed Wednesday for the United States and a long-awaited meeting with President Barack Obama that has infuriated China. For the 74-year-old Dalai Lama — vilified by Beijing as a “wolf in monk’s robes” — recognition by the White House is crucial to maintaining a critical international [...]
TOKYO: The Internet plays an increasingly vital role as a forum of public opinion in China as other forms of media remain under tight Communist Party control, though government restrictions on the Web will likely intensify, experts said at a recent symposium held in Tokyo. The recent threat by the U.S. search engine giant Google [...]
BEIJING: He is 25, Muslim and comes from a part of China recently known for deadly ethnic rioting. This weekend, he is competing for the title of Worldwide Mr. Gay. As with all such endeavors in China, the journey has been long and winding. The Chinese delegate at Worldwide Mr. Gay was supposed to have [...]
میونخ … چین نے افغانستان میں مصالحتی عمل کی مکمل حمایت کا اعلان کیا ہے۔ چین کے وزیر خارجہ ینگ ژائچی نے میونخ میں سلامتی کے بارے میں بین الاقوامی کانفرنس کے موقع پر اپنے ایک انٹرویو میں انہوں نے کہا کہ چین افغانستان میں قومی مصالحت کیلئے ہر قسم کی کوششوں کی حمایت کرتا [...]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said that he wants to take the Pak-China bilateral trade and commercial ties to new heights. He said that the two countries are not only friends but natural allies in the economic growth of the region. Talking to a Chinese delegation led by the Vice Governor of [...]
NEW YORK: Google is teaming up with the US National Security Agency to battle cyber-attacks from China in a move that is causing disquiet on the internet. The alliance of the world’s largest internet search company and the world’s most powerful electronic surveillance agency has provoked concern among privacy advocates. The non-profit Electronic Privacy Information [...]
BEIJING: China on Tuesday warned US President Barack Obama against meeting the Dalai Lama, saying it would “seriously undermine” Sino-US ties — the latest salvo in an escalating row between the two powers, reports AFP. Beijing also said no progress was made in the latest round of talks between Chinese officials and envoys of the [...]
BEIJING: Beijing has suspended visits between the Chinese and US armed forces in protest at Washington’s plan to sell weapons worth 6.4 billion dollars to Taiwan, state media said Saturday. The defence ministry official in charge of foreign affairs, Qian Lihua, had summoned the US Embassy in Beijing’s defence attache on Saturday afternoon to complain [...]
Misbah-ul-Haq appointed Pak Test team captain
Swiss ‘Return of Illicit Assets Act’: Pakistan can get billions back!
Cricketer Muhammad Asif finally brings his bride Sana Hilal home, Veena Malik Shocked
Veena Malik seeks court’s help for registration of an FIR against Muhammad Asif
In mom’s wedding sari, Sania Mirza says “Nikah Kabul Hai”; it’s Sania Shoaib from now
What’s going on between Pak cricket legend Wasim Akram & Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen?
Potential to generate 50,000mw electricity from Thar coal field for 800 years
