News Archive --- Date:20060125
 China |
China adopts strict fireworks rules (16:56, January 25, 2006)
Phnom Penh bans firecrackers during Chinese New Year (16:50, January 25, 2006)
China, Chile hailing 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties (16:46, January 25, 2006)
Chinese mainland, Taiwan charter flights enter peak period before festival (16:36, January 25, 2006)
Saudi Arabia's crown prince meets senior Chinese lawmaker (16:39, January 25, 2006)
Appeal of Chinese girl's murderer rejected (16:53, January 25, 2006)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick ends China visit (16:42, January 25, 2006)
China adjusts estimated number of HIV/AIDS victims to 650,000 (15:34, January 25, 2006)
China calls for Japan's substantial action to improve bilateral ties (09:39, January 25, 2006)
50 million poor to get relief from government (09:15, January 25, 2006)
Bush: Personal relations with Hu are warm (08:32, January 25, 2006)
Wen calls for better US communications  (08:50, January 25, 2006)
Taipei urged to 'obey will of the people' (08:26, January 25, 2006)
River thaw will not release pollutants (08:31, January 25, 2006)
Real direct flights promise fast, cheap service (08:33, January 25, 2006)
Premier calls upon officials to improve safety measures (08:28, January 25, 2006)
Migrant workers perform original song (08:29, January 25, 2006)
Joint efforts help arouse charity awareness (08:27, January 25, 2006)
Japan urged to keep Taiwan commitments (08:25, January 25, 2006)
Good causes find their way into corporate culture (08:23, January 25, 2006)
Assistance programme to allay poverty (08:21, January 25, 2006)
Zoellick: "Stakeholder" concept offers new direction for
U.S.-China relations (08:11, January 25, 2006)
Sudanese president meets Chinese envoy (08:14, January 25, 2006)
Chinese president calls for nationwide efforts for country's
modernization (08:49, January 25, 2006)
Mainland criticizes Taiwan leaders' stance, pledges
ongoing efforts to build links (08:12, January 25, 2006)
China says Japan must handle Taiwan-related issues
appropriately (08:42, January 25, 2006)
FM spokesman: China hopes for political stability in Nepal (08:06, January 25, 2006)
China, ROK and Japan should jointly study E. Asia WWII history, FM spokesman (08:07, January 25, 2006)
China continues to play positive role in Afghan reconstruction
process (08:02, January 25, 2006)
China, U.S. usher in major year of bilateral links
with constructive dialogue (07:59, January 25, 2006)
China calls for early resumption of six-party talks (07:55, January 25, 2006)
Zoellick leaves Beijing for Southwest China's panda research base (07:54, January 25, 2006)
Chinese top legislator meets Saudi king (09:07, January 25, 2006)
Chinese FM to visit six European Countries (07:49, January 25, 2006)
China, U.S. agree on closer bilateral cooperation (07:47, January 25, 2006)
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IBM, SAS to bring BI experience to China (16:59, January 25, 2006)
Honda to sell TL luxury sedan in China (17:00, January 25, 2006)
China makes $46.4 bln M&A deals in 2005 (17:00, January 25, 2006)
Vietnam to allow second-hand car import (16:52, January 25, 2006)
Sino-Russian bilateral trade registers a 40% increase (16:45, January 25, 2006)
Global economy on steady path growing at 3.3% (16:44, January 25, 2006)
Tourism indicators set new high in 2005 (16:43, January 25, 2006)
S. China county becomes hot tourism spot (16:04, January 25, 2006)
China's value-added of industrial sector up 11.4 pct in 2005 (16:04, January 25, 2006)
Cell phone export rises 80 percent in S. China port (16:03, January 25, 2006)
Chinese mainland produces half of world motor cycles: report (16:02, January 25, 2006)
Stable growth reported in export of new, high-tech products in S.
China province (15:18, January 25, 2006)
Africa needs practical help, not new promises: UN advisor (15:18, January 25, 2006)
Indonesia claims FDI nearly double in 2005 (14:32, January 25, 2006)
EC provides Uganda with humanitarian aid (14:33, January 25, 2006)
UN agency provides Uganda with funds for poverty reduction (14:33, January 25, 2006)
Indonesian central bank warns against power rate hike (14:33, January 25, 2006)
Tanzania waives maize import tax temporarily (14:34, January 25, 2006)
NZ concludes WTO negotiations with Vietnam (14:34, January 25, 2006)
Thai gov't lift investment restricts on foreign firms (14:35, January 25, 2006)
World Bank cuts Indonesian growth forecast to 5 pct (14:35, January 25, 2006)
Escalating conflict in Nepal jitters tourism (13:13, January 25, 2006)
Pacific Islands face airline cutbacks (13:13, January 25, 2006)
Chinese farmers' net income rise by 6.2 percent in 2005:
statistician (13:13, January 25, 2006)
China's trade surplus hits 101.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2005 (13:12, January 25, 2006)
Myanmar urges export of value-added goods to attain trade target this year (13:11, January 25, 2006)
Retail sales of consumer goods up 12.9 percent to 6.7177 trillion
yuan in 2005: statistician (13:10, January 25, 2006)
Vietnam, Uruguay end WTO negotiation (13:09, January 25, 2006)
C. American nations to attract more tourists, investment (11:24, January 25, 2006)
Thailand named World Best Tourist Country (11:25, January 25, 2006)
Venezuela to invest 220 million dollars to build cement plant with
Iran (10:48, January 25, 2006)
China's economy grows 9.9 percent in 2005 (10:49, January 25, 2006)
World employment situation remains unsatisfactory (09:09, January 25, 2006)
Disney to purchase Pixar for boosting animation film business (08:25, January 25, 2006)
Vietnam posts good economic performance in January (08:20, January 25, 2006)
China regulates real estate mortgage evaluation (08:21, January 25, 2006)
Canadian dollar down sharply after rate boost, election result (08:22, January 25, 2006)
Crude oil prices fall on profit-taking (08:22, January 25, 2006)
Treasury bond cutback to continue (08:26, January 25, 2006)
Minsheng Bank to raise funds with bonds (08:28, January 25, 2006)
Luxury rental market likely to pick up (08:29, January 25, 2006)
Low-cost airline set up in Macao (08:29, January 25, 2006)
Huaneng signs deal to build coal mine (08:31, January 25, 2006)
Gome plans to expand retail chain (08:33, January 25, 2006)
FedEx buys out Chinese partner for US$400m (08:34, January 25, 2006)
Electronics firm's top shareholder sells stock (08:35, January 25, 2006)
Domestic acquisition brewing for InBev (08:37, January 25, 2006)
Credit Suisse enters real estate sector (08:37, January 25, 2006)
South African vehicle exports up 25 percent (08:14, January 25, 2006)
CNOOC Ltd. expects 170 mln BOE in output for 2006 (08:13, January 25, 2006)
South Africa says unemployment rate unchanged (08:12, January 25, 2006)
South Africans to sue multinational companies in New York (08:11, January 25, 2006)
Exploiting CBM commercially: a means of reducing
mining casualties (08:09, January 25, 2006)
Chinese electrolytic aluminum companies beleagued by overcapacity (08:06, January 25, 2006)
Honda reports 19.9% rise in Chinese sales (08:55, January 25, 2006)
China's industrial profit up 20% in 2005 (08:55, January 25, 2006)
U.S. stocks rise on strong earnings (08:26, January 25, 2006)
Crude oil prices fall on profit-taking (08:25, January 25, 2006)
Zimbabwe to introduce systems to curb smuggling minerals (08:25, January 25, 2006)
Major European stock markets continue to fall (08:25, January 25, 2006)
Canadian dollar down sharply after rate boost, election result (08:24, January 25, 2006)
Cingular earns 204 million dollars in fourth quarter (08:24, January 25, 2006)
China regulates real estate mortgage evaluation (08:23, January 25, 2006)
Taiwan's 2005 export orders rise (08:22, January 25, 2006)
Canada's central bank raises interest rate again (08:19, January 25, 2006)
Hang Seng offers China Equity Fund (08:19, January 25, 2006)
Uganda takes measures to attracts more visitors (08:18, January 25, 2006)
Chinese premier outlines measures to improve work safety (08:28, January 25, 2006)
French government announces budget deficit cut to 43.5 billion euros (08:14, January 25, 2006)
Kenya's air carrier sets up anti-narcotic unit (08:13, January 25, 2006)
Kenya's tourism earning up by 15 percent in 2005 (08:11, January 25, 2006)
World economy expected to grow by 3.3 percent in 2006 (09:09, January 25, 2006)
Inflation to peak at 800 percent in Zimbabwe (08:09, January 25, 2006)
Exports decline by nine percent in Zimbabwe (08:09, January 25, 2006)
South African rand weaker against major currencies (08:08, January 25, 2006)
Johannesburg stock hits 19,000 for first time (08:07, January 25, 2006)
Euro-zone industrial orders up 4.9 percent in November (08:06, January 25, 2006)
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Abbas casts ballot, urging for high turnout (17:03, January 25, 2006)
Philippine house terminates wiretapping investigation (17:05, January 25, 2006)
Hamas leader voices confidence over improving relations with Europe (17:02, January 25, 2006)
Hamas leader casts historic ballot in parliamentary elections (17:02, January 25, 2006)
Iranian nuclear negotiator says Russia's proposal "positive" (17:04, January 25, 2006)
Indonesian prosecutors seek life sentence for 3 Australians (17:04, January 25, 2006)
NASA report says 2005 may have been warmest in century (15:43, January 25, 2006)
Philippine president pays tribute to air force pilot killed in accident (15:38, January 25, 2006)
DPRK reiterates stand on denuclearization of Korean Peninsula (15:38, January 25, 2006)
Sharon likely in "vegetative state" - paper (15:37, January 25, 2006)
Sri Lanka pins its peace hopes on Norwegian Minister
meeting with rebel leader (15:37, January 25, 2006)
Roundup: Can Nepali gov't hold forthcoming municipal polls? (15:36, January 25, 2006)
Palestinian legislative election starts casting
ballots (13:47, January 25, 2006)
Ulan Bator Mayor Enkhbold elected Mongolia's new PM (13:14, January 25, 2006)
Sri Lankan capital explosions suspected by underworld
gangs (13:13, January 25, 2006)
Koizumi should consider sentiment of S.Korean people on
history issue: President (13:13, January 25, 2006)
Guerrillas bomb local government offices in Nepal (13:12, January 25, 2006)
Desire for change feeds Canada Tory's victory: poll (13:12, January 25, 2006)
UN, OAS voice support for Haiti electoral process (13:11, January 25, 2006)
Chile-US defense consultation committee starts meeting (13:11, January 25, 2006)
World Social Forum begins in Caracas with massive march (13:10, January 25, 2006)
World business, political leaders flock to Davos for global economic forum (13:08, January 25, 2006)
S.Korean president hopes to take back wartime military operational right from U.S. (10:54, January 25, 2006)
S .Korea to try best to resolve nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula: president (10:50, January 25, 2006)
New facelift projects to focus on historic Seoul (10:43, January 25, 2006)
Police: Boy shoots girl at Maryland day care center (09:26, January 25, 2006)
Death toll rises to 46 in Montenegrin train derailment (09:53, January 25, 2006)
Q&A: What happens if Hamas triumphs? (09:54, January 25, 2006)
Background: Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) (09:54, January 25, 2006)
Russia, Iran want nuclear dispute to be tackled within IAEA (09:53, January 25, 2006)
EU welcomes Turkey's initiative on Cyprus (09:52, January 25, 2006)
N. Cyprus leader supports Turkish proposal on Cyprus (09:51, January 25, 2006)
Presidents of Russia, Belarus hail progress in union state (09:49, January 25, 2006)
EU presses Britain to rein in deficit (09:48, January 25, 2006)
Cyprus president says nothing new in Turkish proposal (09:48, January 25, 2006)
AU wraps up its summit after avoiding leadership crisis (09:47, January 25, 2006)
UNHCR chief warns of possible catastrophe in Darfur (09:46, January 25, 2006)
Havana demonstration against U.S. ends (09:45, January 25, 2006)
Olmert: Israel prefers deal to new unilateral pullout (09:44, January 25, 2006)
U.S. urges Syria to change behavior (09:43, January 25, 2006)
Georgia wants Europe in to solve gas problem (09:42, January 25, 2006)
U.S. pledges to work with new Canadian government (09:41, January 25, 2006)
U.S. to increase elite forces to boost anti-terror efforts (09:40, January 25, 2006)
U.S. insists on referring Iran to UN (09:32, January 25, 2006)
Pentagon says troop levels in Iraq at lowest point since last summer (09:31, January 25, 2006)
New U.S. Army code hints executions at Guantanamo (09:30, January 25, 2006)
Advance voting ends in Finnish presidential election (09:27, January 25, 2006)
Kuwaiti parliament ousts emir (08:59, January 25, 2006)
Canada elects Conservative gov't (08:56, January 25, 2006)
Russian and Belarusian leaders discuss unified state (08:55, January 25, 2006)
Olmert says Israel not afraid of Hamas (08:54, January 25, 2006)
Montenegro train wreck claims 44 lives (08:52, January 25, 2006)
Gunmen take 2 German engineers hostage in Iraq (08:51, January 25, 2006)
European probe claims US 'outsourced' torture (08:59, January 25, 2006)
Socialist NDP pledges vital role in Canada's next parliament (08:15, January 25, 2006)
Iran accuses foreign involvement in fatal explosions (08:15, January 25, 2006)
UN fund pledges $500,000 to support gender equality in Liberia (08:14, January 25, 2006)
Developing nations expected to drive global economy in 2006: UN report (08:45, January 25, 2006)
U.S., Pakistan hail bilateral relations (08:43, January 25, 2006)
Bush to visit India, Pakistan in March (08:42, January 25, 2006)
Paul Martin informs Canadian GG of his resignation (08:42, January 25, 2006)
Statue of Tutankhamun's grandmother unearthed in Upper Egypt (08:40, January 25, 2006)
Ethiopian police remove bombs planted near schools (08:39, January 25, 2006)
Zambia gets favorable human rights reviews (08:39, January 25, 2006)
Chad welcomes Libyan mediation on dispute with Sudan (08:37, January 25, 2006)
3 explosions hit Sri Lankan capital (08:36, January 25, 2006)
Kuwaiti PM named as new emir (08:36, January 25, 2006)
Two suspects arrested in Nigeria over kidnapped oil workers (08:35, January 25, 2006)
1 dead, 8 wounded in blasts in northeast India (08:34, January 25, 2006)
Welfare reform to remove disabled from "tragedy": Blair (08:33, January 25, 2006)
Turkey proposes plan to UN for Cyprus issue settlement (08:32, January 25, 2006)
Outcome of Doha round important to Asia's growth: business
leaders (08:31, January 25, 2006)
EC welcomes CoE report on CIA claims (08:29, January 25, 2006)
Bangladesh looking for confirmation of blast leader arrest in India (08:27, January 25, 2006)
German FM vows to save hostages alive if abduction confirmed (07:57, January 25, 2006)
Turkey calls for U.N. decision on Annan's Cyprus report (07:54, January 25, 2006)
Three detained in Iraq related to kidnapping US journalist (07:56, January 25, 2006)
Iran insists on right to nuclear research: official (07:56, January 25, 2006)
Pakistan, Iran vow to maintain pipeline dialogue momentum (07:55, January 25, 2006)
Turkey proposes plan to UN to settle Cyprus issue (07:54, January 25, 2006)
India air force not to fly Dhruv on Republic Day (07:54, January 25, 2006)
Sudan compromises on AU leadership, Darfur remains challenge (08:25, January 25, 2006)
Kuwaiti legislators approve ailing emir's
abdication (07:53, January 25, 2006)
Saudi King arrives in India for visit (07:47, January 25, 2006)
S.Korea to partially cooperate with US initiative of
anti-proliferation of WMD (07:47, January 25, 2006)
State of emergency imposed ahead of Palestinian legislative
election (07:47, January 25, 2006)
Japan's Livedoor President steps down (07:46, January 25, 2006)
Afghan government opposes legalizing poppy cultivation (07:46, January 25, 2006)
Playboy magazine to face risks if published in Indonesia: Muslim organizations (07:46, January 25, 2006)
Death toll in Iran's twin bombings rises to eight (07:45, January 25, 2006)
Coup recruitment ongoing in Philippine military: spokesman (07:44, January 25, 2006)
Background: Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas (07:44, January 25, 2006)
Severe winter paralyzes daily life throughout Turkey (07:44, January 25, 2006)
Israeli army nabs eight wanted militants in West Bank (07:43, January 25, 2006)
Saddam trial adjourned to Sunday (07:43, January 25, 2006)
Writethru: Australian PM reshuffles gov't (07:42, January 25, 2006)
7 suspected Taliban escape from Afghan central jail (07:42, January 25, 2006)
Roundup: Conservatives win Canada's general election, but tough
times lie ahead (07:41, January 25, 2006)
Turkey to unveil new initiative to settle Cyprus issue (07:41, January 25, 2006)
Republic of Congo selected to chair African Union for 2006 (07:40, January 25, 2006)
Doctors conceal Sharon's health condition: paper (07:40, January 25, 2006)
Palestinian militant groups pledge to maintain
calm in elections (07:40, January 25, 2006)
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Chinese duo into Australian Open doubles final (17:25, January 25, 2006)
Five nations to attend eastern African half-marathon (17:25, January 25, 2006)
Australia names Winter Olympic team (13:51, January 25, 2006)
Portugal to play Saudia Arabia in World Cup warmup (13:51, January 25, 2006)
Panama's Cordoba to challenge for bantamweight boxing title (13:50, January 25, 2006)
Colombian Castillo wants to play in Mexican soccer league (08:57, January 25, 2006)
Cyprus President congratulates Baghdatis for Australian Open
victory (08:56, January 25, 2006)
Hosts Egypt held to draw in African Nations Cup (08:52, January 25, 2006)
Cote d'Ivoire continues to win in African Nations Cup (08:51, January 25, 2006)
Tour de France to be held next year in London (08:50, January 25, 2006)
A chronicle of achievements by China's women's tennis players (08:13, January 25, 2006)
Chinese double stars through to Australian Open semis (08:12, January 25, 2006)
Atlanta upset Indiana (08:11, January 25, 2006)
Ninth day collated doubles results of Australian Open (08:10, January 25, 2006)
Baghdatis into semis of Australian Open (08:08, January 25, 2006)
Ninth day singles results of Australian Open (08:07, January 25, 2006)
CBA All-Star beats KBL All-Star 104-85 (08:05, January 25, 2006)
Lenovo to keep athletes connected at Turin winter Olympics (08:04, January 25, 2006)
Ninth day results of Australian Open's doubles (08:03, January 25, 2006)
China Badminton Masters tries to attract more big guns (08:02, January 25, 2006)
Ninth day results of Australian Open's boy's doubles (08:01, January 25, 2006)
Ninth day of results of Australian Open's girls doubles (07:59, January 25, 2006)
Henin-Hardenne defeats Davenport to reach semis of Autralian Open (07:57, January 25, 2006)
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Google officially launching services in China (17:31, January 25, 2006)
HiChina to launch new search alliance (17:30, January 25, 2006)
Dell tries China LCD TV market (17:30, January 25, 2006)
Nokia to launch XpressMusic brand in China (17:30, January 25, 2006)
Ancient mural protection research base set up in NW China province (16:55, January 25, 2006)
Alstom seeks larger profits through technology transfer (16:49, January 25, 2006)
ICL technology passes test (16:07, January 25, 2006)
2005 the hottest year on record: NASA (15:43, January 25, 2006)
Japan launches large disaster-monitoring satellite (08:22, January 25, 2006)
Language institutions learn how to compete (13:17, January 25, 2006)
SW China province to provide kids with free education (13:16, January 25, 2006)
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What is "fu"? (16:53, January 25, 2006)
Nearly one third of West Asians living in poverty: ESCWA (17:24, January 25, 2006)
Ancient mural protection research base set up in NW China province (17:22, January 25, 2006)
Zambia at high risk of catching bird flu: official (17:22, January 25, 2006)
2006 -- the year of dog (14:46, January 25, 2006)
Thai-Myanmar border communities prepare for avian flu (13:26, January 25, 2006)
Australia supports Cambodia's new mine clearance project (13:26, January 25, 2006)
China has 75,000 AIDS patients (13:20, January 25, 2006)
AIDS incidence still on rise in China (13:20, January 25, 2006)
25,000 Chinese die of AIDS in 2005 (13:21, January 25, 2006)
Polio cases put Nepali authorities on alert (13:19, January 25, 2006)
Spring Festival: couplets and pictures (11:08, January 25, 2006)
Chinese Spring Festival, origin and customs (10:53, January 25, 2006)
American girl witnesses China's vast changes (10:34, January 25, 2006)
Research: UK girls among most violent (08:54, January 25, 2006)
War enthusiast finds remains of battery (08:42, January 25, 2006)
Survivors dug out of Nairobi debris (08:40, January 25, 2006)
Film reveals secrets of 'Sesame Street' success (08:53, January 25, 2006)
Eight dead in Iran oil city bombings (08:40, January 25, 2006)
Dead pilot praised for 'heroism of highest order' (08:43, January 25, 2006)
Boo! Britain gets first ghost school (08:39, January 25, 2006)
Ancient Egyptian queen's statue found (08:38, January 25, 2006)
Year of the Dog 'good for marriages' (08:43, January 25, 2006)
Volunteers catch thieves after appeal on Internet (08:36, January 25, 2006)
Tian'anmen Square's old slabs up for sale (08:44, January 25, 2006)
Disney to purchase Pixar for boosting animation film business (08:54, January 25, 2006)
Song by migrant workers to premiere at national performance (08:45, January 25, 2006)
French court penalizes attacker of Duchamp's urinal art (08:32, January 25, 2006)
Ghana to host global summit on HIV/AIDS (08:32, January 25, 2006)
Roundup: Rural Africa, guess who's calling? (08:45, January 25, 2006)
HK health department expects influenza peak season to arrive soon (08:28, January 25, 2006)
Pakistan starts countrywide anti-polio campaign (08:25, January 25, 2006)
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Chinese duo into Australian Open doubles final
Zheng Jie of China, left, and compatriot Yan Zicelebrate their win over a pair Shinobu Asagoe of Japan and Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia during womens doubles match at the Australian Open Tennis Tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan 24, 2006. Chinese pair won the match 6-2, 7-6. (Xinhua/AFP photo)
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Death toll rises to 46 in Montenegrin train derailment
The train was en route from the northern city of Bijelo Polje to the capital, when it came off the tracks and plunged into the Moraca river canyon near Bioce, a village 15 km northeast of Podgorica, at around 5 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) on Monday.
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Arsenal dumped by Wigan
Arsenal's Captain Thierry Henry waits for a free-kick against Wigan Athletic in an English League Cup semi-final second leg soccer match at the Highbury Stadium, London, Tuesday Jan. 24 2006. The match ended 2-2 and Wigan won on aggregate.
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Japan's H-2A rocket sends ALOS into space
A H-2A rocket carrying the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) blasts off in south Japan's Kagoshima on Jan 24, 2006. Developed with gross investment of 50 billion Yen (approx 480 million US dollars), ALOS carries a suite of instruments including a camera, radiometer, and synthetic aperture radar to collect data for use in mapping as well as disaster monitoring.
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Zheng, Yan reach semi-finals
Chinese tennis players Zheng Jie (left) and Yan Zi celebrate after a hard-fought three-set victory yesterday to advance to the semi-finals of the women's doubles tournament at the Australian Open in Melbourne. They defeated fourth seeds Paola Suarez of Argentina and Virginia Ruano Pascual from Spain. It is China's best Grand Slam achievement.
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Top leaders take part in lunar new year performance
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) shakes hands with 72-year-old Kateerh of Ethnic Uygur after the performance at China theater in Beijing, capital of China Jan. 23, 2006. To mark the forthcoming Chinese traditional Spring Festival, Chinese top leaders joined Beijing civilians and soldiers in a party here Monday.
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Kuwaiti parliament approves ailing emir's abdication
Kuwaiti Parliament speaker Jassem al-Khorafi (L) announces to the press that Kuwait's parliament has approved the abdication of the ailing new emir Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Salem al-Sabah, in Kuwait City, Jan. 24.
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Building collapse kills ten in Kenya
People search at the site of a collapsed building in downtown Nairobi, capital of Kenya, Jan. 23, 2006. The accident killed ten people and dozens others injured. The cause of the collapse of the four-storeyed building under construction is still unknown.
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India, Pakistan launches 3rd cross-border bus service
A bus is about to leave for the Pakistani city of Lahore at the Wagah border in Amritsar, west India's State of Punjab, Jan. 24, 2006. India and Pakistan launched a third bus service between the two countries on Jan. 20, when a bus from Lahore crossed into Indian Amritsar through the border at Wagah.
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