News Archive --- Date:20060505
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Chinese police bust more than 350 on-line gambling cases in 2005 (15:59, May 05, 2006)
New rule to regulate organ transplants (10:52, May 05, 2006)
Environment centers set to curb pollution (10:51, May 05, 2006)
Rain dampens enthusiasm of holiday-makers (10:50, May 05, 2006)
Chinese man gets 10 years' jail for beating 3-year-old son to death (09:32, May 05, 2006)
Chinese Premier urges pursuit of democracy and science (11:39, May 06, 2006)
Chinese embassy expresse sympathy to earthquake-affected Chinese in
Tonga (09:29, May 05, 2006)
Two earthquakes jolt north China's city of Tangshan (09:28, May 05, 2006)
Fire burning timber market in Shanghai, casulaties remain unknown (09:25, May 05, 2006)
Chinese, EU companies to hold 5,000 business talks at S.W. China
trade fair (09:22, May 05, 2006)
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EU offers Tanzania 65 million dollars for poverty reduction (14:40, May 05, 2006)
African finance ministers meet on employment generation (14:38, May 05, 2006)
S. American leaders promise to respect Bolivia's nationalization of
energy industry (14:38, May 05, 2006)
Greece, Bulgaria pledge to proceed with pipeline project (14:36, May 05, 2006)
Huge trade surplus highlights China's overcapacity: SAFE (14:35, May 05, 2006)
New York mayor sounds bell of caution as he presents new budget (14:35, May 05, 2006)
China Focus: Golden week holidays boost China's holiday economy (14:33, May 05, 2006)
ADB governors meet for strategies of regional growth
(15:51, May 05, 2006)
Nearly 40 Chinese private companies in E. China to buy aircrafts (14:32, May 05, 2006)
Oil price hike brings Asia serious challenge but chances remain (12:29, May 05, 2006)
U.S. productivity grows 3.2 percent in first quarter (12:28, May 05, 2006)
Roundup: H shares become most popular ones in HK stock market (12:27, May 05, 2006)
China's listed firms to pay record high cash dividends to
investors: report (12:26, May 05, 2006)
China's capital market in key transitional period: regulator (12:24, May 05, 2006)
Greece to support pharmaceutical herbs (12:22, May 05, 2006)
Executives say China is Skype's biggest market (12:21, May 05, 2006)
Oil prices plunge below 70 dollars on improved gasoline supply (12:20, May 05, 2006)
U.S. rates on 30-year mortgages rise to 6.59 percent (11:12, May 05, 2006)
SADC air transport affected by increasing oil prices (11:11, May 05, 2006)
Hollywood studios lose 6.1 billion dollars to piracy in 2005 (11:10, May 05, 2006)
French economy grows between 2.0, 2.5 in 2006 (11:09, May 05, 2006)
HK to release control on strategic commodities trade (11:08, May 05, 2006)
ASEAN+3 ministers pledge to strengthen regional financial cooperation (11:07, May 05, 2006)
ECB decides not to increase key interest rate (11:05, May 05, 2006)
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Indonesia not to pay ransom for fishermen's release in Somalia (16:49, May 05, 2006)
Petty corruption on rise in Zambia: report (16:48, May 05, 2006)
Labor suffers heavy loss in English local elections (16:47, May 05, 2006)
Vietnam to prosecute 21 people for cross-border drug trafficking (16:31, May 05, 2006)
Solomon Islands new PM announces cabinet (16:30, May 05, 2006)
Zambian official accuses Malawian of encroaching land (15:51, May 05, 2006)
American "Peace Mom" on cross-Canada tour to protest Iraq
war (15:50, May 05, 2006)
Dozens seek refuge in Indonesia after Timor Leste riots (15:49, May 05, 2006)
Two Iraqi policemen wounded in bomb attack in Baghdad (15:48, May 05, 2006)
Soeharto gets blood transfusion, reportedly in critical condition (14:23, May 05, 2006)
EU, Russia, U.S. discuss cooperation on internal security (14:23, May 05, 2006)
Roundup: Aceh to hold governor election in August (14:21, May 05, 2006)
EU urges Darfur's warring parties to accept peace deal (14:20, May 05, 2006)
Myanmar charges anti-gov't group with bomb attack plot (14:19, May 05, 2006)
Vietnamese National Assembly's session to open mid-May (14:19, May 05, 2006)
Air force plane crashes in South Korea, pilot killed (14:18, May 05, 2006)
Spain to avoid confrontation with Bolivia over its gas
nationalization (14:17, May 05, 2006)
Darfur rebel group refuses to sign peace deal with Khartoum (14:16, May 05, 2006)
Japanese prime minister visits Sweden (14:14, May 05, 2006)
4 NPA rebels killed in southern Philippines (14:09, May 05, 2006)
Guerrillas can get into interim government: Nepali PM (14:08, May 05, 2006)
Annan calls on U.S. to enter direct talks with Iran (14:08, May 05, 2006)
Venezuela says tension over Bolivia's gas nationalization will end (14:06, May 05, 2006)
2,500 peacekeepers in Haiti to be replaced (14:05, May 05, 2006)
Serbia-Montenegro concerned about halt in talks with EU (14:04, May 05, 2006)
Southeast European countries sign rail agreement (14:03, May 05, 2006)
Mexico arrests 158 illegal C. American immigrants (14:02, May 05, 2006)
Olmert pledges further pullout from West Bank (10:56, May 05, 2006)
Sri Lanka gov't still hopeful of talks with Tigers (10:44, May 05, 2006)
Hamas minister gets Swedish visa (10:43, May 05, 2006)
Asian, European parliaments meet to discuss cooperation (10:42, May 05, 2006)
U.S. to accelerate dismantling old nuke warheads: report (10:41, May 05, 2006)
U.S. senior official visits Cambodia (10:40, May 05, 2006)
Malaysia considers further contribution to UN peacekeeping (10:39, May 05, 2006)
PM says Singapore's future most important issue in general
election (10:38, May 05, 2006)
Egypt, Cyprus sign five agreements after summit talks (10:37, May 05, 2006)
Two soldiers injured, seven people killed in north Sri Lanka (10:35, May 05, 2006)
Moussaoui sentenced to life imprisonment as 11/9 conspirator (10:32, May 05, 2006)
Seven heads of state/gov't to attend D-8 summit in Bali, Indonesia (10:31, May 05, 2006)
Philippine President signs new law merciful to young offenders (10:30, May 05, 2006)
Iran reiterates right on civilian nuclear technologies (10:28, May 05, 2006)
Gunmen kill religious scholar in southwestern Pakistan (10:27, May 05, 2006)
U.S. House bill allows expansion of ground troops (10:27, May 05, 2006)
Pakistan, U.S. agree on intelligence sharing: reports (10:23, May 05, 2006)
India rejects amendments to nuclear deal (10:22, May 05, 2006)
Philippine former President Estrada confined in hospital due to diarrhea (10:16, May 05, 2006)
Indonesian government sees political elite behind labor protest (10:14, May 05, 2006)
Constituent assembly to be held: Nepali PM (10:13, May 05, 2006)
Egypt, UN sign five-year cooperation deal (10:12, May 05, 2006)
NATO's new commander to Afghanistan reaffirms commitment to boost security (10:11, May 05, 2006)
France seeks "possible transfer" of Moussaoui from U.S. (10:10, May 05, 2006)
Abbas likely to meet Haneya Friday: spokesman (10:09, May 05, 2006)
Hamas cabinet says made progress in aid transfer (10:07, May 05, 2006)
Palestinian employees protest against Hamas-led government over
salary delay (10:06, May 05, 2006)
Palestinian official urges Hamas gov't to accept peace initiative (10:05, May 05, 2006)
Venezuela withdraws ambassador to Peru (10:04, May 05, 2006)
Nepali guerrilla ready to have talk with government (10:03, May 05, 2006)
Abbas ready to hold direct talks with new Israeli gov't (10:02, May 05, 2006)
Fatah slams Hamas statements against Abbas (10:01, May 05, 2006)
European Parliament condemns bomb attack in southeastern Turkey (09:57, May 05, 2006)
Two U.S. soldiers killed in bomb attack in
Baghdad (09:56, May 05, 2006)
U.S. expresses support for new Israeli leader (09:55, May 05, 2006)
U.S. orders non-emergency embassy members to leave East Timor (09:54, May 05, 2006)
Bush vows to protect Israel against Hamas (09:52, May 05, 2006)
French prime minister says he will not resign over political scandal (09:50, May 05, 2006)
Bush discusses Iran's nuclear issue with Malaysian PM (09:48, May 05, 2006)
U.S. says Hamas-led government no partner for peace (09:47, May 05, 2006)
Canadian government announces tough new crime measures (09:46, May 05, 2006)
Bush offers aid to UN efforts in Africa (09:45, May 05, 2006)
France remains attentive to Moussaoui case: French FM (09:43, May 05, 2006)
Israel's new government provides support for pullout
plan (09:42, May 05, 2006)
NATO, Japan pledge to work more closely (09:41, May 05, 2006)
U.S. House approves plan to screen all inbound cargo for WMD substances (09:40, May 05, 2006)
10 more arrested on charge of assassination of Malawi president (09:39, May 05, 2006)
South Africa congratulates new Israeli prime minister (09:36, May 05, 2006)
U.S. Senate OKs war spending bill despite Bush's veto threat (09:35, May 05, 2006)
Poland not to blame for Holocaust: World Jewish Congress (09:46, May 05, 2006)
Roundup: Israel's Olmert coalition government sworn in (09:49, May 05, 2006)
ECOWAS, UNICEF experts to meet on human trafficking (09:53, May 05, 2006)
Prodi, Berlusconi discuss presidential candidates (09:59, May 05, 2006)
Zambia finalizes national development blueprint (10:00, May 05, 2006)
Pentagon chief confronted by war critics during speech (10:18, May 05, 2006)
UN experts to join AU probe team on sexual abuse claims in Darfur (10:19, May 05, 2006)
EC announces huge aid to Sudan after Darfur peace deal (10:21, May 05, 2006)
Egyptian, Palestinian FMs meet in Cairo (10:24, May 05, 2006)
Sudanese gov't rejects modification of draft peace deal on Darfur (10:26, May 05, 2006)
Palestinian shot dead at West Bank checkpoint (10:25, May 05, 2006)
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China blanks Indonesia in semi-finals of Thomas Cup badminton (16:28, May 05, 2006)
Libertadores Cup match called off because of crowd riot (14:54, May 05, 2006)
McClaren named new England manager (12:50, May 05, 2006)
Giaan Rooney calls it quits (12:45, May 05, 2006)
Real Madrid moves to second with a 3-2 win over Racing (12:43, May 05, 2006)
Dialogue called for to end Nigeria's football impasse (12:42, May 05, 2006)
Ecuador manager inspects team's World Cup host town (12:41, May 05, 2006)
Venezuela to host 11th Central American university games (12:40, May 05, 2006)
Paul headlines NBA rookie team (12:40, May 05, 2006)
One killed in China Motor Rally (12:39, May 05, 2006)
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China develops first personal robot for domestic use (15:55, May 05, 2006)
NASA short of resources for scientific goals: report (14:29, May 05, 2006)
Scientists reveal Saturn moon Titan has seas of sand (11:16, May 06, 2006)
Nigeria, Boeing collaborate to phase out aging aircraft (11:16, May 06, 2006)
S.Africa's new maritime helicopter makes maiden flight (11:16, May 06, 2006)
Global temperature predicted to raise three degrees by 2050 (09:19, May 05, 2006)
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China Exclusive: weddings in golden week bring business
opportunities (15:53, May 05, 2006)
Cholera kills 17 people in Zanzibar (14:49, May 05, 2006)
HIV prevalence rate drops in Ghana: report (14:48, May 05, 2006)
Jaundice kills 2, infects over 3,000 in central Nepal (14:47, May 05, 2006)
Nepal forms project groups to deal with bird flu threat (14:47, May 05, 2006)
APEC ministerial meeting on bird flu opens in Vietnam (14:45, May 05, 2006)
Spain to donate 6.6 million euros to fight child labor (12:38, May 05, 2006)
Lyon Children's Choir acclaimed in China (12:37, May 05, 2006)
Malaysia to establish agriculture quarantine, inspection center (12:37, May 05, 2006)
Roundup: HK university graduates start early to prepare for job hunting (12:36, May 05, 2006)
Tulip Festival opens in Canada's capital (12:35, May 05, 2006)
U.S. awards $1 billion contracts to develop new flu vaccines (12:34, May 05, 2006)
Sub-Saharan African countries to benefit from World Heritage Fund:
UN (12:33, May 05, 2006)
American girl, 15, dies para-sailing in southern China island (12:32, May 05, 2006)
Bush insists all immigrants should learn English (12:32, May 05, 2006)
Fifth fatal human case of bird flu reported in
Egypt (12:31, May 05, 2006)
ILO report shows marked decline in child labor worldwide (12:30, May 05, 2006)
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Wedding ceremony at Qingdao beach
Bridegrooms kiss their brides at a group wedding ceremony at a beach in Qingdao, Shandong Province May 4, 2006. Sixty-six couples chose to tie knots at the ceremony. It is reported these couples are from different parts of the country, including Shanghai, Nanjing and Shandong. (newsphoto)
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Maradona plays in Lima soccer friendly
Former Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona (L) celebrates with Peru's Julinho a goal during a friendly soccer match called 'La Noche del Diego', at the National stadium in Lima, May 4, 2006.
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UK takes over command of NATO-led ISAF in Afghanistan
German General Gerhard W. Back, the commander of the NATO Joint Force command (L), hands over the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) flag to the British Lieutenant General David Richards during a ceremony of change of command for the ISAF in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 4, 2006. The United Kingdom took over the command of some 10,000-strong NATO-led ISAF in Afghanistan on Thursday.
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Premier Wen visits students
Premier Wen Jiabao (front R) talks with students in the library of Beijing Normal University, in Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2006. Wen Jiabao visited the university Thursday, celebrating the Youth Day (May 4) with students.
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