Xi promises peaceful, prosperous China helping neighbours

Xi promises peaceful, prosperous China helping neighbours


Xi promises peaceful, prosperous China helping neighbours

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 12:33 AM PDT

BOAO, China, April 7 — China's President Xi Jinping pledged today that change and peaceful development would power his country's economic rise and sustain growth within its borders and beyond. Stressing that peace was pivotal for the future of the world's second biggest economy, Xi appealed to business and political leaders to use diplomacy and ...
    


Kerry to press Turkey on Israel ties, Syrian border, Iraq

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 12:13 AM PDT

ISTANBUL, April 7 — US Secretary of State John Kerry will today press Turkey to quickly normalise relations with Israel, keep its border with Syria open to refugees and improve ties with Iraq, a senior US official said. Kerry arrived in Istanbul some two weeks after US President Barack Obama brokered a rapprochement between Turkey and Israel, ...
    


VIDEO: L'Aquila marks quake anniversary

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 12:54 AM PDT

L'Aquila in central Italy is commemorating the fourth anniversary of the devastating earthquake which left 309 people dead.

China asks North Korea to ensure safety of its nationals

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 10:38 PM PDT

BEIJING, April 7 — China today deplored rising tension on the Korean peninsula, but said its embassy was operating normally in the North Korean capital, and asked authorities there to ensure its diplomats and other citizens were kept safe. North Korea, angry at new sanctions imposed on it for testing nuclear weapons, has made increasingly strident ...
    


Dragon slayer wannabe

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 11:44 PM PDT

The National Feedlot Corporation scandal has shot PKR director of strategy Rafizi Ramli to stardom overnight.

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Nothing can keep them from coming back... to vote

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 11:04 PM PDT

When the prime minister announced the dissolution of the Parliament, a specific group of people started to fix their eyes on the Facebook or the websites of airline companies.

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Budapest an artistic hub thanks to new art space

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 10:36 PM PDT

(Hungary-AFP) - A new cultural centre called Juranyi has opened in Budapest under the umbrella organisation Füge Productions. Charged with saving the city's independent theatre scene, it is home to more than fifty theatre and dance companies as well as workshops for designers, musicians and artists who use it as a sanctury for creativity. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Myanmar's musclemen flexing for glory

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 10:33 PM PDT

Myanmar's musclemen dream of glory as the country finally injects cash into bodybuilding after years of neglect. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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China asks North Korea to ensure safety of its nationals

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 09:14 PM PDT

BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - China deplored rising tension on the Korean peninsula on Sunday, but said its embassy was operating normally in the North Korean capital and asked authorities there to ensure its diplomats and other citizens were kept safe.
    

'World's greatest' chef Adria seeks digital legacy

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 09:50 PM PDT

From foie gras noodles and liquid olives to air baguettes and mimetic peanuts, much of what elBulli chef Ferran Adria and his team created across their nearly 2,000 dishes defies transcription.

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China's Xi says Asia faces 'new challenges' to stability

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 09:47 PM PDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday that Asia faced "new challenges" to its stability and warned no one could be allowed to throw the region into chaos as tensions mounted over North Korea.

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Scientists use 3D printer to make tissue-like material

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 09:47 PM PDT

British scientists have used a custom-made 3D printer to make living tissue-like material that could one day serve medical purposes, according to findings released Thursday.

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China paper says farm sector raises bird flu risk

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 09:13 PM PDT

A state-backed Chinese newspaper Sunday blamed "intense" farming methods for heightening the risk of deadly diseases such as H7N9 bird flu crossing from animals to humans.

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US delays missile test to cool N. Korea tensions

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 09:01 PM PDT

The US has delayed a ballistic missile test to avoid stoking tensions with North Korea, which has warned diplomats to consider evacuating from Pyongyang as a nuclear crisis brews on the Korean peninsula.

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Air strike kills 15 in Aleppo, Assad warns of regional turmoil

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 08:36 PM PDT

BEIRUT, April 7 — A Syrian government air strike killed 15 people yesterday, including nine children, in a district of the northern city of Aleppo where Kurdish fighters have been battling forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, a violence monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a warplane had bombarded the western ...
    


The web is becoming just another app

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 08:45 PM PDT

Individual apps are replacing the web browser for the majority of smartphone and tablet features.

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Chavez protégé invokes curse on those who vote against him

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 06:39 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan acting President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday a centuries-old curse would fall on the heads of those who do not vote for him in next week's election to pick a successor to late leader Hugo Chavez.
    


Vintage website seen as glimpse at teenage Zuckerberg

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 07:42 PM PDT

A website thought to be the handiwork of Mark Zuckerberg at the age of 15 resurfaced on the Internet on Thursday, providing a glimpse into the early days of the famed Facebook co-founder.

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VIDEO: Urgent budget talks in Portugal

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 06:37 PM PDT

Portugal's president has had an urgent meeting with the country's prime minister, after Pedro Passos Coelho criticised the top court's ruling that parts of the 2013 budget are unconstitutional.

Egyptian police fire tear gas to disperse Cairo protest

Posted: 06 Apr 2013 06:50 PM PDT

CAIRO, April 7 — Egyptian police fired tear gas to prevent opponents of President Mohamed Mursi storming a court and the prosecutor-general's office in central Cairo yesterday, witnesses said. Eight people were injured in Cairo during another protest in al-Fayoum south of the capital, the state news agency MENA said. Some 500 people marched for ...
    


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