Chinese experts in NZ to help identify quake victims

2011-03-03 16:55:28

Five Chinese legal medical experts arrived in Christchurch Thursday, to assist local police to identify bodies found in the quake-hit city in southern New Zealand.

93 killed in renewed clashes in Sudan

2011-03-03 16:49:48

A total of 93 people were killed in renewed clashes between the Arab Mesiria tribe and fighters from Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Sudan's disputed oil- rich area of Abyei, Sudanese newspapers reported Thursday.

'Celebrity' WWI veteran to mark 110th birthday

2011-03-03 07:45:38

SYDNEY - World War I's last surviving combatant Claude Choules will celebrate his 110th birthday on Thursday with a low-key party, his son said, describing his father as a "celebrity" who hates war.

Chinese evacuees from Libya arrive in Greece

2011-03-02 19:06:07

Chinese workers evacuated from Libya arrive in Greece

35,860 Chinese nationals in Libya evacuated: FM

2011-03-03 07:19:35

A total of 35,860 Chinese citizens had been evacuated from Libya as of 11:10 pm March 2 Beijing Time, Vice Chinese Foreign Minister Song Tao told the press here Wednesday.

Relatives head to NZ to search for kids

2011-03-02 17:14:27

Relatives of two female Chinese students of Dalian city, Northeast China's Liaoning province plan to set off for Christchurch, New Zealand on Thursday to search for their kids who are missing after a strong earthquake hit the city on Feb 22.

EU's BPA ban alarms Chinese parents

2011-03-02 07:41:36

The ban by the European Union on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles has alarmed Chinese parents looking for safer alternatives.

NZ mourns quake dead with silence

2011-03-02 07:45:10

The jackhammers fell silent, church bells pealed and a Maori lament filled the air as New Zealand came to a standstill to mourn the estimated 240 people killed in an earthquake one week ago on Tuesday.

Artificial meat may answer food crisis

2011-02-17 13:37:29

Evacuees cheer arrival of Chinese ship

2011-03-02 08:47:48

Whistling, cheering, waving and shouting, crowds of Chinese evacuees from Libya on the deck of the Greek ship Venizelos showed their national pride in every possible way as the Chinese frigate Xuzhou approached.