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IT-Science
China Focus: UN official, experts call for int’l cooperation in space program
JIUQUAN, June 16 (Xinhua) — China’s space station will be an ideal international cooperation platform and the world is expecting China to escalate its space program, said a senior official of the United Nations after watching the launch of the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft in the Gobi desert on Saturday. Dr. Mazlan…
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Singapore researchers discover potential new drug to treat deadly cancer
SINGAPORE, June 17 (Xinhua) — Researchers in Singapore have discovered a potential new treatment that may bring some hope for cancer patients with a highly aggressive form of lymphoma, local media reported on Sunday. Even better news: The compound involved is already being tested on a different illness – to…
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Lifestyle
Excerpts from Aung San Suu Kyi’s Nobel Peace Prize speech
Excerpts from Aung San Suu Kyi’s Nobel Peace Prize speech OSLO, Norway (AP) – in Oslo City Hall, Norway, on Saturday: “Often during my days of house arrest it felt as though I were no longer a part of the real world. There was the house which was my world,…
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World
[News in Pictures] Egypt Presidential Runoff
Egyptians gather to protest ongoing military rule in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, June 15, 2012. On the right, a man holds a defaced campaign poster of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik, a man widely believed to be an extension of Hosni Mubarak’s regime. On Thursday, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court dissolved the…
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Nayef Died
In this Monday, May 14, 2012 file photo, Saudi’s Crown Prince – Interior minister Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz attends to welcomes the Gulf Arab leaders as they arrive to the Saudi capital Riyadh to take part in the opening of Gulf Cooperation Council “GCC” summit, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi royal family…
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East Asia
Japanese Gov’t Approves Reactivation of Nuclear Plants
Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano reacts during a news conference at prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Japan’s government on Saturday approved bringing the country’s first nuclear reactors back online since last year’s earthquake and tsunami led to a shutdown of reactors nationwide. <AP/NEWSis>…
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Culture
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Turkey’s top court: Gül’s tenure 7 years, could be re-elected
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has said regarding an appeal filed by the main opposition party to annul a law on presidential elections that incumbent President Abdullah Gül’s tenure is seven years and that he is eligible for re-election. The court heard an opposition plea on Friday that sought to bring President…
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East Asia
Hu’s visit fosters closer political and economic ties with Denmark
COPENHAGEN, June 15 (Xinhua) — Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao undertook a number of official engagements here Friday during his first state visit to Denmark. The visit, the first by a Chinese head of state since the two countries established diplomatic ties 62 years ago, served to further advance the…
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World
Egypt Presidential Election 1 Day Ahead
An Egyptian man holds up his shoe, a sign of insult, at a poster of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik during a protest in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, June 15, 2012. Shafik is broadly perceived as an extension of the regime of Hosni Mubarak. On Thursday, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court dissolved…
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