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Defiant China rejects dialogue, vows to smash Tibetan protests
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2008China turned its back Saturday on appeals for dialogue with the Dalai Lama, vowing to smash anti-China forces in Tibet, where it said the death toll from recent unrest had risen to 19. A day after Beijing launched a manhunt for monks and others it blamed for violence in Tibet, an editorial in the People's Daily, mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist party, said opposition to Chinese rule in ... more Dubai builds giant reservoirs to meet growing water needs 
Dubai (AFP) March 23, 2008The booming desert emirate of Dubai has begun building three giant reservoirs to meet fast growing demand for water, the official WAM news agency reported. "With rapid population growth and economic development driving an exponential increase in demand for water, governments throughout the region are continuously boosting supply to keep pace," Behzad Ferdows, of the Mammut Group building the ... more Attacks on Darfur villages were deliberate military strategy: UN 
Geneva (AFP) March 20, 2008Attacks on four villages in West Darfur in January and February by the Sudanese armed forces amounted to a "deliberate" military strategy, the United Nations said Thursday. The attacks resulted in at least 115 deaths, according to a report issued jointly by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN African Union Mission in Darfur. "The scale of destruction of civ ... more China's Yellow River floods town: report 
Beijing (AFP) March 21, 2008Yellow River floodwaters inundated an entire town in northern China on Friday amid frantic efforts to repair breaches to embankments caused by unexpected high water levels, state media reported. At least 10,000 residents of Duguitala in the Inner Mongolia region have been evacuated to a nearby desert area since water began pouring into the town on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency quoted a local ... more Lack of toilets putting millions at risk: UN 
Geneva (AFP) March 20, 2008Every day, worldwide, people are falling sick and dying for no better reason than the lack of a good clean toilet, two UN aid agencies said Thursday, underlining a development issue too often overlooked. About two in every five people have no access to a proper toilet, said the World Health Organisation and the UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF), warning that the lack of sanitation is putting 2.6 bi ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) March 23, 2008Taiwan's president-elect Ma Ying-jeou extended his hand Sunday to big neighbour China, vowing to help pave the way for a century of mutual peace and prosperity in the region. Buoyed by a landslide election victory on Saturday, Ma said he wanted a "non-denial" agreement that would allow Taiwan and China - which claims sovereignty over the island - to exist side by side. ... more Next Taiwan leader says would welcome Chinese pandas 
Taipei (AFP) March 23, 2008Taiwan's next leader Ma Ying-jeou said he would welcome a pair of giant pandas offered by China to the island if a local dispute about where to house the animals could be resolved. "We have already prepared our zoo for that purpose... we were ready, but because of political intervention we were not able to do that," Ma said one day after his landslide victory in the island's presidential ... more 'Most wanted' list out as China ups pressure over Tibet
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2008China stepped up its pressure on Tibetan protesters on Friday, releasing photos of wanted suspects who were captured on film in the worst rioting against Chinese rule in Tibet in nearly 20 years. But with security forces having been poured into Tibet and other Tibetan-populated areas of China, rights groups and activists warned of mass arrests and the possible torture of those taken into cus ... more Study: Evolution creates complex animals 
Bath, England (UPI) Mar 20, 2008 A British-led study of 550 million years of the fossil record has found evidence suggesting evolution drives animals to become increasingly more complex. University of Bath researchers investigated the different evolutionary branches of the crustacean family tree seeking examples in which animals evolved that were simpler than their ancestors. Instead they found organisms with in ... more Anti-China forces in Tibet will be smashed: People's Daily
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2008China said Saturday it would pursue its crackdown in Tibet to the bitter end in a bid to smash opposition to Beijing's rule in the remote region. Turning a blind eye to appeals for dialogue with Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, the People's Daily, mouthpiece of the ruling communist party, said the "Dalai clique" must be shattered. "China must resolutely crush the conspiracy of sa ... more |
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Zurich (AFP) March 23, 2008Growing use of such crops wheat and corn to make biofuels is putting world food supplies in peril, the head of Nestle, the world's biggest food and beverage company, warned Sunday. "If as predicted we look to use biofuels to satisfy 20 percent of the growing demand for oil products, there will be nothing left to eat," chairman and chief executive Peter Brabeck-Letmathe said. "To grant en ... more India woos Africa for resources, influence 
New Delhi (AFP) March 23, 2008India is wooing oil and mineral-rich Africa, seeking to match the clout enjoyed by China, as it seeks to fuel its energy-hungry economy and boost its global profile, analysts say. India's overtures to the continent include a business meeting in New Delhi last week where Indian businessmen mingled with delegates from 33 African nations to discuss potential deals worth 10 billion dollars. ... more Indian foreign minister to visit US amid nuclear deadlock 
New Delhi (AFP) March 22, 2008India's foreign minister will visit Washington next week for talks with US leaders, a statement said Saturday, amid uncertainty over a nuclear deal between the two countries. Pranab Mukherjee will "review of all aspects of the India-US bilateral relationship" during talks with his counterpart Condolezza Rice, the Indian foreign ministry statement said, without giving further details. ... more Mubarak to visit Moscow for talks on Mideast, nuclear power 
Moscow (AFP) March 22, 2008Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will visit Moscow next week for talks centring on the situation in the Middle East and civilian nuclear energy, Egypt's ambassador said Saturday. The visit comes at "a critical moment when the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians is practically frozen and when the situation is getting worse in Gaza," ambassador Ezzat Al-Saied told Interfax news age ... more Sarkozy, Brown to unveil nuclear cooperation plan: report 
London (AFP) March 22, 2008Britain and France will announce a deal to build new nuclear power stations and export the technology worldwide during President Nicolas Sarkozy's state visit next week, the Guardian reported Saturday. Britain approved the construction of a new generation of nuclear plants in January and wants to take advantage of French expertise to help build them, the paper said. The announcement is d ... more
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