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China torch relay: Xiamen
As part of a series following the Olympic torch around China, the focus turns to Xiamen, a city on the front line of disputes between Beijing and Taipei.A stretch of beach on China's south-eastern coast overlooks tense waters. The island-city of Xiamen,
Oxfam warns 1.5m Burmese face catastrophe
International aid agencies were on Sunday struggling to scale up their work in Burma as desperate survivors of cyclone Nargis poured out of the Irrawaddy delta into regional towns in search of water, food and other help.The British charity Oxfam
More international relief supplies flow in Myanmar
YANGON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- More aircrafts laden with relief materials from the international community touched down at the Yangon International Airport Sunday for the delivery to the cyclone-devastated regions of Myanmar, state radio and television
Burma eases restrictions on aid
Burmese authorities have eased restrictions on the flow of aidIncreased amounts of aid have started to reach cyclone-stricken Burma amid signs the government is easing restrictions on foreign access. The World Food Programme was allowed to distribute 38
Afghan national army strength rises to 76,000
KABUL, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The strength of Afghan new armed forces has risen to more than 76,000, spokesman of Afghan defense ministry said Sunday. 'Today the strength of Afghanistan National Army (ANA) is 76,665 soldiers and officers,' Zahir Azimi told a
Burma's survivors 'facing crisis'
Agencies warn the death toll could rise to 1.5m unless aid is deliveredBurmese cyclone survivors face a massive crisis unless they are urgently delivered aid, leading aid agencies have warned. A likely death toll of 100,000 could rise to 1.5m without
Miura extradition put on hold / L.A. court to probe double jeopardy issue; defendant to stay in Saipan
LOS ANGELES--A U.S. judge tentatively ruled Friday that former company president Kazuyoshi Miura, accused of conspiring in the murder of his wife, should not be extradited from Saipan until he had heard arguments by prosecutors on the issue of double
Latest swan death confirms H5N1 in Hokkaido
SAPPORO The Hokkaido Prefectural Government said Saturday that the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected in a dead swan found Monday near Lake Saroma, a sign that bird flu may indeed be spreading among wild birds in northern Japan. It is
50 injured in jail riot in Bangladesh
DHAKA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Around 50 people, including two jail guards, were injured in a clash between two groups of prisoners in Bangladesh's Feni district jail, 160 km southeast of capital Dhaka, Saturday morning. The clash between the under-trial and
Three injured in evacuation from China plane: media
BEIJING (Reuters) - Three passengers were injured in an emergency evacuation from a China Eastern jet at Beijing's main airport on Saturday, after controls warned of a fire while the plane was taxiing to the runway, Chinese media reported. The reports
Burma votes amid cyclone aid row
Some aid is reaching Burma, but not the aid workersA constitutional referendum is being held in Burma despite calls from the outside world for a postponement after last week's devastating cyclone. Voting is under way in most of the country - but has been
US welcomes N Korea nuclear move
US delegates carried boxes detailing Pyongyang's plutonium programmeThe US has described the handing over of documents by North Korea detailing the country's nuclear programme as an 'important first step'. A US envoy crossed into South Korea on Saturday
U.S. says North Korea documents date back to 1986
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday documents handed over by North Korea detailed its weapons-grade plutonium program as far back as 1986 and were an 'important first step' in getting a full declaration of the North's nuclear
Autopsy: Maizuru girl beaten to death
MAIZURU, Kyoto--An autopsy has confirmed 15-year-old Miho Kosugi, whose body was found Thursday in Maizuru, died from massive blood loss caused by blows to the head with a heavy, blunt object, police said Friday. The body of the girl was found naked and
U.S. envoy takes nuclear documents out of North Korea
PANMUNJOM, South Korea (Reuters) - A U.S. nuclear envoy returned from North Korea on Saturday, shuttling boxes of documents detailing Pyongyang's production of arms-grade plutonium across the Cold War border dividing the two Koreas. U.S. officials have
Bush Plans Call to Chinese Leader Over Burma's Stance on Aid
President Bush plans to call Chinese President Hu Jintao in coming days to seek his help pressing the Burmese government to accept more disaster assistance, U.S. officials said yesterday, after a lower-level diplomatic push this week yielded Burmese
On Visit to Japan, China's Hu Has No Time for Old Grudges
TOKYO, May 9 -- The two economic giants of Asia courted each other this week during a five-day visit to Japan by Chinese President Hu Jintao that played down wartime grudges and played up pragmatic cooperation. The visit did not resolve a long-running
Bush to Press Chinese on Aid
President Bush plans to call Chinese President Hu Jintao in coming days to seek his help pressing the Burmese government to accept more disaster assistance, U.S. officials said yesterday, after a lower-level diplomatic push this week yielded Burmese
Philippines traders shun rice incentive
Philippines traders on Friday largely ignored a government tender designed to encourage private sector rice imports in return for tax concessions.Traders offered to import only 21,560 tonnes of rice compared with permission to bring in 163,000 tonnes
Japan to sign parental-abduction treaty
Japan will sign a treaty obliging the government to return to the rightful parent children of broken international marriages who are wrongfully taken and kept in Japan, sources said Friday. The Justice Ministry will begin work to review current laws with
US offering to help China in fight against viral infection
BEIJING -- The United States is offering to help China in its fight against a viral infection that has killed 34 children, including two reported Friday, and sickened thousands of others. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt is making a
Local Pakistan gov't holds dialogue with Taliban on ceasefire
ISLAMABAD, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The ruling party in northwestern Pakistan province on Friday held dialogue with local Taliban operating in Swat valley to settle issues on negotiating table and restore peace in the area. The Awami National Party (ANP) of
Official: Myanmar accepts US humanitarian aid
YANGON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has accepted an offer of the United States to send humanitarian aid to the country's cyclone victims, state radio reported Friday in a night broadcast. Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Thu gave the assurance Friday
Malaysia's AirAsia to offer air assistance to Myanmar
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's low-cost carrier AirAsia plans to offer air assistance to facilitate the transportation of aid to Myanmar which was hit by cyclone last week, Airasia said in a statement here on Friday. The assistance includes
UN halts Burma aid after seizure
Aid from a number of Asian countries has been arriving in Burma The World Food Programme has halted aid shipments to Burma after two plane-loads of food were impounded on arrival by the military authorities. The UN body says the Burmese government seized
UN halts Burma aid after seizure
Aid from a number of Asian countries has been arriving in Burma The World Food Programme has halted aid shipments to Burma after two plane-loads of food were impounded on arrival by the military authorities. The UN body says the Burmese government seized
Australian FM urges restraint after violence erupts in Lebanon
CANBERRA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said here on Friday that he was concerned by the escalation in violence and tension in Lebanon following a third day of fighting in the war-torn country. Smith urged all sides involved
Japan to sign international parental abduction treaty
Japan will sign a treaty obliging the government to return to the rightful parent children of broken international marriages who are wrongfully taken and kept in Japan, sources said Friday. The Justice Ministry will begin work to review current laws with
Indonesia urges Myanmar more open to foreign relief
JAKARTA, May 9 (Xinhua) --Indonesia is hoping Myanmar will respond more openly to the international humanitarian assistance to help the country recover from the last Saturday's cyclone, a spokesman said Friday. 'We do hope that the Myanmar government
Burma shuns foreign aid workers
People in affected regions are living in horrific conditions, experts sayBurma's military junta says the country is not ready to accept foreign aid workers, amid mounting criticism of its response to the devastating cyclone. The foreign ministry said
