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15 people wounded in Iraq bomb attacks - Xinhua
Azzawi escaped the attack unharmed despite damages to his vehicle, but four of his bodyguards were wounded by the blast, the source said. Five vehicles were left charred at the scene, along with damages in several surrounding popular restaurants and ...
2 killed, 7 injured in suicide attack on Afghan Defense Ministry - Xinhua
Meantime, an official with defense ministry on the condition of anonymity told Xinhua that two suicide bombers entered the compound of defense ministry but both were killed immediately. On the other hand, Defense Ministry spokesman Zahir Azimi told ...
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to improve bilateral relations - Xinhua
"This visit helped to ensure that both the neighboring countries, sharing border of 2560 kilometers, are facing the same challenges," a senior government official said. The rise in the dialogues and cooperation between the Pakistan and Afghanistan is ...
Blast rocks Afghan Kandahar town, kills police chief - Xinhua
"A terrorist dressed in police uniform strapped explosive device in his boy blew himself up inside police department, leaving the police chief Khan Mohammad Mujahid dead," the official told Xinhua, but declined to give his name, saying authorized ...
Studio denies Charlie Sheen's return claim - Xinhua
Details of the letter were confirmed by a person close to the situation who requested anonymity because they lacked authority to speak publicly, media reports said. But Sheen's lawyer maintained that discussions definitely were taking place. ...
Militant attack on police department continues in S Afghan city - Xinhua
"Taliban militants attacked the department of police in 5th precinct of Kandahar city at around 10:00 am local time with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms," the official told Xinhua but declined to give his name. Meantime, police chief of ...
Students protest over US Quran burning - Xinhua
... and stage a demonstration to condemn the Quran burning in the US and since the protest began this morning the number of people, most of them students, increased every minute," a student of Kabul University who declined to be named told Xinhua. ...
Yemen's rival protesters plan for Friday's massive rally as situation deteriorates - Xinhua
"The president met many chieftains of tribes today and yesterday and called them to gather their fellows to hold a demonstration to show their support to him on Friday," a senior government official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. ...
Yemen frees dozens of political prisoners amid unrest - Xinhua
He said on condition of anonymity that the authorities late on Tuesday also released about 15 southern activists of the separatist Southern Movement from prisons of Aden and Hadramout. He added that more jailed activists are set to be released within ...
Rare earth prices surge; funds pour in amid speculative concerns - Xinhua
"The enormous funds began entering the industry shortly after the Chinese Lunar New Year, buying in large numbers in Ganzhou and Baotou," said the executive, who asked not to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue. Rare earths, a collection of 17 ...
Chinese prefer "paper Apples" as gifts for Qingming Festival - Xinhua
The shop owner, who refused to give his name, declined to say how popular the products are but vendors outside the Guangzhou Crematorium said they will get some stock soon. Also available at sacrificial offering shops are paper versions of Panasonic ...
40 killed, 100 wounded in attack on Iraq's local council - Xinhua
"I myself jumped from the second floor to the garden of the building and creep outside the building," said the witness who refused to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media. "Before I ran away from the building, I saw the head of ...
Chinese imperial seal sells over 17 mln USD at French auction - Xinhua
French media said the imperial seal was hammered in a Toulouse- based auction house to a Chinese bidder, who refused to give his name. The previous most-paid seal was also a Chinese imperial jade seal used by Emperor Kangxi (1661-1722), who ruled the ...
Pakistan to talk with India with open mind: official - Xinhua
ISLAMABAD, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan will enter talks with India with "a very positive and open mind," a senior government official said on Saturday. Interior Secretaries of the two countries will hold two-day talks in New Delhi on March 28-29, ...
Israel destroys West Bank road - Xinhua
RAMALLAH, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli bulldozers destroyed a Palestinian road in the West Bank Thursday and delivered orders to demolish two houses, witnesses and local sources said. It is the second time Israel destroys the two-kilometer " Freedom" ...
AL's role in Libya intervention under criticism - Xinhua
The nod of the Arab bloc was needed as political cover by the intervening parties, said one of the sources, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue. With the AL in their camp, the intervening parties were then free to claim that ...
China orders crack down on illegal substances used in pig food - Xinhua
Those who deliberately add substances harmful to humans to pig food should be severely punished, said the spokesman who declined to give his name. Local food safety officers who were negligent in their duties or involved in conspiring with illegal ...
China's growth this year slower but still robust: official - Xinhua
BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- China's economic growth will slow this year but the growth momentum will remain strong, a government official said here Monday. "Growth will steadily pick up starting in the second quarter of 2011," Zhang Yutai, ...
Two Hamas militants killed in Israeli hit: security sources - Xinhua
GAZA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Two Hamas militants were killed Wednesday when Israeli warplanes hit a base for the armed wing of the Islamic movement in southeast Gaza Strip, security sources said. The sources said the airstrike targeted either a weapons ...
14 killed, 40 wounded in Iraq's violence - Xinhua
The powerful blast killed 11 soldiers, and wounded another 14 soldiers along with 15 government officials, the source said. Iraqi security forces sealed off the area to secure the scene as rescue teams were removing debris of the building. ...
Launch of Russian spacecraft Gagarin postponed - Xinhua
The delay of the launch has been caused by a communications device malfunction, the source said. This is the first Russian spacecraft bearing a personal name Gagarin to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight on April 12, ...
11 soldiers killed in suicide car bomb in Iraq's Diyala - Xinhua
The attack took place in the morning when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the local government compound of the Kan'an town, 20 km east of the provincial capital of Baquba, the source said on condition of anonymity. ...
Five protesters killed, 105 injured in Yemeni clashes with police - Xinhua
SANAA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Five protesters died and 105 others were injured Sunday in clashes with the police in Yemen, eyewitnesses and official sources said. Thousands of demonstrators demanding the immediate end of the 33-year rule of Yemeni ...
Russia rejects reports of swap deal with US - Xinhua
Earlier this week, citing an anonymous source, local reports said former army officer Andrei Khlychyov, convicted of spying for the United States, might be exchanged for Russian national Viktor Bout imprisoned in the United States. ...
Professor killed, 5 wounded in Iraq's violence - Xinhua
The attack took place at about 7:30 am local time (0430 GMT) while the victim was heading to his work, the source said. In Baghdad, two people were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion outside a stationery shop in al-Hurriya neighborhood in ...