UN, AU appoint joint chief mediator for Darfur news/chinaview -
Jul 01,2008
UNITED NATIONS, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) have appointed Djibril Yipene Bassole of Burkina Faso as their ...
Lula: Brazil to benefit from growth in biofuel technology news/chinaview -
Jul 01,2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The growth of biofuel technology will help boost Brazil's economy and create new jobs, Brazilian President Luiz In...
Turkish FM asks Luxembourg to support its EU bid news/chinaview -
Jul 01,2008
ANKARA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan on Monday asked Luxembourg, a founding member of European Union (EU), to continue to ...
U.S. to send 33,000 troops to Iraq as replacement news/chinaview -
Jul 01,2008
Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq WASHINGTON, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The Pentagon on Monday announced a scheduled deployment of 33,000 troops to ...
Teachers begin indefinite nationwide strike in Nigeria news/chinaview -
Jul 01,2008
LAGOS, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has announced the commencement of its indefinite strike action from Monday, according t...
Two French journalists escape abduction in Somalia news/chinaview -
Jul 01,2008
MOGADISHU, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Two French Journalists escaped an abduction attempt in the northeastern semiautonomous region of Puntland, after local ...
UNSC renews sanctions against al-Qaida, Taliban news/chinaview -
Jul 01,2008
UNITED NATIONS, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Monday extended by 18 months the mandate of the monitoring team concerned with sanction...