Lobo poised to become Honduras' new president
Opposition candidate Porfirio Lobo is poised to become the new president of Honduras, after official preliminary results showing he had gained 51 percent votes of Sunday's presidential election.

Russia vows quickly complete Iran plant
Russia's energy minister pledged on Sunday a quick completion of Iran's first nuclear power station, two weeks after announcing the latest delay, but refrained from giving a specific time for its launch.

China, EU to promote trade and investment
China and the European Union, in a joint statement issued Monday, vowed to step up efforts to promote trade and investment and increase effective market access.Wen: Demands on RMB appreciation unfair Trade probes will not have long-term impact on China' Time not right for stimulus policy exit

President Hu vows to mobilize society to improve AIDS control
President Hu Jintao pledged to mobilize the society to improve AIDS/HIV control at a gathering of AIDS prevention volunteers.Fight against AIDS

4 cops shot dead at US coffeehouse
A gunman burst into a coffeehouse and opened fire on four police officers as they sat working on their laptops, killing the three men and one woman in what an official described as a targeted ambush.Suspect eludes law

Infected dogs 'no threat to humans'
Health experts in China have assured pet-lovers they need not panic following the discovery of two dogs infected with the deadly H1N1 flu at the weekend.

One-night stands accepted,few practice
More than 70 percent of 5,000 students from 10 universities in Beijing are accepting of one-night stands, according to a government survey released over the weekend.

TV exec: Obama dinner crashers shopping interview
The couple who crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner are peddling their story to broadcast networks for hundreds of thousands of dollars, a television executive says.

Dubai World refused distress-asset sale: report
Dubai World has refused to offload assets at fire-sale prices to repay obligations, forcing it to seek a debt standstill, a newspaper report on Sunday quoted an unnamed source at the government-controlled firm as saying.

53 die in Bangladesh ferry capsizal
The death toll from ferry accident in Bangladesh's Bhola district, 197 kms southeast of capital Dhaka, rose to 40, as the divers of Bangladesh Navy found 5 more bodies on Sunday, police said.