EU's ban on some plastic baby bottles causes alarm
2011-03-02 07:41:36
The ban by the European Union on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles has alarmed Chinese parents looking for safer alternatives.
Defiant Gadhafi deploys forces
2011-03-02 07:19:25
Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi dispatched forces to a western border area on Tuesday in defiance of Western military and economic pressure, insisting in an interview that "all my people love me".
China takes over UN Security Council presidency
2011-03-02 06:57:10
China on Tuesday took over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of March.
Emotional evacuees cheer arrival of Chinese ship
2011-03-02 06:54:22
Whistling, cheering, waving and shouting, crowds of Chinese evacuees from Libya on the deck of the Greek ship Venizelos showed their national pride in every possible way as the Chinese frigate Xuzhou approached.
Iran warns West against military intervention in Libya
2011-03-01 20:33:02
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast on Tuesday warned West against any military intervention in Libya, the local satellite Press TV reported.
German minister resigns amid plagiarism scandal
2011-03-01 19:26:25
Germany's defense minister, a rising star in Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc and the country's most popular politician, resigned Tuesday over allegations he plagiarized his doctoral thesis.
Britain to cut aid to some countries, organisations
2011-03-01 10:00:58
Britain will announce on Tuesday it is cutting funding to some international aid organisations and will put some others on notice that they risk losing funding if they do not improve their performance.
West, al-Qaida blamed for unrest
2011-03-01 07:22:39
Western powers and al-Qaida terrorists are behind the unrest in Libya, which may result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, the spokesman for the Libyan government said on Monday.
Volunteers help foreigners evacuate from Libya
2011-03-01 07:05:42
In spite of dangers, Essreatis and his colleagues are working as volunteers to help foreigners still stranded in the port city, offering food, tents, quilts and even temporary lavatories. 
Majority of Chinese in Libya evacuated West, al-Qaida blamed for unrest
Hungary eyes China's high-speed rail tech
2011-03-01 06:55:53
Hungary hopes to see China's high-speed trains running on its rail network, Hungarian National Development Minister Tamas Fellegi said on Saturday, while denying recent reports that Beijing would buy Budapest's debt.
China withdraws 1,115 more evacuees from Malta
2011-03-01 06:41:51
Four chartered planes of China Eastern Airlines left Malta Monday, taking home 1,115 Chinese nationals evacuated from Libya.
Egypt's Mubarak, his family banned from leaving Egypt
2011-02-28 21:44:37
Egypt's Prosecutor General Abdel- Mageed Mahmoud ordered on Monday to ban former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his family from traveling abroad, the official MENA news agency said.