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December 21, 2010 8:33 PM

China urges N Korea to accept return of nuclear inspectors

China has urged North Korea to accept the return of international nuclear inspectors, as a step toward defusing tensions on the Korean peninsula. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu today said China believes North Korea must let international inspectors see its nuclear facilities. Jiang said North...

December 21, 2010 8:33 PM

China urges N Korea to accept return of nuclear inspectors

China has urged North Korea to accept the return of international nuclear inspectors, as a step toward defusing tensions on the Korean peninsula. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu today said China believes North Korea must let international inspectors see its nuclear facilities. Jiang said North...

December 21, 2010 8:33 PM

China urges N Korea to accept return of nuclear inspectors

China has urged North Korea to accept the return of international nuclear inspectors, as a step toward defusing tensions on the Korean peninsula. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu today said China believes North Korea must let international inspectors see its nuclear facilities. Jiang said North...

December 21, 2010 8:33 PM

China bans foreign words in media, particularly English

China has banned newspapers, publishers and website-owners from using foreign words - particularly English ones. China's state press and publishing body said such words were sullying the purity of the Chinese language. It said standardised Chinese should be the norm and the press should avoid f...

December 21, 2010 8:33 PM

China bans foreign words in media, particularly English

China has banned newspapers, publishers and website-owners from using foreign words - particularly English ones. China's state press and publishing body said such words were sullying the purity of the Chinese language. It said standardised Chinese should be the norm and the press should avoid f...

December 21, 2010 8:33 PM

China bans foreign words in media, particularly English

China has banned newspapers, publishers and website-owners from using foreign words - particularly English ones. China's state press and publishing body said such words were sullying the purity of the Chinese language. It said standardised Chinese should be the norm and the press should avoid f...

December 21, 2010 8:33 PM

Parcel bomb found in Rome metro system

A parcel bomb primed to explode was found on Tuesday by transport workers in an empty train carriage in Rome's metro system and defused. A spokesman for the city council Giampaolo Polizzaro said it was ready to explode. Polizzaro said it seemed the bomb could have been activated by remote contr...

December 21, 2010 8:33 PM

Parcel bomb found in Rome metro system

A parcel bomb primed to explode was found on Tuesday by transport workers in an empty train carriage in Rome's metro system and defused. A spokesman for the city council Giampaolo Polizzaro said it was ready to explode. Polizzaro said it seemed the bomb could have been activated by remote contr...

December 21, 2010 8:33 PM

Parcel bomb found in Rome metro system

A parcel bomb primed to explode was found on Tuesday by transport workers in an empty train carriage in Rome's metro system and defused. A spokesman for the city council Giampaolo Polizzaro said it was ready to explode. Polizzaro said it seemed the bomb could have been activated by remote contr...

December 21, 2010 8:05 PM

Word “austerity” selected ‘Word of the Year’ by on-line users

Reflecting widespread concern over the grim global economic conditions, "austerity" was selected as the most-looked-up word in 2010 by on-line users. Compiled by the Merriam-Webster in the US, austerity, defined as "enforced or extreme economy," topped the list of Top Ten Words of the Year for 2010....

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