International

July 7, 2010 7:53 PM

Taiwan likely to lift ban on visits by individual Chinese tourists

In yet another sign of Taipei's fast-warming ties with Beijing, Taiwan is likely to lift a ban on visits by individual Chinese tourists. <br/><br/>Taiwanese Premier Wu Den-yih today said at a conference in Taipei that Individual Chinese tourists may be allowed to come early ...

July 7, 2010 7:53 PM

Taiwan likely to lift ban on visits by individual Chinese tourists

In yet another sign of Taipei's fast-warming ties with Beijing, Taiwan is likely to lift a ban on visits by individual Chinese tourists. <br/><br/>Taiwanese Premier Wu Den-yih today said at a conference in Taipei that Individual Chinese tourists may be allowed to come early ...

July 7, 2010 7:53 PM

French court convicts Noriega

A French court has convicted Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega on charges of laundering drug money, sentencing him to seven years in jail. He had denied taking payments from Colombian drug lords in the 1980s and laundering the money in France. <br/><br/>In April, Norie...

July 7, 2010 7:53 PM

French court convicts Noriega

A French court has convicted Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega on charges of laundering drug money, sentencing him to seven years in jail. He had denied taking payments from Colombian drug lords in the 1980s and laundering the money in France. <br/><br/>In April, Norie...

July 7, 2010 7:53 PM

China to host UN climate change talks in October

China will host the UN climate change talks in October. According to the Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang, the talks will be held in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin. He said it is the first time for China to host the UN climate change talks. <br/><br/>It is also the last ...

July 7, 2010 7:53 PM

China to host UN climate change talks in October

China will host the UN climate change talks in October. According to the Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang, the talks will be held in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin. He said it is the first time for China to host the UN climate change talks. <br/><br/>It is also the last ...

July 7, 2010 7:52 PM

Sarkozy campaign funding investigation launched

Prosecutors in France have launched an investigation into claims of illegal campaign funding for President Nicolas Sarkozy. <br/><br/>The move follows allegations by a former accountant for France's richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt. <br/><br/>The accoun...

July 7, 2010 7:52 PM

Sarkozy campaign funding investigation launched

Prosecutors in France have launched an investigation into claims of illegal campaign funding for President Nicolas Sarkozy. <br/><br/>The move follows allegations by a former accountant for France's richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt. <br/><br/>The accoun...

July 7, 2010 6:43 PM

NATO ‘friendly fire’ kills 5 Afghan soldiers

In Afghanistan, five soldiers were mistakenly killed when a NATO airstrike mistakenly hit an Afghan army unit in southern province of Ghazni. <br/><br/>Defence ministry spokesman General Zahir Azimi said the soldiers were conducting an anti-insurgent operation in the Andar distri...

July 7, 2010 6:43 PM

NATO ‘friendly fire’ kills 5 Afghan soldiers

In Afghanistan, five soldiers were mistakenly killed when a NATO airstrike mistakenly hit an Afghan army unit in southern province of Ghazni. <br/><br/>Defence ministry spokesman General Zahir Azimi said the soldiers were conducting an anti-insurgent operation in the Andar distri...

Most Read

View All arrow-right

No posts found.